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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

Türkiye, Egypt ready to cooperate to stop Gaza bloodshed

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meets with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Egypt Feb.14, 2024. (Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters)
By: DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye and Egypt are ready to cooperate to stop the bloodshed in Gaza amid Israel's incessant attacks, which have killed over 28,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

Recognize Somaliland as an independent nation

People stand next to the Independence Monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the country, in the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, on September 19, 2021. (Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images)
BY ELIOT WILSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) gave a speech in Minneapolis on Jan. 27 declaring that she would use her influence to prevent an agreement over access to the sea being signed between Ethiopia and...

UAE Armed Forces members killed in Somalia attack are repatriated

The bodies of three of the Emirati armed forces officers killed in a terrorist attack in Somalia arrive at Al Bateen Airport. A fourth officer died of his injuries after being flown back to the UAE. Wam
By: National The bodies of four members of the UAE armed forces killed in a terrorist attack in Somalia were repatriated on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence announced. An officer from the Bahrain...

Sweden orders Iraqi Quran burner to leave country

Sweden orders Iraqi Quran burner to leave country
By: Anadolu Agency The Swedish Migration Court has confirmed that an Iraqi man who staged a series of public Quran burnings last year will be deported, local media reported Wednesday.  Immigration authorities refused...

Türkiye, Somalia sign agreement on defense, economic cooperation

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler (R) and Minister of Defense of Somalia Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (L) in Ankara, Türkiye on February 08, 2024.
By: ANADOLU AGENCY Türkiye and Somalia’s defense ministers signed a defense and economic cooperation agreement Thursday to enhance bilateral relations and the stability of the region. Yasar Guler welcomed his Somali counterpart Abdulkadir...

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, dies after cancer diagnosis

President Hage Geingob of Namibia gestures during an interview with Reuters in central London, Britain December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
By: REUTERS Namibia's President Hage Geingob, 82, died in hospital early on Sunday, the presidency said, weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. Geingob had been in charge of the thinly populated...

Red Sea Tensions May Help Revive Somali Piracy

The hijacked fishing dhow Al Meraj-1 (Indian Navy)
Maritime security analysts are concerned that the disruption in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden may be creating new opportunities for Somali pirates, who had been quasi-dormant since 2012 but have recently picked up the...

Russian troops could deploy to Burkina Faso – junta leader

Burkina Faso to sign nuclear power deal with Russia
By: BBC Burkina Faso's military-backed president has said Russian troops could deploy to fight jihadists in the West African country, if needed. In an interview, Ibrahim Traoré said Russia is offering logistical and...

 US House majority whip Tom Emmer calls on Ilhan Omar to resign for ‘appalling, Somalia-first’ speech

The event took place Saturday at the Hyatt Hotel in Minneapolis. (Twitter)
By:Alpha News In a video widely circulated on social media, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is quoted as allegedly saying, “The U.S. government will only do what Somalians in the U.S. tell them to do! They will do what...

MP Alexander Stafford: ‘The UK cannot afford to ignore Somaliland’s plea for recognition’

Somaliland flag
By Alexander Stafford Conservative MP for Rother Valley Perhaps the most important lesson we should learn from the brutal war in Ukraine is the value of free, democratic friends in difficult places. The UK has taken a leading...