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The Puntland President receives a warm welcome in Kismayo

Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni and a delegation led by him have landed at the airport in Kismayo where he is receiving a warm welcome from the leaders and the public. Jubbaland President Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe and members of his cabinet and a large crowd of people welcomed Said Deni

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Puntland President rejects Villa Somalia request not to attend the inauguration of Jubaland President

Bosaso, Somali Times, The provincial capital of Bari region, on Monday for an hour-long meeting with Puntland President, Said Abdullahi Deni. and Somali federal government Ministers met with President Deni, all from originated Puntland, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Isse Awad, Minister of Planning, Jamal Hassan Mohamed, Minister of Fisheries, Abdullahi Baysan Warsame and

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Somalia: Twin bomb blasts kill 6 outside Mogadishu

Blasts targeted military convoy traveling from Mogadishu to Afgoye in Lower Shabelle region At least six government soldiers were killed and several others wounded when twin roadside explosions targeted a military convoy outside the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, officials said. The attack took place near Elasha Biyaha, 15 kilometers (9 miles) southwest of the

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American service member injured in al-Shabab attack in Somalia: US military

U.S. military base in Somalia Baledogle By jenae barnes A U.S. service member suffered a concussion injury from Monday’s attack by the terrorist group al-Shabab at a U.S. military airfield in Somalia, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). In the aftermath of the attack, defense officials reported that there were no injuries or casualties at

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Extremists launch 2 attacks on military targets in Somalia

Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels on Monday launched two attacks on U.S. and European military targets, officials said. The first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for U.S. and Somalia forces in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia. A suicide car bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives at the gate

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S. Korea, Japan jointly take part in multinational maritime exercise

Kang Gam Chan (Yonhap) By Yonhap South Korea and Japan jointly participated in a multinational anti-piracy maritime exercise off the coast of Somalia, the Navy said Monday, amid strained relations between the two countries over history and trade rows. The navies from South Korea, Japan, Germany, Spain and Oman launched the joint exercise in the

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Status of Mogadishu new headache for Farmajo as autonomy calls grow

Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Mohamed Farmajo returns to Mogadishu to face the problem of whether to turn the capital into a federal state. Days after he delivered his inaugural speech at the United Nations in which he called for international support to help Somalia rebuild “politics of inclusivity,” Mr Farmaajo may now have to manage

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How Gulf geopolitics are turning Somalia into a theatre of the absurd

Previously, countries like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have happily welcomed the parade of Somali politicians shuttling between their capitals on discreet fundraising trips months before the presidential elections Somalia, is preparing to hold a universal suffrage election in 2020/21, the first of its kind after more than two decades of

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Jewish community helps reopen Somali Bravanese centre six years after arson

Cutting the ribbon for the new Somali-Bravanese community centre. Rabbis from across the religious spectrum are joined by faith minister Lord Younger, as the community rallies rounds its Muslim neighbours to inaugurate its new centre A new London base for the Somali Bravanese Welfare Association was officially opened last night in the presence of local

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Somalia: Puntland government imposes restrictive surveillance measures on media

Photo/Somali Times Authorities in Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, announced on 22 September that all the independent media houses and journalists operating in the region will have to register in “order to monitor their daily journalistic work”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) in condemning the

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