[Shabelle] Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Karie lauded the national army, authorities, and citizens in Bahdo district for thwarting Friday's terrorist attack.

[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of federal republic of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, launched National Exam for the Secondary School Students in Mogadishu on Saturday.

[Shabelle] Somalia's defense minister, Abdikadir Mohamed Nor, held discussions with European Union's envoy for Somalia, Tiina Intelmann, in the capital Mogadishu, according to the National News Agency [SONNA].

[Shabelle] A delegation of officials led by the Somali Police Force Commander Major General Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where they attended the Interpol Central and East Africa Police Conference (EAPCO) in Addis Ababa.

[VOA] Washington -- Dozens of people were killed in fierce fighting between residents backed by Somali government forces and al-Shabab militants in the town of Adado in central Somalia, witnesses and regional officials told VOA on Friday.

[Shabelle] A fight that was described as one of the deadliest battles that lasted for more than two hours took place on Friday morning in the Bahdo area of Galgadud region.

[Shabelle] Somali President Hassan Shiekh Mohamud met with World Bank Country Manager Ms. Kristina Svensson at Villa Somalia on Thursday.

[Shabelle] Somali Military court sentenced two ISIS members to 15 years of imprisonment on Thursday, according to the state media.

[Shabelle] The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, has on Thursday chaired a weekly meeting of his Cabinet in Garowe city.

[Shabelle] The Chief of the Somali National Army General Odowa Yusuf Rage held meetings with the local community in Barire town, Sonna reported.

[Shabelle] Ministry of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia and the Armed Forces Command has received advanced military equipment given by the European Union Mission in Somalia, the state media reported.

[Shabelle] Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed has today announced his new prime minister after one month after his election.

[Shabelle] The government has expressed its regret over the presence of the flag of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, at a diplomatic function after an angry Mogadishu accused Nairobi of violating its sovereignty.

[Shabelle] The President of Puntland State of Somalia Said Abdullahi Deni, today met with US Ambassador to Somalia Larry André Jr in Mogadishu on Tuesday.

[Shabelle] A Senior Al-Shabaab militant commander was on Tuesday morning killed after Somali National Army's Commandos, Danab Unit conducted a special operation in Wala-weyn district in the Lower Shabelle region, SONNA reported, citing an SNA official.

[Shabelle] A heavy Fighting between government forces backed by Macawisley, a local militia group, and Al-Shabaab occurred in central Somalia. The fighting took place in areas around Beledweyne town, the regional capital of Hiran region.

[Shabelle] Somalia is preparing to mark the 62nd anniversary of Independent days which will be on 26, 27 June this month, and the first of July next month, the state media reported.

[State Department] During her June 13 visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to offer U.S. support for his security, reconciliation, and reform agenda. The Under Secretary also expressed continued U.S. support for Somali and African Union-led counterterrorism efforts.

[Shabelle] President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, and discussed the mutual interests of the two countries.

[Nile Post] The Chief of Defence forces (CDF) Gen Wilson Mbadi has urged Uganda troops in Somalia to exercise maximum discipline as the carry on with their duties.

[Shabelle] At least 12 Al-Shabab members were killed in an operation conducted by the Somali National Army (SNA) on Sunday, the state media reported.

[Shabelle] The Mayor of Mogadishu, Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) has officially opened the 8th-grade Examinations in Banadir region where more than 27,000 students sat, Somali National News Agency reports.

[Shabelle] Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Saturday received at his office the leaders of the Somali business community in Kenya.

[Shabelle] The Special trained Somali forces known as (Danab) detained a militant named Yahye who was a leader of Al-Shabab in making bombs in Aliyow Barow in the Lower Shabelle region.

[Shabelle] A deadly Explosion struck the Badbaado IDP camp in Mogadishu on Friday night, witnesses and police said.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today opened a meeting of the National Consultative Council of the Federal Government and the Federal Member States at Villa Somalia.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- There is hope for Kenya Miraa traders after Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya on Friday announced that the new Somali President Hassan Mohamud has agreed to lift the ban on Miraa imports from Kenya.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Miraa traders are set to resume exporting the commodity to Somali after the lifting of a two-year ban which saw them lose out on earnings.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has conveyed his best wishes to President Hassan Sheik Mohamud, the 10th president of Somalia as he prepares to take up the responsibilities and challenges of the presidency of the war torn country.

[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was inaugurated as the 10th president of Somalia Thursday in a colorful ceremony attended by hundreds of people, including the leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In his inaugural speech, Mohamud warned that in addition to the danger posed by al-Shabab, severe drought poses an immediate threat to the country.

[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble welcomed the President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh who arrived at Mogadishu's Airport earlier Today.

[Shabelle] An Explosion targeted government forces on the outskirts of Bal'ad district in the Middle Shabelle region, south of Somalia on Wednesday night.

[Shabelle] Emerging reports indicate a suspected mortar attack targeted Mogadishu in early June 9, resulting in multiple explosions and an unspecified number of casualties in the Wadajir District.

[Shabelle] Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Mabouli has arrived in Somalia to participate in the inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday.

[Shabelle] Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta is in Somalia's capital Mogadishu for the inauguration of the country's new leader.

[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble has sent a message to the people of Mogadishu about the lockdown of the streets.

[Shabelle] The President of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has issued a decree appointing his new Constitutional and Federal Affairs Advisers.

[VOA] United Nations -- The United Nations warned Tuesday that Somalia is at risk of another famine, as consecutive droughts have withered crops and killed scores of livestock, and grain imports from Ukraine and Russia have dramatically dropped due to their war.

[Shabelle] Southwest State has carried out a swift execution of a man accused of killing a businesswoman in Baidoa city.

[Shabelle] High-level delegations from the region and across the world that will attend the Presidential Inauguration of Hassan Sh. Mohamud, on Tuesday, arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

[Shabelle] Ali Mohamed Hassan alias (Balakii), a Somali trader was on Monday night killed in Cape Town, South Africa, Somali community members said.

[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. agencies are warning of famine in Somalia and a surge of child deaths across the Horn of Africa if their appeals for urgently needed funds to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of hungry, malnourished children remain unmet.

[Shabelle] On a visit to the Great Lakes region, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, who is the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security at the African Union, paid tribute to Burundian soldiers who died while on service in Somalia.

[The Conversation Africa] At the end of a tough electoral process marked by intensified violence, Somalia has a new president.

[Shabelle] Three police officers were wounded on Sunday when the vehicle they were traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device in Garissa, a county in northeast Kenya that borders Somalia.

[Shabelle] Qatar Charity (QC) has opened a health centre in Bosaso, a city in Somalia's Puntland state.

[Shabelle] The Speaker of the Senate Abdi Hashi today received in his office the Ambassador of the UAE to Somalia Mohamed Ahmed Al-Osman.

[Shabelle] HUDUR [SMN] - Somali military carried out an operation against Al-Shabaab in Bakol region, south of the country as part of a stepped-up offensive to restore peace.

[Shabelle] Puntland leader Said Abdullahi Deni said new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had made promises to regional states after his May 15 election.

[Shabelle] Severe drought is putting some areas in central and southern Somalia at an increased risk of famine as acute food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality worsen, the United Nations and the Somali government warned Saturday.