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Somalia on Tuesday condemned Israel’s decision to recognize North Western State of Somalia as an independent state, calling it a violation of international law and vowing to defend the country’s territorial integrity as diplomatic fallout widened across the Horn of Africa. Speaking in Ankara on the sidelines of the Türkiye-Africa Strategic Dialogue organized by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Academy (MİA), Somali Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Hassan Moallim Mohamud said the move underscored what he…

In a decisive move, Dutch law enforcement rounded up numerous pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Amsterdam for violating a protest ban. This restriction was enacted following violent confrontations between Israeli football fans and local youths. The Amsterdam District Court upheld the mayor's order to prohibit demonstrations in the city. This decision came just days after disturbances erupted involving fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv and others on scooters throughout various neighborhoods. Despite the ban, hundreds of individuals…

Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama slammed an attempt to kick him out of his Senate spot, tagging it as uncalled-for, upholding that it breaks all sorts of constitutional rules. Senate Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdillahi held the view that Jama had essentially abandoned his role after he was missing from four back-to-back sittings. On October 13, Jama voiced his concerns, pointing a finger at the Speaker for overstepping his bounds. "It's unsettling," Jama voiced, "that the Speaker is going down a…

"Ethiopia's bid to annex a segment of Somalia, ostensibly to secure sea access, is both illegal and unwarranted," he asserted. "Comparable pacts have been forged by other nations. Thus, Somalia's government stirring up antagonism to mask its internal political strife is uncalled for," he remarked to the General Assembly. Faced with Ethiopia's design, Somalia has vowed to expel Ethiopian troops integrated into an African Union mission fighting Al-Shabaab militants since 2007. Mogadishu has brokered a defense…