Senior Al-Shabab leader captured in Bakool region, another killed

Somali national army with their African Union ally have on Saturday carried operation against Al-Shabab at Yabyab location which is some 27km east of Hudur town the headquarters of Bakool region.

Somalia’s Danab commandos captures Al-Shabab militants and frees their hostages

The Somali elite commandos from the Danab section and their AU troops ally who have carried out dawn raid at Barrire and Awdegle locations in the middle shabelle region of Somalia have succeeded in their operation in capturing Al-Shabab militants and as well released hostages they were having.

Somali President Hasan Sheikh meets with Djibouti’s Gele

Djibouti-Puntland Mirror) Somali president, Hassan Shiekh Mohamoud, met his Djibouti counterpart, Ismail Omar Geleh, in Djibouti on Saturday.

Godir: I will work for the capital’s development – An Exclusive Interview

Garowe-(Puntland Mirror), Garowe’s mayor, Hassan Mohamed Isse (Godir) who gave an ephemeral interview to Puntland Mirror website’s correspondent, Abshir Abdi Yusuf asked on the work he did during his presence in the district’s administration that counts of four months and the plans ahead. Thereafter, the mayor discussed them accordingly.

Somalia received Saudi aid the day it cut ties with Iran – document

Somalia received a pledge of aid for $50 million from Saudi Arabia this month on the same day it announced it was cutting ties with Saudi rival Iran, a document seen by Reuters showed.

Lionel Messi wins Ballon d’Or

                                   
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for the fifth time.
The 28-year-old Argentine had 41.33% of the vote, with Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (27.76%) second and Barca’s Neymar (7.86%) third

At least 112 of migrants die in the sea off Somaliland

At least 112 migrants have died when a boat carrying Ethiopians and Somalians sank off the coast of the Somaliland autonomous region in northern Somalia.

The sinking occurred on Friday after the vessel suffered technical problems, said regional health department official Abdurahman Yasin.

Puntland cuts ribbon at Bosaso international airport

Puntland opens officially Bosaso’s international airport, after one year of building work on Friday.

An inaugural ceremony held at the airport in Bosaso, attended by Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, Puntland’s president, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Chinese ambassador for Somalia, Wei Hongtian, Italy’s ambassador for Somalia, Fabrizio Marcelli, and Somalia’s former premiers, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed and Ali Mohamed Gedi.

Somalia’s president officially cuts the ribbon along with the Puntland’s president, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali of this international airport. President Hassan says that this airport will advance the region’s business interconnectedness.

Somalia’s president officially cuts the ribbon along with the Puntland’s president, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali of this international airport on January, 8, 2016.