Photos: Mogadishu gathers for Eid with prayers, family meals and outings
Mogadishu has been tentatively emerging from the waves of violence that have rocked the city over recent decades.
![Young women sit on a flower-decorated swing at Lido Beach in Mogadishu, enjoying time. [Faisal Ali/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_0148-1779886572.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Advertisement
Content Feed
A man wearing traditional dress marches with a Serbian flag as antigovernment protesters throw flares at riot police in Belgrade. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]
An antigovernment protester taunts riot police in Belgrade during a rally led by students who are pushing for political change in Serbia. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]
Riot police advance to disperse antigovernment protesters. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]
Clashes were first reported near a camp of Vucic loyalists in a park outside the Serbian presidency building. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]
Plainclothes police detain an antigovernment protester in Belgrade. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]
The Serbian president has come under international scrutiny for his hardline tactics against demonstrators over the past year. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]
Large crowds of demonstrators pour into central Belgrade. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]
The rally in Belgrade was the latest in more than a year of antigovernment demonstrations that began after the collapse of a railway station canopy killed 16 people in Novi Sad on November 1, 2024. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]
+4
Flames and smoke rise from an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]
DRC health authorities report 148 suspected deaths and nearly 600 suspected Ebola cases, with one death in neighbouring Uganda, according to the United Nations. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
A Congolese police officer guards the Ebola treatment centre after the facility was burned down in Rwampara. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
The head of the WHO says the current Ebola outbreak is almost certainly much larger than reported and is spreading rapidly. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Medical staff prepare to disinfect an Ebola treatment centre after a fire at the facility in Rwampara. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Police fire warning shots and tear gas as protesters dispute the burial of a suspected Ebola victim, a local footballer, and set fire to tents used for Ebola patients. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]
The incident highlights the struggle Congolese authorities face in enforcing safe burials for people with confirmed and suspected cases, a measure seen as crucial to containing the outbreak. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]
The tents were completely destroyed in the fire, along with a body that was due to be buried that day. Six patients who had been receiving treatment there have been transferred to the hospital, where they are now being cared for. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Mistrust and disinformation hampered the response to previous Ebola outbreaks in DRC. During the 2018–2020 outbreak in North Kivu province – the second-deadliest on record, with nearly 2,300 deaths – hundreds of health centres were attacked by armed groups and angry civilians. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
The latest outbreak in the DRC is the 17th to hit the vast central African country of more than 100 million people. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]
+6
Kenyan security forces arrest a person during a protest against the increase in fuel prices in Nairobi [Lucas Mukasa/Anadolu]
A riot police officer fires at protesters during a strike by public transport operators driven by rising fuel costs, in Githurai area of Nairobi. [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]
The strike was launched on Monday by transport operators in response to the latest sharp fuel price hike. [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]
Kenyan police use tear gas to disperse protesters during the second day of protests in Githurai, Nairobi. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
Kenyan police detain protesters in Githurai. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
Rights groups condemned the use of lethal force by security forces. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
Police said on Tuesday that more than 700 people had been arrested in connection with the violent protests. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
A motorcycle taxi rides through coloured tear gas as riot police disperse protesters. [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]
+4
Artisanal miners in La Paz, Bolivia march during a protest demanding access to expanded mining areas [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
An antigovernment protester holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Resignation of the president" in La Paz, Bolivia. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
Bicycles belonging to Aymara Indigenous people block a highway to protest government policies and demand the resignation of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz in El Alto, Bolivia. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
Artisanal miners clash with police in La Paz, demanding access to expanded mining areas. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
Police officers detain a demonstrator during an antigovernment protest in La Paz. [Freddy Barragan/AP Photo]
People ride around barricades set up by protesters on the highway connecting La Paz with Oruro near El Alto. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
Antigovernment protesters standing in a field are silhouetted against clouds of tear gas launched by police, near El Alto. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
