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Israel Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan, Keeps Option of Unilateral Iran Strikes Open
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned down a 15-point U.S.-backed plan for Gaza, saying Israeli troops will stay in…
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Yemeni National Killed During Friday Prayers Inside Mosque in Somalia
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A Yemeni man was fatally stabbed inside a mosque in Somalia as he performed Friday…
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UN prepares for possible Somalia mission closure, puts assets up for sale
UN weighs Somalia mission wind-down as assets go up for sale MOGADISHU, Somalia — A United Nations tender to auction off a…
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North Western State of Somalia President Calls for Federal Government to Implement Previous Agreements
Sunday August 9, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has accused Somalia’s federal government…
Somalia
Somalia Parliament to elect new speaker Monday as two lawmakers enter race
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The contest to lead Somalia’s House of the People formally opened Sunday, with two lawmakers…
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Somalia Welcomes Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan’s Trilateral Defense Pact
Sahin Demir Saturday August 8, 2026 Somalia hails agreement as historic move to deepen cooperation, while Bahrain says pact strengthens the GCC’s…
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Bristol Lord Mayor Yasin Mohamud Arrives in Mogadishu for Official Visit
Sunday August 9, 2026 Bristol’s first Lord Mayor of Somali heritage, Yasin Mohamud, has arrived in Mogadishu for an official visit aimed…
Somalia
Somalia Launches $20 Million Hargeisa Road Project Under World Bank-Backed Program
Saturday August 8, 2026 A $20 million road project in Hargeisa is moving forward under an agreement being signed by Somalia’s federal…
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Somalia Sends Two Students to International Quran Competition in Saudi Arabia
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Two Somali students are heading to Saudi Arabia to compete in an international Quran competition…
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Somalia Intelligence Agency Arrests Nine Suspected al-Shabab Members in Mogadishu
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said Friday that it had detained nine people suspected…
East-Africa
Grenade explosion injures four people in North Western State of Somalia
Saturday August 8, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — A grenade explosion in Hargeisa on Friday evening injured two North Western State of Somalia…
