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News Somalia » Hiran » Politics: Somalia needs a political settlement before it is too late

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/somalia-needs-a-political-settlement-before-it-is-too-late/ar-AA24DtRq

Published on: Monday 01 June 2026

Somalia is entering a dangerous moment without a path to elections or a political transition.

News Somalia » Hiran » Politics: Why Mogadishu clashes are deepening Somalia’s political crisis again

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-mogadishu-clashes-are-deepening-somalia-s-political-crisis-again/ar-AA24So0s

Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

Tensions over Somali elections escalate into violence, leaving Mogadishu residents grappling with fear and disruption.

News Somalia » Hiran » Politics: Somalia: MPs want Hiran-Middle Shabelle convention postponed

News channel or source: https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia-mps-want-hiran-middle-shabelle-convention-postponed

Published on: Friday 15 April 2016

MOGADISHU, Somalia-Some 42 lawmakers in Somalia’s Federal Parliament have tabled a motion suggesting for ongoing state formation convention in Jowhar to be postponed to proper date on Saturday, Garowe ...

News Somalia » Hiran » Politics: Somalia: Dispute hinders Hiran-Middle Shabelle convention

News channel or source: https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-dispute-hinders-hiran-middle-shabelle-convention

Published on: Saturday 23 January 2016

JOWHAR_ State formation convention in Middle Shabelle regional capital of Jowhar is on hold for dispute brewing between traditional leaders and Mogadishu-based federal government, Garowe Online ...

News Somalia » Hiran » Politics: Somali piracy is back – fuelled by political turmoil, aid cuts and the Iran war

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/somali-piracy-is-back-fuelled-by-political-turmoil-aid-cuts-and-the-iran-war-283527

Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026

On the evening of April 26, the Egyptian merchant vessel Sward was hijacked by armed men a few miles off the Somali coast. It was steered towards an anchorage near the port of Garacad in Puntland, a ...

News Somalia » Hiran » Politics: China’s military support for Somalia is on the rise – what Taiwan and Somaliland have to do with it

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/chinas-military-support-for-somalia-is-on-the-rise-what-taiwan-and-somaliland-have-to-do-with-it-279600

Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Somalia’s foreign minister meets with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing in 2024. Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua via Getty Images China’s interests in Somalia take two paths. The first is broadly geopolitical.