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EU tightens visa rules for Somalis over returns row

Brussels (Somalia Today) — The European Union on Thursday tightened visa rules for Somali nationals, saying Mogadishu has failed to cooperate sufficiently in taking back citizens who have no legal right...
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Somali PM visits Galmudug amid bid to oust regional leader

Dhusamareb (Somalia Today) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre arrived in Galmudug’s capital Dhusamareb on Wednesday for talks aimed at easing a political standoff over the central state’s...
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Pro-Israel advocate ‘to lobby’ Trump on Somaliland recognition

Jerusalem (Somalia Today) — A leading pro-Israel advocate has said he will urge US President Donald Trump to support formal American recognition of Somaliland. Dr...
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Somali opposition backs direct election plan after years of resistance

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — A Somali opposition alliance said Saturday it had endorsed a transitional direct election model, presenting it as a compromise to...
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Iran says it pauses US talks after Trump threats

Bürgenstock (Somalia Today) — Iran said Sunday it had paused high-level talks with the United States in Switzerland after President Donald Trump threatened fresh strikes if Tehran failed to rein in...
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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...
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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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Iran says it pauses US talks after Trump threats

Bürgenstock (Somalia Today) — Iran said Sunday it had paused high-level talks with the United States in Switzerland after President Donald Trump threatened fresh strikes if Tehran failed to rein in...
Middle East

OIC, Palestine condemn ‘illegal’ Somaliland Jerusalem ‘embassy’

Jeddah (Somalia Today) — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the opening of what Somaliland called an “embassy”...
Middle East

Trump announces Iran deal and reopening of Strait of Hormuz

Washington (Somalia Today) — The United States and Iran have reached a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US...
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EU tightens visa rules for Somalis over returns row

Brussels (Somalia Today) — The European Union on Thursday tightened visa rules for Somali nationals, saying Mogadishu has failed to cooperate sufficiently in taking back citizens who have no legal right...
Society

Somali court jails activist Sadia Bajaaj for three years

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — A court in Mogadishu on Thursday sentenced Somali social media activist Sadia Moalim Ali Hassan, widely known as Sadia Bajaaj,...
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Eastern Libya bans Somalis, other nationalities from entry

Benghazi (Somalia Today) — Libya’s eastern-based government has banned nationals of Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia from entering territory under its control, as authorities...

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