Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Somalia Today

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Netanyahu admits difficulty swaying Trump on Iran deal

Tel Aviv (Somalia Today) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has privately acknowledged that Israel has little room to influence US President Donald Trump’s...

Turkey trains Somalia’s Gorgor commandos for tank warfare

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Türkiye has expanded its military training programme for Somalia’s elite Gorgor commandos to include heavy armour and main battle tanks,...

Why Washington is betting on Eritrea

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Washington is preparing to ease sanctions on Eritrea not because Asmara has changed, but because the Red Sea has. For years,...

Arab, Muslim states reject Somaliland’s Jerusalem embassy plan

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Saudi Arabia and 14 other Arab and Muslim countries on Sunday condemned Somaliland’s plan to open a purported embassy in...

Somaliland accuses UK of double standards over recognition

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – The president of Somalia’s northwestern breakaway region of Somaliland has accused Britain of double standards for recognising Palestine while refusing...

Gunman killed after opening fire near White House

Washington (Somalia Today) – A gunman opened fire near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday evening before US Secret Service officers shot him...

BLA-claimed suicide blast kills 24 near Pakistan train

Quetta (Somalia Today) – A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through Pakistan’s southwestern city...

How mobile money helped finish off the Somali shilling

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – The growing refusal of old Somali shilling notes in Mogadishu’s markets has exposed a hard truth: Somalia’s national currency is...

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