Somali PM Announces to Employ 40,000 Youth in Nationwide Job Creation Program

MOGADISHU, (HAN) — The Federal Government of Somalia has announced plans to employ 40,000 young Somalis as part of a nationwide initiative...

Somalia Announces 2025–2030 Development Plan for Peace and Prosperity in Aswan Forum

ASWAN, (HAN) — Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre delivered a keynote address at the 5th Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and...

Interpol Transfers Suspected Rapist to Somali Government

MOGADISHU, (HAN)— Interpol has transferred Jama Abdi to Mogadishu after apprehending him in Rwanda, following allegations that he committed rape in Qardho,...

CCTV Surveillance Expanded Across Mogadishu to Boost Security

MOGADISHU, (HAN) — The administration of Banaadir region, in collaboration with Somali security agencies, has expanded CCTV surveillance throughout Mogadishu, marking a...

Pakistan Army Chief Warns India Amid Rising Tensions

ISLAMABAD, (HAN) — Pakistan’s top military commander has issued a sharp warning to India, signaling that any misstep by its neighbor would...

Somali Immigration, Police Meet to Boost Border Security

MOGADISHU, (HAN) — The Somali Immigration and Citizenship (SICA) on Sunday convened a high-level meeting with the Somali Police Force to...

Turkey Helps Reshape Somalia’s Elite Haramcad Police Unit

MOGADISHU, (HAN) — Somalia’s elite police unit, known as Haramcad, is undergoing major restructuring and professional development with strong support from Turkey,...

Ex-Mogadishu Mayor Tarsan Criticizes Hirshabelle Leader

MOGADISHU, (HAN) — Former Mogadishu Mayor Ambassador Mahmoud Ahmed Nur, widely known as Tarsan, has sharply criticized Hirshabelle State President Ali Gudlawe,...

Prominent Islamic Scholar Sheikh Mufti Haji Dies in Addis Ababa

ADDIS ABABA, (HAN) — Sheikh Mufti Haji Omar Idris, one of Ethiopia’s most respected Islamic scholars and a long-serving leader of the...

Historic Political Agreement Reached in Doolow, Opening Path to Stability

DOOLOW, (HAN) — A major political breakthrough has been achieved in Doolow, the strategic border town in Somalia’s Gedo region, following a...