Up until a few weeks ago, all visitors who landed at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu were handed a barely readable sheet that asked for name, address — and caliber of weapon. No more.

That warm February morning felt so perfect that Abdirisack Noriftin, a 22-year-old movie buff whose friends nicknamed him "American," said he imagined himself in the kind of sandy, sexy Hollywood ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – The crowd _ both men and women _ cheered wildly as two Mogadishu basketball teams entered an old stadium that once bore the bloodstains of war. During the recent reign of ...

The escalating conflict in Mogadishu is having a devastating impact on the city's population causing enormous suffering and massive displacement. By yesterday, the eight-week-long offensive led by the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Mortar fire from Islamic extremists has pummeled large parts of the Somali capital two nights this week, raising fears among residents of a return to the days of constant ...

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This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 17 February 2012 Thousands of ...