1. Somali MP 'executed' in Mogadishu
(Archived/News/Arab)

A Somali MP has been shot dead after fighting broke out between armed opposition groups and police in the north of the capital, Mogadishu.

2. Timeline: Somalia
(Archived/News/SReports)

A chronology of important events and developments

3. Somali MPs to elect new president
(Archived/News/Arab)

Somalia's largely powerless transitional government is set to elect a new president as it struggles to restore stability in the Horn of Africa nation.

4. Somali MPs give backing to premier
(Archived/News/Arab)

Somalia's parliament has given its backing to the transitional government of Nur Hassan Hussein, the country’s prime minister, a day after the president moved to dismiss him.

5. Somalis ask Ethiopian troops to leave
(Archived/News/Arab)

Thousands of people gathered in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, to protest against Ethiopian troops who entered the country to protect the internationally recognised interim government.