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Somalis vote directly in local elections for first time since 1969 (Photo by Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Somalia's capital votes in first step to restoring universal suffrage

Residents of Mogadishu voted on Thursday in municipal elections meant to pave the way for Somalia's first direct national polls since 1969

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2025
Ambulances and security forces are dispatched to the scene following a bomb attack organized against the President's convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Huge blast and gunfire heard in central Mogadishu

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 October, 2025
Doctors and nurses treat injuries at the Somali Sudanese Hospital in Mogadishu on May 18, 2025 after a deadly suicide bombing. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
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Suicide bomb kills several at Somali army camp: ministry

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 May, 2025
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Salutation Road: Immigration, life and an alternative existence

Nadeine Asbali

Nadeine Asbali

22 January, 2025
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Roadside explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu kill 5

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 September, 2024
Hawa Mohamed Isack (R), 60, drinks water at a water distribution point at Muuri camp, one of the 500 camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in town, in Baidoa, Somalia
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Women and children in troubled waters over Somalian drought

Sahirah Javaid

Sahirah Javaid

11 August, 2022
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Six killed in restaurant blast in Somali capital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 April, 2022
Twin bombing in Somalia
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48 people killed in twin bombings in Somalia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 March, 2022
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Four people killed, 10 hurt in suicide blast in Somali capital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 January, 2022
Somalia's capital Mogadishu
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Six killed in jihadist-claimed explosion in Somali capital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 January, 2022
Al-Shabaab [AFP]
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Four killed in Al-Shabaab raid near Somalia capital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 December, 2021
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Al-Shabaab suicide bombing strikes Mogadishu cafe

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 August, 2021
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Jihadist attack in Somalia’s capital kills at least 9

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 July, 2021
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Suicide bombing at Somalia army camp kills at least 15

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2021
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Suicide bomber kills two people in Somali capital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 June, 2021
Somali police [GETTY]
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Deadly suicide attack in Somali capital: police

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 May, 2021
Mogadishu weapons [Anadolu/Getty-file photo]
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Opposition fighters withdraw from Mogadishu after deadly clashes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2021
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed [Anadolu Agency/Getty]
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Somali opposition fighters block roads in capital Mogadishu

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 April, 2021
Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed [TASS/Getty]
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Exchanges of gunfire during Mogadishu anti-Somali president Mohamed protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 April, 2021
Somalia protests [AFP/Getty]
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Somalia parliament approves two-year extension to president’s term

The New Arab Staff
12 April, 2021
Somalia suicide bombing [AFP via Getty]
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Jihadist suicide bomber kills six at Somali cafe: police

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 April, 2021