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(MENAFN) Somalia has initiated a formal inquiry into potential illegal transit through its territory by Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC), authorities announced Thursday.

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(MENAFN) Somalia's Defense Ministry announced Monday that national armed forces launched airstrikes against al-Shabab militants on the outskirts of Baidoa, killing 12 fighters and leaving several more wounded.

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(MENAFN) Somalia’s National Consultative Council (NCC) on Monday stated that Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region poses a serious threat to security across the region, including the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and wider Middle East....

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(MENAFN) Somalia strongly rejected Israel’s recognition of its breakaway region, Somaliland, as an independent state, calling the move unlawful and a breach of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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(MENAFN) Residents of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, went to the polls on Thursday in local elections intended to set the stage for the nation’s first direct national vote in over fifty years.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Third-Largest Penalty in Treasury History; Largest in OCC History WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced enforcement actions imposing more than $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America (“the Bank”), the...

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(MENAFN) Commercial air travel to Somalia’s South West state restarted Tuesday following a nearly two-week suspension that began on March 18, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Senior Democratic lawmakers have urged the State Department to reconsider plans to halt lifesaving assistance to several African countries, warning that the move could have severe humanitarian and security consequences.

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(MENAFN) Somalia’s Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Ahmed Hassan Aden, welcomed a newly signed “Strategic Cooperation and Service Agreement” with Türkiye, emphasizing its potential to strengthen bilateral economic ties and benefit both...

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(MENAFN) Türkiye’s industrial group OYAK and Somalia’s Fisheries and Blue Economy Ministry signed a strategic cooperation and services agreement on Wednesday to collaborate in the fisheries sector.

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(MENAFN) The Trump administration’s recent move to halt immigration and asylum processing for nationals of 19 countries has drawn strong criticism from US lawmakers and human rights organizations, as reported.

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(MENAFN) Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced on Saturday that it carried out two coordinated operations against the al-Shabaab militant group in central Somalia, resulting in the deaths of more than 22 insurgents.

UN Human Settlements Program

Nairobi, 3 September 2026 — How can governments ensure housing policies respond to the needs and rights of all? This question was at the centre of the intersessional meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate...

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U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), spoke at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) on Oct. 13, 2026, as part of the institution’s Perspectives on Modern War lecture series.

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(MENAFN) Somalia's prime minister has brushed aside US President Donald Trump's inflammatory statements targeting Somalia and Somali immigrants residing in America, local media outlets confirmed Wednesday.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security continues its historic progress in keeping the Homeland secure WASHINGTON – In honor of President Donald J. Trump’s first State of the Union Speech as the 47th President of the United States, the Secretary of...

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(MENAFN) The Somali military has captured a strategic area in southern Somalia that had been utilized as a refuge by the Al-Shabaab terror organization, the Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) China announced on Tuesday that a fishing vessel hijacked by armed individuals off the coast of Somalia was successfully rescued on Monday, cautioning that efforts to disrupt relations between the two nations will not succeed, according...

Government of Slovenia

SLOVENIA, November 24 - Slovenia strengthens ties with African countries "Slovenia has done a great deal in recent years to strengthen its partnership with Africa.

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(MENAFN) The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has reaffirmed its determination to eliminate al-Shabaab’s insurgency and restore stability across the country, according to reports.