A miner launches a firecracker at police during an antigovernment protest in La Paz. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
A protester faces the police during an antigovernment protest in La Paz, Bolivia. [Freddy Barragan/AP Photo]
Demonstrators run across a street during an antigovernment protest in La Paz. [Freddy Barragan/AP Photo]
A car sits burned after an antigovernment protest in La Paz. [Freddy Barragan/AP Photo]
+7
Somaliland military officers parade during 'Independence Day' celebrations in Hargeisa on May 18, 2026. [Reuters]
VIPs at Somaliland's 35th self-declared independence celebrations in the capital Hargeisa. They included Britain's former defence minister, Gavin Williamson, Emirati representative Abdullah al-Naqb, Taiwan's ambassador Allen Lou, Kenyan representative Abdiweli Muhammed Hussein and Ethiopian representative Teshome Shunde Hamito. [Kang-Chun Cheng/AFP]
Somaliland's 35th self-declared independence celebrations in Hargeisa mark its 1991 breakaway from Somalia, amid renewed focus on its push for global recognition after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the territory as an independent and sovereign state in East Africa. [Reuters]
Somaliland armoured vehicles joined a parade during self-declared Independence Day celebrations in Hargeisa. [Reuters]
Chairman of the Waddani Party Xirsi Hersi Ali Hassan, Chairman of the KAAH Party Mohamoud Hashi Abdi, and Chairman of Somaliland's House of Representatives Yasin Haji Mohamoud Hiir attend Somaliland's 35th self-declared independence celebrations near the presidential palace. [Kang-Chun Cheng/AFP]
Armoured vehicles roll through the streets of Hargeisa during national day celebrations. [Reuters]
Somaliland police officers parade through Hargeisa. [Reuters]
Somalilanders gather near the presidential palace. [Kang-Chun Cheng/AFP]
A Somaliland military armoured vehicle rolls through Hargeisa. [Reuters]
Somaliland marine forces march in formation. [Reuters]
+6
Kathy Fain from Longview, Texas, sings the National Anthem during 'Rededicate 250', a prayer gathering on May 17 [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo]
Thousands of participants were expected at the National Mall to participate in the 'Rededicate 250' event, part of the Trump administration's plans to mark the country's 250th anniversary. [AFP]
The 'Rededicate 250' event featured speeches, remarks and musical performances from artists like singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin and the United States Navy Band. [Seth Herald/Reuters]
The prayer rally attracted criticism, even from some faith leaders, who warned it was a 'political rally' in the guise of a faith service. [Seth Herald/Reuters]
Other critics warned that the government-sponsored rally eroded the separation between church and state required under the US Constitution. [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo]
Political leaders from within Trump's political orbit spoke at the event or recorded video statements, including Secretary of State Rubio. [Eric Lee/Reuters]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared a video that was aired at the prayer event, sharing a story about the first US president, George Washington. [Eric Lee/Reuters]
Senator Tim Scott used his remarks to link the US civil rights movement to the tradition of faith in the Black community. [Eric Lee/Reuters]
One attendee used his T-shirt to pay tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September. [AFP]
According to the Pew Research Center, some 17 percent of US adults believe Christianity should be named the official religion of the country. [AFP]
But a majority of Americans, 54 percent, still believe in the separation of church and state, according to the Pew Research Center. [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo]
+7
Women protest against President Rodrigo Paz's government in El Alto, Bolivia, on May 16 [Claudia Morales/Reuters]
Riot police officers stand guard during clashes with protesters in Lipari, La Paz. [Aizar Raldes/AFP]
A demonstrator wearing a face mask holds a rock as tear gas spreads behind him in El Alto, Bolivia, on May 16. [Claudia Morales/Reuters]
Protesters stand next to burning tyres as they demonstrate against President Rodrigo Paz's government in El Alto, Bolivia, on May 16. [Claudia Morales/Reuters]
Riot police fire tear gas at blocking a road in Lipari, La Paz. [Aizar Raldes/AFP]
Tear gas fills the streets in El Alto, Bolivia, as protesters rally on May 16. [Claudia Morales/Reuters]
People on bikes ride around barricades set up by protesters on the highway connecting La Paz with Oruro, near El Alto, Bolivia, on May 16. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
Police and army vehicles patrol a highway blocked by antigovernment protesters near El Alto, Bolivia, on May 16. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
Trucks line up on the highway connecting La Paz with Oruro on May 16, amid roadblocks set up by antigovernment protesters. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]
Men detained by police sit on the ground in Lipari, Bolivia, as government forces carry out a crackdown on May 16. [Claudia Morales/Reuters]
Police officers arrest a person during protests on May 16 in Lipari, Bolivia, as the government pushes to clear vital roadways near La Paz. [Claudia Morales/Reuters]
Protesters in Bolivia have been orchestrating roadblocks for weeks, in a sign of frustration with President Rodrigo Paz's government. [Claudia Morales/Reuters]
Remote-controlled riot-control robots are deployed in Plaza Murillo near government buildings in La Paz on May 16. [AFP]
+9
Displaced Palestinian Mustafa Al-Jazzar, 83, who fled his hometown during the 1948 Nakba, sits with his family and grandchildren at a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. [Hasseb Al Wazeer/Reuters]
Palestinians carry a giant flag and symbolic representations of keys to homes that people were forced to leave as they rally to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. [Mohammed Torokman/Reuters]
