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Iran says Strait of Hormuz remains completely open, foreign minister says
Saturday April 18, 2026 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi [Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters] Iran said the Strait of…
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Somalia says Israeli move on North Western State of Somalia violates sovereignty, risks regional stability
Efe Ozkan and Seyit KurtSaturday April 18, 2026 State Minister Ali Mohammad Omar says Mogadishu rejects recognition of breakaway region, warns of…
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Airstrikes destroy livelihoods in a Lower Shabelle farming village
Saturday April 18, 2026 Adan Gedi Mohamed sits in a neighbour’s compound after his own house was destroyed in airstrikes/Muna Hussein/Ergo A…
Somalia
Somalia Launches Tree-Planting Campaign in Mogadishu to Strengthen Climate Action
Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) — A major greening push kicked off in the capital as the Banadir Regional Administration joined forces with…
Somalia
Iranian Parliament Speaker Calls Trump’s Claims “False”
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Iran’s delegation in the latest talks with the United States in Islamabad, said on…
Somalia
Airstrikes destroy livelihoods in a Lower Shabelle farming village
Saturday April 18, 2026 Adan Gedi Mohamed sits in a neighbour’s compound after his own house was destroyed in airstrikes/Muna Hussein/Ergo A…
Somalia
Mogadishu works to revive Somalia’s fading sacred heritage
by Sagal-Louise HaiderSaturday April 18, 2026 In Mogadishu’s historic Xamar Weyne district, Fakhr ad-Din Mosque endures as a medieval landmark with deep…
Somalia
Mogadishu orders traders to accept Somali shilling in market transactions
Friday April 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — After days of commercial strain in Somalia’s capital, authorities in Mogadishu moved on Thursday to…
Somalia
Somalia rethinks federalism in light of experience and reality
Friday April 17, 2026 A hard look at how political engineering, donor influence, and institutional frailty are shaping the future of the…
Somalia
OIC condemns Israel’s appointment of diplomatic representative in North Western State of Somalia
Friday April 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has issued a sharp rebuke of Israel’s decision to…
East-Africa
Erdogan, Somali president pledge deeper strategic ties in Istanbul
Friday April 17, 2026 Istanbul (AX) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Thursday in Istanbul,…
