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Somalia Plans to Revive Somali Airlines

(MENAFN) Somalia’s authorities have revealed that the national airline, Somali Airlines, is set to resume operations before the conclusion of 2025, over three decades after it was suspended due to the nation’s civil conflict. Transport and Civil...

Somalia refutes claims of having “secret deal” with Sweden

(MENAFN) Somalia strongly rejected allegations on Wednesday that it had struck a “secret deal” with Sweden involving conditional development aid linked to the deportation of Somali nationals. The prime minister’s office stated that “Somalia has no...

Somalia Refutes Claims of Covert Deportation Deal with Sweden

(MENAFN) Somalia on Wednesday strongly denied claims of a covert agreement with Sweden that allegedly tied development aid to the forced return of Somali nationals, calling the reports “false, misleading, and unfounded.” In a statement shared on...

Somalia seeks to boost East African relations by teaching Swahili

(MENAFN) Somalia plans to add Swahili, the widely spoken language of East Africa, to its national education curriculum, the president announced. Currently, English serves as the primary language of instruction in secondary schools, while Arabic is...

Climate Crisis Escalates into Humanitarian Emergency

(MENAFN) In anticipation of this week’s launch of the UN COP30 climate change summit, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) cautioned on Tuesday that the climate emergency is increasingly transforming into a...

IFRC demands global action to stop climate emergency

(MENAFN) As the UN COP30 climate change conference prepares to open this week, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Tuesday issued a stark warning that the climate emergency is increasingly transforming...

Kuwait and ICRC hold fourth high-level strategic dialogue to reinforce humanitarian partnership

H.E. Ambassador Khalid AlMaghamis, chairman of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society: “Since its establishment in 1966, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society has worked in close partnership with the ICRC as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent...

Three decades of Flagship African airline suspension come to end

(MENAFN) Somalia’s government has announced that national carrier Somali Airlines will restart operations before the end of 2025, marking more than three decades since the airline was grounded during the country’s civil war. Transport and Civil...

Somali Airlines to restart operations after thirty-year suspension

(MENAFN) Somalia’s government has announced that the national carrier, Somali Airlines, will restart operations before the end of 2025, more than 30 years after it was grounded amid the civil war, according to reports. Transport and Civil Aviation...

Ethiopia requests international mediation to ease tension with Eritrea

(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appealed for international mediation to help ease growing tensions with Eritrea amid Addis Ababa’s renewed push for access to the Red Sea. Speaking before parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had...

Ethiopia Appeals for Mediation to Defuse Tensions with Eritrea

(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has formally requested international mediation to ease rising tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. Speaking to parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had already engaged with China, Russia,...

Pakistani National Sentenced to 40 Years for Transporting Iranian-Made Advanced Conventional Weapons

A Pakistani national was sentenced on Oct. 16 to 40 years in prison for charges relating to his transportation of Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry. On June 5, 2025, a federal jury convicted Muhammad Pahlawan of conspiring to provide...

Pakistani National Sentenced to 40 Years for Transporting Iranian-Made Advanced Conventional Weapons

WASHINGTON — A Pakistani national was sentenced on Oct. 16 to 40 years in prison for charges relating to his transportation of Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry. On June 5, 2025, a federal jury convicted Muhammad Pahlawan of conspiring...

Turkish-trained Somali police enhance their nation’s security ability

(MENAFN) Somali police officers who received training in Türkiye are increasingly contributing to their country’s internal stability, drawing on the extensive experience and institutional expertise of Turkish law enforcement agencies. According to...

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Somali police trained in Turkey strengthen country’s security

(MENAFN) Somali police officers who have received training in Türkiye are increasingly contributing to their country’s security, drawing on decades of Turkish law enforcement expertise and institutional cooperation. “Transferring the experience...

Geneva Peace Week event spotlights role of trade in promoting dialogue, peacebuilding

Discussions centred on the role of trade as a platform for promoting dialogue and stability, looking at the experiences of conflict-affected WTO members, including Liberia and Mozambique, as well as Oman's role in fostering peace and mediation in...

Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe praises UNISA-Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre in Addis Ababa

Deputy Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe commends the Unisa-Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre in Addis Ababa as a centre of excellence The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has praised the UNISA-Ethiopia Regional Learning...

US Passport Power Plummets to Historic Low

LONDON, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time since the Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago, the United States is no longer ranked amongst the world’s Top 10 most powerful passports. Once unrivalled at No.1 in 2014, the...

Moscow claims Ukraine supports militant groups in Africa

(MENAFN) Russian authorities have claimed that new evidence points to Ukrainian support for militant groups operating in Africa’s Sahara-Sahel region, including the provision of drones, according to statements by Russian Foreign Ministry...