Palestinian youths play football in front of a mural marking the anniversary, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron. [Hazem Bader/AFP]
Every year on May 15, Palestinians around the world mark the Nakba, or 'catastrophe,' referring to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. [Alaa Badarneh/EPA]
Zionist military forces expelled at least 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and land, and captured 78 percent of historic Palestine. The remaining 22 percent was divided into what are now the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip. [Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo]
Between 1947 and 1949, Zionist military forces attacked major Palestinian cities and destroyed some 530 villages. About 15,000 Palestinians were killed in a series of mass atrocities, including dozens of massacres. [Majdi Mohammad/AP Photo]
There are some six million registered Palestinian refugees living in at least 58 camps located throughout Palestine and neighbouring countries. [Alaa Badarneh/EPA]
Demonstrators carry a large Palestinian flag during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah. [Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo]
Palestinians take part in traditional shows, artistic performances and folk dances during an event marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba in Bethlehem, West Bank. [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu/Getty Images]
Displaced Palestinians shelter at a tent camp in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. More than 70 percent of Gaza’s residents are refugees, with about 1.5 million living in eight crowded camps across the territory. [Hasseb Al Wazeer/Reuters]
+6
Large crowds of ultranationalist Israelis gather at the foot of Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on Thursday, May 14. [Amir Cohen/Reuters]
Israeli youths walk through the streets of occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City shouting slogans as they gather for a march marking Jerusalem Day. [Leo Correa/AP Photo]
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir waves as people take part in the annual Jerusalem Day march. Earlier in the day, he made a controversial visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam and a Palestinian national symbol. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
A Palestinian man closes his shop in East Jerusalem’s Old City ahead of the Jerusalem Day parade. Each year, thousands of Israeli nationalists march through the city, including predominantly Palestinian neighbourhoods, waving Israeli flags and often shouting hateful slogans. [Ilia Yefimovich/AFP]
By early Thursday, most Palestinian residents of the area had locked themselves in their homes and shopkeepers hung heavy padlocks on the doors, closing down early for safety. [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]
The procession often leads to violent attacks by ultranationalists against Palestinian residents. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Israeli security officials detain a woman during the annual Jerusalem Day march, in East Jerusalem’s Old City. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Scuffles broke out when groups of young marchers entered the Old City before the start of the march, and attacked Palestinians in the Christian quarter. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Hashoteret Az-Oolay, a clown who is a fixture at left-wing Israeli protests, stands at Damascus gate ahead of the march. [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]
The march commemorates what Israel calls Jerusalem Day, which marks Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 war. [Ilan Rosenberg/Reuters]
+6
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. [Kenny Holston/Pool via AFP]
US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People. [Alex Wong/Getty Images]
Chinese soldiers during the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People. [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and other members of the US delegation stand before the welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump, at the Great Hall of the People. [Maxim Shemetov/Pool via Reuters]
Children hold Chinese and US flags as Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. [Maxim Shemetov/Pool via EPA]
Donald Trump, flanked by Xi Jinping, greets other officials at the Great Hall of the People. [Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images]
Elon Musk gestures after attending a welcome ceremony. [Evan Vucci/Reuters]
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with US President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People. [Kenny Holston/Pool via AP]
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping arrive for a visit at the Temple of Heaven. [Alex Wong/Getty Images]
President Donald Trump stands beside Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven. [Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP]
China's President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Eric Trump, second from right, visit the Temple of Heaven. [Brendan Smialowski/Pool via Getty Images]
China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump talk as Eric Trump, right, and his spouse Lara Trump, left, look on during their visit to the Temple of Heaven. [Brendan Smialowski/Pool via Reuters]
China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the Temple of Heaven. [AFP]
President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping arrive for a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People. [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]
Donald Trump talks with Xi Jinping during a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People. [Brendan Smialowski/AFP]
President Xi Jinping makes a toast during the state banquet. [Brendan Smialowski/AFP]
President Donald Trump applauds during the state dinner with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]
+14
