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President Sisi says Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia or its security

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani Acquire Licensing Rights
By: REUTERS  Egypt's president said on Sunday it will not allow any threat to Somalia, after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence claim by Somaliland in a deal that would give it access to a...

White House ‘Troubled’ by Deal Between Ethiopia and Somaliland

John Kirby, director of strategic communications for the National Security Council
By: VOA The White House sees national security concerns in a recent agreement giving Ethiopia leasing rights to the Red Sea coastline in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region, administration officials said Tuesday. But experts questioned Washington's commitment and...

Tanzania bans Kenya Airways flights in tit-for-tat move

Kenya Airways Set to Re-introduce Weekly Flights to Mogadishu
By BBC Tanzania’s aviation authority has said that it will not permit any Kenya Airways flights from Nairobi to land in Dar es Salaam from next Monday. There are usually three scheduled services on...

Türkiye likely to extend Gulf of Aden mission amid Red Sea tensions

The Turkish frigate TCG Gemlik, prepares to sail toward the coast of Somalia for a NATO mission, Muğla, Türkiye, Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES The Turkish naval staff deployed to the Gulf of Aden, Somali territorial waters and the Arabian Sea will see their mandate end on Feb. 10, but President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday...

Two US SEAL Team Members Missing After Incident Off Somalia Coast

Members of the U.S. military boarded and searched a flagless ship off the coast of Somalia to search for weapons and other smuggled contraband in 2020.Credit...Louis Thompson Staats IV/U.S. Navy
By: NEWYORK TIMES Two members of the Navy SEALs remained missing on Saturday after a mishap two days ago while they were attempting to board a ship off the coast of Somalia, two current and two former...

Istanbul rally commemorates Turkish soldiers killed in Iraq, supports Palestinians

Prayers offered for 12 soldiers killed in Claw-Lock Operation zone in northern Iraq, Gazans
By: Anadolu agency Thousands of people gathered on Monday for an event titled "Mercy for our martyrs, support for Palestine, curse on Israel” in mosques during the morning prayers to join a procession organized by Türkiye’s NGO TUGVA...

Somali Pirates Hijack Fishing Boat in Fourth Attack This Month

UKMTO issued an update on December 23 reporting the hijacking
By: MARITIME EXECUTIVE Somali pirates are believed to be behind the fourth attack on a vessel in a month. Security authorities are confirming reports from over the weekend that a Yemeni fishing boat was hijacked and last...

Analysis: Has the US-led Red Sea force calmed shippers amid Houthi attacks?

The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in Souda Bay, Greece. The US warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday, December 3, 2023, in the Red Sea [Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/US Navy via AP]
By Zoran Kusovac, ALJAZEERA Maersk will resume shipping through the Red Sea but concerns remain. Meanwhile, France, Spain and Italy have dropped out of the force. The United States-led multinational naval force that was to protect...

 Somaliland Urges International Community’s Immediate Attention to Red Sea Conflict Implications on Regional Stability

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 Somaliland government Urges International Community’s Immediate Attention to Red Sea Conflict Implications on Regional Stability. The following statement was issued today by the Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Republic of Somaliland Ministry of Foreign...

French court jails Rwandan ex-doctor for 24 years over genocide

AFPCopyright: AFP Sosthene Munyemana is the sixth person to be tried and convicted in France over the Rwandan genocide
By: BBC AFRICA A former Rwandan doctor has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide. Sosthene Munyemana was on Wednesday found guilty of genocide,...