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Family pleads for release of Palestinian-American teen held in Israeli prison
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
The family of a 16-year-old dual American-Palestinian citizen is trying to secure his release from an Israeli prison where he has been held in detention for more than five months and where they say he has lost a significant amount of weight and...
Livestock ship from Somalia comes under attack in Red Sea, briefly detained in Yemen
Garowe Online
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Livestock ship from Somalia comes under attack in Red Sea, briefly detained in Yemen RED SEA — A Comoros-flagged livestock vessel was intercepted and temporarily detained in the Red Sea on July 24, 2025, after unidentified individuals in a wooden...
Can Somaliland’s Berbera Port anchor African trade security?
The National News
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While Houthi attacks in the Red Sea pose a clear and present danger to the vital trade artery and the rising port congestion in the region throws another spanner in the works, Africa needs another trade hub. Could Somaliland's port city of Berbera...
China suggests lasers and stealth submarines to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites
The Independent
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July 31, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Somalia donors losing faith as Al-Shabaab surges
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 23, 2025
Despite billions of dollars in international support, Somalia's army has melted in the face of a months-long offensive by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab insurgency, and donors are running out of patience. Using hundreds of fighters and a vehicle...
Off Track? Progress On The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Forbes
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GINZA, TOKYO, JAPAN - 2021/06/02: Construction site guards wearing masks as a preventive measure against the spread of covid-19 walks past a sign advertising UN's 'Sustainable development goals' in Ginza. The State of Emergency in Tokyo will last...
Giant Infarcted Lactating Adenoma Mimicking Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: A First Case Report from Somalia
Dove Medical Press
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July 25, 2025
Introduction A lactating adenoma is a rare benign breast tumor that usually occurs in pregnant or lactating women. It is a hormonally driven neoplasm usually manifesting as a well-circumscribed, mobile, and lobulated mass, with a mean diameter 16...
Can Somaliland’s Berbera Port anchor African trade security?
The National News
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While Houthi attacks in the Red Sea pose a clear and present danger to the vital trade artery and the rising port congestion in the region throws another spanner in the works, Africa needs another trade hub. Could Somaliland's port city of Berbera...
Mubadala hosts business leaders on sidelines of DC Open
The National News
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Abu Dhabi’s strategic investment arm Mubadala has co-hosted a business convening with the Milken Institute and Citi on the sidelines of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington. Speakers at the event included Mubadala deputy group chief executive...
UN experts warn of IS, al-Qaeda's Africa threats, risks in Syria
The New Arab
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The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaeda extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as "a strategic base for external operations," UN experts said in a new report....
UK Envoy Belinda Lewis Bids Farewell with Big Wins for Culture, Trade & Peace
Arab Times
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July 24, 2025
British Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Her Excellency Belinda Lewis KUWAIT CITY, July 24: British Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Her Excellency Belinda Lewis, welcomed journalists to her Residence as she approaches the end of her posting....
Azerbaijan, Somalia vow to deepen ties during Baku meeting
Shabelle Media Network
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July 24, 2025
BAKU, July 24, 2025 – Azerbaijan and Somalia pledged to enhance bilateral relations and expand cooperation during an official visit by Somali Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali to Baku, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Ali was...
Ghana expands visa-free travel with Global South as US borders tighten
Africanews
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July 31, 2025
Ghanaians can now travel visa-free to four countries in the Global South, a move aimed at strengthening passport power after the US imposed travel restrictions on several African nations. Ghana signed a visa waiver agreement with Colombia,...
Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Somalia hold expanded meeting -
APA
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On July 24, 2025, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia Abdisalam Abdi Ali, who is on an official visit to...
Somalia PM meets Arab League envoy to boost cooperation
Shabelle Media Network
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July 20, 2025
MOGADISHU – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Saturday received the Arab League envoy to Somalia, Abdalla Al-Qutaybi, at his office in Mogadishu to discuss strengthening cooperation between Somalia and member states of the Arab League in...
Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 24, 2025
Despite a number of foreign actors, including the United States, using kinetic military strikes and contributing military resources to Somalia for the past many years in an ostensible effort to improve the Somali security situation, both ISIS and...
Puntland Rejects Somalia’s ‘Hijacking’ Claim, Invites Turkey to Join Probe Into Seized Weapons Ship
Shabelle Media Network
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July 24, 2025
GAROWE, Somalia – Puntland state on Wednesday hit back at accusations by Somalia’s federal government, dismissing Mogadishu’s claim that the seizure of a weapons-carrying vessel amounted to “hijacking” and labelling the statement “irresponsible”....
Oulu police do not suspect crime in Kalajoki drownings
Yle Uutiset
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July 31, 2025
Oulu Police do not suspect any crime in an incident where three teenagers drowned at the Hiekkasärkät beach in Kalajoki over the weekend. According to the deputy investigator in charge, Teuvo Nissilä, police have gathered extensive information and...
Opinion: Burning down America’s best tool for peace and prosperity
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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State Department employees applaud as their colleagues walk through the lobby of the State Department headquarters in the Harry S Truman Building, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) On July 11, the U.S. State...
Djibouti opens market for Kenya's miraa exports
The Standard
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Kenyan miraa, also known as khat, has been cleared for export to Djibouti, marking a significant new market opportunity for farmers and traders of the lucrative stimulant crop. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) announced yesterday the...