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Somalia: Gunfight Between Government Troops Leaves Casualties in Mogadishu
Shabelle Media Network
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June 30, 2025
MOGADISHU, June 30, 2025 – A deadly overnight gunfight erupted between government troops in Mogadishu’s Shiirkole neighborhood, in the Hodan district, leaving several casualties, local residents and witnesses reported Monday. The shootout, which...
President Museveni gives tips on geopolitics to senior military officers from the region
Independent (Uganda)
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June 30, 2025
One of the officers from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) raising a question Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni last week interacted with senior military officers from different African countries at the Senior Command and...
Somalia: Deputy Information Minister Urges Youth to Join Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Shabelle Media Network
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June 30, 2025
MOGADISHU, June 30, 2025 – Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Information, Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adala, on Monday called on Somali youth to take an active role in the ongoing military campaign against Al-Shabaab, as the country marks its Independence...
HM the Sultan greets presidents of Congo, Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda, Governor General of Canada
Times of Oman
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Muscat- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to PresidentFelix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his country’s Independence Anniversary. In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his heartfelt...
Somalia's economic growth at 4.1 pct in 2024
Xinhua News Agency
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MOGADISHU, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's gross domestic product (GDP) fell slightly to 4.1 percent in 2024, down from 4.2 percent in 2023, the national statistics bureau has said. GDP per capita in current prices rose to 737 U.S. dollars in 2024,...
President al-Sisi: June 30 Revolution represents national epic that brought state back to its right path
Egypt Independent
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June 30, 2025
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday, June 30, 2025, that the June 30 Revolution represented a national epic drawn by Egyptians to bring the state back to its right path. In a speech marking the revolution and published by the presidency...
Somalia: Puntland President Urges Inclusive Talks Amid Political Deadlock
Garowe Online
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Puntland Forces Launch Operation Against ISIS Remnants in Al-Miskad Mountains Bosaso, Somalia, June 30, 2025 – Puntland Defense Forces launched a military operation early Monday targeting areas in the Al-Miskad mountain range where remnants of the...
Latin American nations call for urgent Haiti aid plan as gangs expand and international mission stalls
Haitian Times
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June 30, 2025
Overview: In response to Haiti’s worsening crisis, the OAS has adopted a resolution urging swift regional coordination and an action plan within 45 days to support security, humanitarian relief and democratic transition. Working with Haitian...
Qatari Prime Minister Meets Somaliland President in Doha
Shabelle Media Network
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June 30, 2025
Doha, June 30, 2025 – Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held official talks on Monday with Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi during the latter’s visit to Doha. The meeting...
Somalia: Clashes Erupt in Lower Shabelle Between Government Forces and Al-Shabaab
Shabelle Media Network
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June 30, 2025
MOGADISHU – Heavy fighting has broken out in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region between federal government forces and the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab, local sources and officials said Monday. The clashes, which are concentrated in areas...
Prime Minister meets President of Somaliland
The Peninsula
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June 30, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Monday with President of Somaliland HE Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro, who is visiting the country. During the meeting,...
His Majesty Sultan Haitham sends greetings to Congo, Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda, and Canada
The Arabian Stories
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June 30, 2025
MUSCAT – In his cable, His Majesty expressed his best wishes for continued progress, development and stability for the friendly country under the leadership of the President, hoping that the relations of cooperation and friendship between the two...
HRH Prince Salman congratulates the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Gulf Daily News Online
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His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today sent a congratulatory cable to the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on Somalia’s Independence Day. .
Sanctions considerations for non-governmental organisations in a new US administration
Global Investigations Review
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June 30, 2025
The continued and evolving use of economic and financial sanctions by a growing number of jurisdictions and government authorities, the exponential increase in the sheer number of sanctions targets and the increasing level of complexity of...
Johannes Zutt appointed World Bank Vice President for South Asia
OnlineKhabar
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June 30, 2025
June 30, Kathmandu The World Bank has appointed Johannes Zutt as the new Vice President for the South Asia Region, succeeding Martin Raiser. His appointment is effective from July 1, 2025. As the regional Vice President for South Asia, Zutt will...
Battle of Mogadishu veteran speaks at YPG’s Halo Chapel
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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June 30, 2025
Full pews at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Halo Chapel greeted Army Ranger Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Struecker as he made a highly anticipated presentation the evening of June 4. Before going to seminary and being commissioned as an Army...
Somali military eliminates over 37 al-Shabaab terrorists in southern region
News.Az
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Somalia’s Danab special forces have eliminated more than 37 al-Shabaab terrorists in a village west of Buulo Xaaji in the southern region of Lower Jubba, according to the Defense Ministry. The Danab commandos, working alongside international...
Somalia’s Embassy in Kenya Marks 65th Anniversary of National Independence
Shabelle Media Network
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June 29, 2025
NAIROBI, June 29, 2025 – The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Kenya on Saturday commemorated the 65th anniversary of Somalia’s Independence Day, marking the historic liberation of the Somali territories on June 26, 1960. The event,...
Somalia Security Minister Calls for Immediate Halt to Fighting in Abudwak Town
Shabelle Media Network
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June 29, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Security has called on the warring parties in Caabud-waaq district, Galgaduud region, to immediately cease hostilities. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartag strongly warned that those fueling the conflict will...
Somalia: Mogadishu Residents Report Coercion in Voter Registration Ahead of Local Council Elections
Garowe Online
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Somalia: Mogadishu Residents Report Coercion in Voter Registration Ahead of Local Council Elections MOGADISHU, Somalia — Concerns are mounting over the voter registration process for the upcoming local council elections in Somalia’s Banaadir...