Omar Nor

5 days ago | shabellemedia.com | Omar Nor

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Abdirahman Abdullahi Kaahiye, a Somali university graduate, sells tea on Mogadishu’s Liido Beach to survive, unable to secure work despite his Information Technology degree and Quranic studies. Known as “Liido Boy,” Kaahiye studied at a university co-founded by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, hoping to contribute to his country. Instead, he faces a bleak job market.

5 days ago | shabellemedia.com | Omar Nor

WASHINGTON, April 20 (SMN) – A former top U.S. diplomat has launched a scathing attack on Somalia’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, accusing him of undermining the country’s international security partners. Tibor Nagy, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, took to social media to denounce what he described as “baseless accusations” made by Minister Fiqi against the acting head of the African Union forces safeguarding security in Mogadishu.

5 days ago | shabellemedia.com | Omar Nor

MOGADISHU, Somalia – (SMN) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held urgent talks late last night with General Yusuf Odowaa Rage, the commander of the Somali National Army (SNA), and other officers, following Al-Shabaab’s recapture of the strategic town of Adan Yabal in central Somalia last week.

5 days ago | shabellemedia.com | Omar Nor

MOGADISHU, Somalia (SMN) — Heavy fighting broke out late Saturday night between Somali government forces and Al-Shabab militants on the outskirts of Mogadishu, locals said. The clash occurred in the Elasha Biyaha area after Al-Shabab fighters launched a surprise attack on a military base located in the district. The assault triggered an intense gun battle between the two sides. Witnesses told Shabelle Radio by phone that they heard heavy weaponry being exchanged throughout the night.

6 days ago | shabellemedia.com | Omar Nor

Mogadishu, April 19, 2025 (SMN) – A heated session of Somalia’s House of the People ended in chaos on Saturday after Speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Adan Madobe) tabled a controversial motion concerning the dismissal of MP Abdullahi Hashi Abib. The session erupted into shouting and disorder as opposition lawmakers, angered by the earlier removal of Abib’s parliamentary immunity, disrupted proceedings. Several MPs broke parliamentary microphones in protest, Shabelle TV’s reporter said.