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Somalia's New Defence Minister Meets U.S. Ambassador to Boost Security Cooperation
On his very first day in office, Somalia's newly appointed Defence Minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, held a meeting with Richard H. Riley, the US Ambassador to Somalia, in Mogadishu on Monday.The two ...
Warfronts on MSN4h
Are America's Allies about to Invade Yemen? (And More)
As Yemen prepares for a potential regional ground offensive, violent escalations are also shaking Somalia, Haiti, and Nigeria ...
AllAfrica on MSN23h
Somalia: Former Somali President Shariif Sheikh Ahmed Meets U.S. Ambassador in Mogadishu
Former Somali President Shariif Sheikh Ahmed met with U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Richard Riley in Mogadishu on Sunday to discuss political and security developments and the ongoing state-building ...
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Somalia to Open Key Political Summit in Mogadishu Amid Boycott By Regional Leaders
Somalia is set to open a long-awaited National Consultative Council meeting in Mogadishu on Monday, though most regional leaders failed to attend, highlighting ongoing tensions between the federal ...
The East African on MSN1d
Somalia President defends ‘lopsided’ oil deal with Türkiye
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has defended Mogadishu’s deal with Türkiye on oil and gas exploration, which has ...
The New York Sun9h
White Mom Accused of Racist Rant in Playground Quarrel Over Diaper Bag Has Received Nearly $700,000 in Donations
A northern Minnesota mother – who gained widespread attention after a playground video in which she used a racial slur and ...
Anadolu Agency5d
China lauds Somalia's move against Taiwan, backs Mogadishu over Somaliland
Somalia has decided to stop accepting visitors or transit passengers with Taiwanese passports - Anadolu Ajansı ...
Somalia Bars Taiwanese Passport Holders From Entering the Country
The decision comes as Taipei has worked to build its ties with Somaliland, a breakaway territory that declared independence ...
Taiwan says Somalia bans entry to its citizens amid Somaliland dispute
Somalia has banned entry to Taiwan passport holders citing compliance with a United Nations resolution, the island's foreign ministry said, blaming Chinese pressure on Mogadishu at a time Taiwan is ...
Taiwan launches counter-offensive against China's 'Legal Warfare' over UN Resolution 2758
In recent years, Beijing has persistently twisted the interpretation of UN Resolution 2758 to diminish Taiwan's presence on the international stage, they reported, mentioning that last year, the South ...
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The State Department Reorganization Abroad Doesn’t Go Far Enough
A draft internal State Department memo (denied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio) shows the Trump administration is considering closing 10 embassies and 17 consulates and to consolidate staff in Japan ...
Somalia and Taiwan impose reciprocal entry bans in apparent link to Taiwan recognizing Somaliland
Somalia and Taiwan have imposed entry bans for each other’s citizens, officials said Wednesday, in a diplomatic tiff that appeared to be linked to Taiwan’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of ...