The head of the Islamic State group in the Sahara has been killed by French troops, President Emmanuel Macron has said.
Adnan Abu Walid Al-Sahrawi formed Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in 2015. The group is blamed for most attacks in the (...)
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed visited Somalia on Sunday to express her solidarity with Somali women's calls for full and equal participation in political life, and the support of the international community for (...)
19 pandemic, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrants stranded in the country to return home, the UN agency reported on Tuesday.
Some 300 migrants are set to depart for Addis Ababa this week on (...)
Protection for children caught up in war must be at the heart of the international agenda, including COVID-19 response, a senior UN official said on Monday.
Virginia Gamba, the secretary-general's Special Representative for Children and Armed (...)
Political strides are breathing new hope into the country's fragile State-building process, driven by an electoral agreement signed by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, and the heads of Somalia's federal member states, a senior UN official told (...)
Despite an overall decrease in maritime traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, piracy and armed robbery of ships rose by nearly 20 percent during the first half of last year, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
Addressing a (...)
An "alarming" 80 percent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent reports by the Secretary-General, has been described as "appalling" by two UN Special Representatives.
"We urge all parties to the conflict in Somalia to (...)
More than 700 healthcare workers and patients have died, and more than 2,000 have been injured in attacks on health facilities since December 2017, according to a three-year analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) released on Tuesday.
The (...)
Life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine is being cut off in several countries by fighting and blockades, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program (WFP) said in a new report issued on Friday.
Of grave concern (...)
WASHINGTON — The United States announced on Tuesday nearly $200 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Somalia, the US Department of State said in a press statement.
"The United States is providing nearly $199 million in additional humanitarian (...)
After spending years living in UN-supported camps in Kenya, some 220 former refugees from Somalia now work as farmers in the US state of Maine, growing crops ranging from beets to broccolini.
Thousands of Somalis who fled persecution and civil war (...)
The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Adel bin Abdul Rahman Al-Asumi, welcomed the agreement made between the Government of Somalia and the heads of the federal regions to set the dates for holding parliamentary elections during July and August of (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King has sent a cable of congratulation to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo of the Federal Republic of Somalia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo of the Federal Republic of Somalia (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo of the Federal Republic of Somalia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The (...)
The European Union (EU) and India intend to strengthen their operational cooperation at sea, including joint naval exercises and port calls, and to protect the sea-lanes of communication, according to an EU statement released Monday.
The EU and (...)
The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (MEWA) has warned that swarms of desert locusts could invade countries of the Horn of Africa, specifically in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti within the next few weeks.
The ministry explained that (...)
The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture has warned that swarms of desert locusts could invade countries of the Horn of Africa, specifically in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti within the next few weeks.
The ministry explained that reports (...)
The Arab Parliament condemned the terrorist attack that took place near a bus station in Mogadishu, Somalia, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of innocent people.
In a statement, the Arab Parliament expressed its rejection of all (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will allow the entry of travelers from 11 countries starting from May 30, following a suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday, citing an official source at the Ministry of (...)
The Security Council welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal government and the federal member states leaders on the implementation of the 17 September Electoral Model.
In a press statement released Friday night, the 15 (...)
A summit involving leaders of Somalia's political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief after months of escalating tension, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, expressing hope that a consensus on (...)
JEDDAH — As many as 18,680 Saudi citizens, including men and women, left the Kingdom via land borders and airports within 36 hours after the ban on international travel was lifted on May 17 (Monday), the Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday, (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has warned citizens against traveling to 13 countries without permission due to security circumstances and the instability in a number of countries, while the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic and the spread of new (...)
An official source, at the Ministry of Interior said that in furtherance to the ministry's statement on warning to travel to a number of countries, and in keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on safety and security of the citizens willing to (...)
