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Mogadishu (AX) – Picture a bustling airport, the hum of anticipation mingling with the clamor of last-minute announcements. Now, swap the airport for the Iraqi border, where the stakes are not about missed flights, but about national security. That’s the scene as a Somali government delegation, led by the thoughtful and determined Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartaag, touched down in Iraq. Their mission? To tighten the knots of security cooperation between the two nations. Accompanying Minister…

Okay, picture this: a diplomatic tug-of-war, with all the drama of a soap opera. We've got Ethiopia pulling one way and Egypt yanking the other. It's a high-stakes chess game, and Somalia's caught in the middle like the poor pawn wishing it could just be a knight and leap out of the fray. Somalian Diplomacy in the Hot Seat: A Tale of Two Rivals and a Stuck-in-the-Middle ADDIS ABABA/MOGADISHU, Jan 12 – Rumor has it that Ethiopia's trying to swap out Somalia’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Fiqi, for a new face. But there’s a snag…

In a significant assembly on Thursday, Egypt's Minister of Defense and Military Production Abdel Mageed Saqr met with Somalia's Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur and his entourage during their expedition to Egypt. This encounter was captured by the Egyptian Armed Forces' press team. Saqr took the stage to deliberate on the regional and global dynamics that impact security within Africa. These weighty discussions with his Somali counterpart highlighted the intertwined destinies of both nations' defense strategies. The…

Mogadishu (AX) — In Tuesday's bustling corridors of Mogadishu, Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre sat down with a notable Kenyan delegation, opening the gateway to diplomatic interventions aimed at untangling the political snafu between Somalia's federal government and Jubbaland's head honcho, Ahmed Madobe, regarding the looming electoral festivities.The Kenyan synergy was spearheaded by heavyweights like former IGAD Secretary General Mahbub Moalim, the erstwhile IGAD Special Envoy for Somalia, Ambassador Mohamed Abdi…

On Friday, CIA Director William Burns engaged in discussions with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in the capital city of Mogadishu. They delved into various significant topics, particularly focusing on security and the pressing issue of terrorism. A report from the Somali presidency described their meeting as a "high-level conversation aimed at reinforcing the longstanding strategic alliance between Somalia and the United States." The dialogue, according to the official statement, "addressed several mutually…

Taoiseach Simon Harris recently engaged in crucial discussions with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni regarding Israel's assaults on UNIFIL positions situated in southern Lebanon. Both Italy and Spain maintain significant detachments of UNIFIL peacekeepers stationed in the tumultuous region. During their dialogue at the EU summit in Brussels, the Taoiseach clearly articulated his viewpoint, emphasizing that the safety of UNIFIL personnel is paramount. He insisted that Israel…

Hezbollah declared it was engaged in combat with Israeli troops attempting to penetrate Ramya village, located in southern Lebanon. This clash comes on the heels of a third United Nations peacekeeper being injured amid the escalating conflict involving the Iran-supported Lebanese faction. Israeli airstrikes have rattled the main base for peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, leading UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and various Western nations to vociferously denounce these aggressive actions. The UNIFIL peacekeeping force…

Central Command, responsible for orchestrating U.S. military actions in the chaotic Middle East arena, announced that they struck Houthi-held weapons systems, bases, and other vital essentials. Word from the Houthi broadcasters claims that the heart of Yemen, Sanaa, felt the brunt of these hits. On a Monday not far gone, the Houthis proudly declared they'd downed a U.S.-crafted MQ-9 Reaper drone that happened to be soaring the Yemeni skies. The U.S. military fessed up to losing one of its unmanned birds. The previous…

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left) accepts a ceremonial gift from Haluk Bayraktar (right), CEO of Baykar Technologies, in a Mogadishu meet aimed at enhancing Somalia-Turkey defence ties. Mogadishu (AX) — Over the weekend, Haluk Bayraktar, the CEO of Turkey's defence behemoth Baykar and the brain behind the globally acclaimed Bayraktar TB2 drone, touched down in Mogadishu, flagging a renewed vigor in Somalia-Turkey relations. Welcomed by Somalia's Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, Bayraktar then had…

An AK-style firearm was discovered near Trump's golf course, according to two officials and a third law enforcement officer. The golf course was partially shut down while Trump was playing, and agents patrolling a few holes ahead saw someone with the firearm. They noticed the person pushing the rifle's muzzle through the fence, prompting the agents to open fire, the officials reported. Trump's campaign and the Secret Service confirmed his safety and announced an ongoing investigation into the incident, which occurred just…