By Keynan Jama, International Trade Lawyer and Litigator WardheerNews recently published an opinion piece under the headline “How Somalia’s Flag Was Sold to Turkey.” The title makes a serious allegation. The evidence behind it is very thin. The article points to a signed agreement in March, a ship registered three days later, and a drone...
Unconfirmed Report of Secret Encounter Between Foreign Minister and Somaliland President Fuels Political Suspicion New York (WDN) — A potentially sensitive diplomatic encounter in New York is raising questions inside Somalia’s political establishment after reports emerged that Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali and Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” were seen together in what was...
By Isha Qarsoon Somalia’s conflicts are often treated as separate stories: a regional election, a commander’s defection, a disputed appointment, a militia clash. Yet families flee fighting, soldiers turn their weapons on other Somali soldiers, and communities carry old grievances into new political confrontations. The connection is a government promising Soomaali heshiis ah while pursuing...
By Nur Hassan Gure (Nurdin) Somalia’s crisis will not be solved by piety alone or by institutions alone a response to Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow and Dayib Sheikh Ahmed Somalia’s Mosques are full, Ramadan is faithfully observed, the Qur’an is recited in homes across the country, and thousands of Somalis travel each year to perform Hajj...
By Abukar Arman Twenty-five years after the morning that redefined the modern world, the attacks of September 11, 2001, remain less of a closed chapter than an enduring enigma. While the official narrative points to 19 al‑Qaida hijackers, the unanswered questions, the collective punishment of Muslim communities, the weaponization of patriotism to silence enquiries, the...
By Isha Qarsoon On the night of September 9, 2026, drones struck a tugboat named TEDY near Odesa, Ukraine. The vessel was hit again as it tried to reach Constanta. Two Azerbaijani crew members were killed and two suffered burns. Its ten-person crew included Azerbaijani, Turkish, German and Ukrainian nationals. Mert Marine Corporation, a Turkish...
Adan, Yemen (WDN) — Marib is a strategically and geopolitically important city in Yemen and a key part of the conflict-affected Red Sea region; if Marib were to fall, the consequences could extend well beyond Yemen’s borders, with wider implications for regional security and stability A Houthi breakthrough in this strategic oil- and gas-producing region...
Mecca – (WDN) – The Iran-aligned militant group rejected the suggestion it had targeted Mecca, while the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attack. Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, according to a spokesperson for the Saudi-led...
By Abdijaliil Osman Axmed Shire Xuseen survived the frontline against al-Shabaab. He did not survive the road home. His last plea is a question every Somali now has to answer. A video has been moving across Somali phones this week. I watched it once. It’s very panful to watch. I will not link to it...
Mogadishu (WDN) — A disturbing killing of a Somali military soldier has sparked widespread outrage after footage reportedly captured him pleading for his life moments before he was killed in an alleged act of clan revenge. The soldier, who was originally from Hiiraan Region, was reportedly pulled from a vehicle near the boundary between Hiiraan...