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A woman dressed in Somaliland's flag colours parades to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024.

Somaliland does not rule out absorption of Gazan residents - KAN

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ISIS fighters.

Minnesota man arrested for trying to provide ISIS with 'material support'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Protesters carry Al-Qaeda flags during an anti-government protest after Friday prayers in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib province, Syria

Suspected al Shabaab gunmen abduct local officials in northeast Kenya

A screenshot of a X/Twitter post linked with Nasr.

New Jersey man pleads guilty after being inspired by October 7 to join terrorist group

By MICHAEL STARR

A women walks her dog under a dark sky past the Black Pearl driftwood pirate ship on New Brighton beach near Wallasey in Britain January 26, 2016.

Somali priates get 30 years in prison for kidnapping US journalist

Somalis march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia January 11, 2024.

Egyptian warship delivers more arms to Somalia, officials say

By REUTERS

PREVIEW Police officers stand guard near Hayat Hotel, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022

Somalia, WHO intensify efforts against rising cholera cases

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Al Shabaab display their weapons on the outskirts of Mogadishu, December 8, 2008.

Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somalia

By REUTERS

The Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel Ruen seized by Somali pirates, which was intercepted by the Indian Navy, is pictured at sea, in this handout photo released on March 16, 2024.

Hijacked ship MV Ruen freed, 35 Somali pirates detained

By REUTERS

A Somali security officer walks past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022.

US targets al Shabaab fundraisers, money launderers with sanctions

By REUTERS

An El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport.

Israeli flight from Thailand faced attack by 'hostile elements'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Houthi tribesmen gather to show defiance after U.S. and UK air strikes on Houthi positions near Sanaa, Yemen February 4, 2024

What measures can Red Sea ships take to counter Houthi attacks?

By MICHAEL STARR

A Somali police officer stands guard at the scene after an explosion at the Bakara market in Mogadishu, Somalia February 6, 2024.

Blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu kill at least 10, says residents

By REUTERS

US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ilhan Omar.

Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces a resolution to censure Ilhan Omar for 'treasonous statements'

By Yuval Barnea

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is seen in Statuary Hall ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023.

DeSantis calls for Ilhan Omar’s deportation after saying she is ‘Somali First’ in speech

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Navy SEALs (Illustrative)

Searches continue for US Navy SEALs missing in waters of Gulf of Aden - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The domes of the Taj Mahal hotel are seen in front of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai December 22, 2008.

India sends warship after hijacking of Liberian-flagged vessel in Arabian Sea

By REUTERS

A ship is pictured at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen August 5, 2018.

Commercial ship still hijacked off Somali coast - sources

By REUTERS