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Al-Shabaab exploits Somali World Cup referee’s US entry denial

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s militant group Al-Shabaab has sought to exploit Washington’s decision to deny entry to Somali World Cup referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, turning the case into a propaganda...
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Israel penetrated Somalia politics, ex-minister says

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Former Somali information minister Zakaria Mahmoud Haji Abdi has accused Israel of penetrating Somali political decision-making through Ethiopia and exploiting the country’s weak institutions. In an...
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Somaliland president expected in Israel for embassy opening

Hargeisa (Somalia Today) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi is expected to travel to Israel next week for a visit that would include the...
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Trump not expected to recognise Somaliland, source says

Washington (Somalia Today) — Somaliland’s hopes of securing recognition from President Donald Trump’s administration have suffered a fresh setback after a congressional source said...
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Sudanese suspect held after brutal Belfast knife attack

Belfast (Somalia Today) — Police in Northern Ireland said Tuesday that a Sudanese man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a brutal knife attack in Belfast left another...
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US seeks to revoke citizenship of Somali-born Minnesotan

Minneapolis (Somalia Today) — The Trump administration is seeking to strip a Somali-born Minnesota man of his US citizenship, making him one of 17...
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Pentagon sees growing Israeli espionage threat, NYT reports

Washington (Somalia Today) — US intelligence reports have raised concern that Israeli spy agencies tried to eavesdrop on senior American officials involved in efforts...

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Israel and Iran trade fire as Trump ceasefire push falters

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Somaliland president expected in Israel for embassy opening

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Israel’s Somaliland move only the beginning, ex-minister warns

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Al-Shabaab exploits Somali World Cup referee’s US entry denial

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s militant group Al-Shabaab has sought to exploit Washington’s decision to deny entry to Somali World Cup referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, turning the case into a propaganda...
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Somali World Cup referee returns home after US bars entry

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan returned to Mogadishu on Wednesday to a hero’s welcome after the United States denied him...
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Somali World Cup referee denied entry to United States

Miami (Somalia Today) — US authorities have denied Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan entry to the United States over “vetting concerns”, FIFA said, ending...

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