Experts worry that the conflict in Iran and other regional dynamics are setting the stage for a Somali pirates’ comeback. By Pranav Baskar and Hussein Mohamed Somali pirates hijacked a suspected ...

A cargo vessel, Lutuf, was seized off the coast of Somalia on Aug. 17, while tanker MT Asana was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden a month ago. Somali piracy activity has surged after years of ...

Somalia’s army has said it has driven opposition fighters out of Baidoa, the largest city in Somalia’s South West State, after hours of heavy fighting. The clashes erupted before dawn on Monday, when ...

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced hundreds of commercial ships onto longer routes around Africa, and Somali pirates are moving quickly to exploit the sudden increase in traffic ...

Omar Artan -- the Somali World Cup referee refused entry to the United States -- has spoken about the "very tough period" during what should have been the highlight of his career: overseeing games at ...

After three months, Somali pirates continue to hold four smaller vessels with no reports of progress in the efforts to free the 67 crewmembers that are being held aboard the vessels. The EU’s ...

Somali-American business owners stand in front of the Ohio Statehouse on July 27, 2026. Somali business leaders and community advocates held a press conference in front of the Ohio Statehouse on ...

A dozen Somali gangs with hundreds of members, mainly teenagers, are wreaking havoc in Minnesota, committing public shootings and murders out in the open, according to local officials. Ramsey County ...

Somali-American leaders said Tuesday that community violence can be confronted without “stigmatizing an entire community,” speaking out a week after the Ramsey County sheriff livestreamed a discussion ...

Troops from Somalia’s U.S. taxpayer-subsidized military who were seen desecrating the American flag on social media recently have been detained, according to authorities. The U.S. thanked the Somali ...

President Donald Trump’s sharing on Truth Social of a video of kindergartners at a Minnesota school has caused widespread concern among Somali Americans, who see the episode as an escalation of a ...

Sheriff Bob Fletcher called Somali gang activity an “obvious problem” in a video posted to social media. Some Somali leaders warn it could further anti-Somali sentiment. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob ...