THE SCOOP Somalia’s government has offered the US “exclusive operational control” over strategic ports on the Gulf of Aden in a bid to derail any recognition by Washington of breakaway regions in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. It made the offer despite not being in control of the sites....
145 stranded Somalis return home from Libya
The official Somali news agency announced on Tuesday that the federal government successfully facilitated the return of 145 Somali citizens who were stranded in Libya via two flights, after facing severe hardships. The agency explained that this was through the Voluntary Humanitarian Return program, funded by the European Union and...
Somali-American Received Millions in U.S. Taxpayer Dollars, MaineCare Funding While Claiming to Bankroll Jubaland Militia
Somali-American Abdullahi Ali has had a prolific life since arriving in Lewiston, Maine as a refugee in 2009. Ali has become a U.S. citizen, started a nonprofit to help fellow immigrants, started several businesses, including a multi-million dollar MaineCare-funded migrant services agency, and even — according to an interview he...
Ethiopia on the Brink: Abiy Ahmed’s Risky Power Play and the Growing Threat of War
Ethiopia is going through a deep political and societal crisis, marked by ethnic tensions, economic problems, and increasing instability. Ethiopia is going through a deep political and societal crisis, marked by ethnic tensions, economic problems, and increasing instability. The devastating civil war in the Tigray region (2020–2022) left the country...
Somalia sacks defence minister amid US pressure over his Turkey ties-Sources tell MEE minister’s efforts to deepen military, energy and aerospace cooperation with Ankara unsettled Washington.
Sources tell MEE minister’s efforts to deepen military, energy and aerospace cooperation with Ankara unsettled Washington. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud dismissed his defence minister, Abuldkadir Mohamed Nur, on Sunday following lobbying efforts by the US military, sources told Middle East Eye. Nur has been reassigned as the minister of...
Horn of Africa: a new front in the US-Israel push to uproot Gaza’s Palestinians
In 2022, Somaliland offered the US military access to a strategic seaport and airfield in exchange for steps toward sovereignty. With Arab nations rejecting Trump's 'Middle East Riviera' plan, the United States and Israel are now eyeing the Horn of Africa as a potential destination for Palestinians forcibly uprooted from Gaza. One...
TALISKA CIIDANKA XOOGGA DALKA SOOMAALIYEED-WARSAXAAFADEED
Shabeellaha Dhexe, Maarso 11, 2025 - Cidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed (CDS) oo kashanaya saaxiibada caalamka ayaa fuliyay howlgal dugeyn ah oo si gaar ah loo gorsheeyay, kaas oo lagu beegsaday xubno sare oo ka tirsan Khawaarijta. Duqeynta ayaa ka dhacday deegaanka Damasha, Shabeelow e gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe, halkaas oo lagu...
Ramadan 2025: Fasting hours and iftar times around the world
The dawn-to-dusk fast lasts anywhere from 13 to 16 hours, depending on where in the world you are. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has begun worldwide. For the next 29 or 30 days, Muslims observing the fast will refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, a period lasting from...
Libyan, Somali leaders discuss cooperation on investment, education
TRIPOLI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- President of the Libyan Presidency Council Mohamed Menfi emphasized the importance of Libya-Somalia cooperation during a press conference on Monday following talks with visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The two countries signed several cooperation memoranda covering investment, training, and education, according to Menfi. "We...
US and Tanzania Army Representatives Call for More Joint Exercises Following the Conclusion of Cutlass Express
The Cutlass Express maritime exercises began on February 10, 2025, and included participants from Comoros, Djibouti, France, Georgia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Madagascar, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Morocco, and the United States Representatives of the Tanzanian and US armies have called for increased joint training following the conclusion of the...