Yemen reports hijacked oil tanker headed for Somalia
The incident marks at least the fourth vessel hijacking near Somalia in recent weeks.

The incident marks at least the fourth vessel hijacking near Somalia in recent weeks.


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![Hawa Moalim, 33, fled Wajid in the Bakool region after the drought destroyed her livelihood. She began the journey to Baidoa with her six children and the few goats that had survived, determined to give her family a chance. One by one, the animals died on the road. By the time the family arrived at Wayamo displacement camp two weeks ago, they had nothing left. "We arrived here hoping for help," she says. "But since we came, we have received nothing. There is no food, no water, and no proper shelter." Wayamo displacement camp, Baidoa, Southwest State, Somalia. [Abdulkadir Mohamed/NRC]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS34781_DSC09322-1777276775.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


The decision comes months after Israel became the first country to recognise the territory, in a widely condemned move.
Army killed the fighters with the help of an international partner that carried out air strikes.
Somali federal government hails Baidoa’s transition, urging peace and unity amid political changes and rising tensions.










US presidents have long bypassed Congress’s authority and dissenting lawmakers have often tried to fight back.

Speaking at the Oval office, US President Donald Trump stated that Somalia is a “fourth world nation.”
Somali minister tells Al Jazeera Israeli base plans in Somaliland risk dragging Somalia into ‘external confrontations’.

The UN is warning 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing extreme hunger, triggered by a prolonged drought.
Israeli President Herzog is in Addis Ababa days after high-level delegations from Turkiye and Saudi Arabia also visited.
Generations of refugees in Aden endure poverty, lack identity, and cling to fading memories of Somalia’s distant shores.