At a ceremony in Garowe marking the opening of a newly completed bridge—expected to significantly ease transportation ...

The Puntland region of Somalia has, in recent years, been increasingly seen as the springboard for piracy against commercial vessels operating in and through the Gulf of Aden at the foot of the ...

The grip of ISIS in Somalia is rapidly disintegrating under the relentless pressure of Puntland’s security forces, scored two major victories ...

Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland is criticizing changes made by the federal parliament to the country’s provisional constitution and announced it is withdrawing recognition for ...

The Islamic State group in Somalia continues to pose a security threat to the Puntland region despite suffering significant losses in recent military operations, a new report from the Institute for ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The semi-autonomous Somalia region of Puntland has elected a new president. Officials on Wednesday confirmed that Abdiweli Mohammed Ali Gaas is the region's new leader.

The town, located in Somalia’s autonomous northeastern region of Puntland, was one of numerous areas that soldiers from the regional government have taken back during Operation Hilaac ...

“Puntland was the home of peace and after 20 years of having a government, it is unacceptable to have a war breaking out in its capital,” he said. An arid oil-rich region on the northeastern ...

Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region this week banned the illegal entry of foreigners and ordered telecom companies to deactivate SIM cards linked to undocumented people and Islamic State ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 3 April 2024 Puntland, an arid region of north-east Somalia, declared itself an autonomous state in August 1998, in part to avoid the ...

In a statement by the region's council of ministers issued Sunday from the capital, Garowe -- Puntland alleges the constitution, that had been enacted in 2012, was amended without the input of all ...