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NEW: London Terror Suspect Identified As Somali Immigrant
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (24+ words) The suspect in the stabbing incident in Golders Green, north London, has been identified as a 45-year-old British national born in Somalia....
Somalis From Rep. Ilhan Omar's Area Back to Hijacking Ships Again - Three ships have been hijacked in a week by the Somalis.
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (167+ words) Now that the FBI is busting fake Somali day cares in Minneapolis, Somali pirates are taking to the high seas back in their own country and hijacking ships, taking hostages and hoping Gov. Tim Walz shows up. Thus far the…...
Iran war is latest blow to Somalia's malnourished children
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (852+ words) By Ammu Kannampilly and Olivia Le Poidevin NAIROBI/GENEVA, April 28 (Reuters) " For Somalia's malnourished children, already suffering the twin catastrophes of looming famine and radical cuts in foreign aid, the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran means more than soaring petrol pump…...
Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia, security groups say
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (264+ words) GAROWE, Somalia, April 27 (Reuters) " Suspected pirates have boarded a St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo vessel off Somalia's waters and were sailing "it towards the Somali coastline, British maritime "security groups Vanguard and Ambrey said. Somali pirates caused havoc in…...
Suspected Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Vessel Headed to Mogadishu
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (186+ words) Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a fuel tanker off the northeastern coast of Somalia, according to a local official and the British military. The vessel was seized on Wednesday in waters between the coastal towns of Hafun and Bandarbeyla in the…...
Ethiopia's Tigray province renews parliament, raising tensions
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (216+ words) The country is still recovering from a civil war in the region that stymied attempts to liberalize one of Africa's biggest economies. Ethiopia's Tigray province renews parliament, raising tensions The ruling party in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region reconstituted a parliament…...
Rebuilding Somalia's Air Force: JF-17 Deal Could Transform Maritime Security
1+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) Somalia's acquisition of Pakistani JF-17 Block III fighter jets will enhance the security of commercial shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden " one of the world's most strategically important waterways " according to Sultan M. Hali, a retired Group Captain of the…...
Tigray party to restore pre-war administration, jeopardising northern Ethiopia peace
1+ week, 2+ day ago (516+ words) NAIROBI, April 20 (Reuters) " Tigray's main political party said it was taking back control of the region's government, effectively voiding a peace deal with Ethiopia's federal government that ended one of the century's deadliest conflicts. "It (the federal government) is in…...
Killings at Bondi Beach, Brown U, Syria, Somali Embezzlement " What's the Connection?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (238+ words) Brown University shooting: 2 dead, 9 injured in an economics exam-prep class; a suspect was later found at a hotel south of Providence; motive and affiliation are described as unknown at the time of recording. Australia shooting (Bondi Beach): 16 dead, 40 injured; allegedly…...
Could Somaliland base emerge as US foothold against Iran, Houthis in key sea lanes?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (218+ words) A strategically important air base and port have been offered to the U. S. as a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins and Iran-backed threats target the key Red Sea choke point of the Bab el-Mandeb. .. Could Somaliland base emerge as…...