An Egyptian warship has off-loaded a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia, including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, port and military officials said on Monday. Observers say the move is likely to stoke further friction between the two countries and Ethiopia. Source: Hiiraan Online

MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. The Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of its widening air campaign against Hezbollah. Source: Hiiraan Online

Egypt has warned its citizens against travel to the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, citing security concerns, as tensions mount in the Horn of Africa. Source: Hiiraan Online

(ERGO) – Relaxed and confident after a more than a year in a secure job, Elmi Bile Mohamed can comfortably say that life is good and he is looking forward to a healthy, happy future for himself and his family. Source: Hiiraan Online

Warbaahinta dunida ayaa si weyn u hadal-haysa hubkii ay dhowaan dowladda Soomaaliya kala soo degtay dekedda muqdisho, kaas oo ay ku tilmaamayaan mid wax weyn ka badeli doona xiisadda Soomaaliya iyo Itoobiya. Shabakadda Aljazeera oo laga leeyahay dalka Qatar ayaa sheegtay in Saraakiil ka tirsan dowladaha Soomaaliya iyo Masar ay xaqiijiyeen in hubkan ay ku diyaaradan gantaallada lidka diyaaradaha iyo madaafiicda culusi, islamarkaana uu sare u qaadi doono awoodda dhinaca militariga ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya. Markab dagaal oo laga leeyahay dalka Masar ayaa soo gaarsiiyay Soomaaliya keyd labaad oo hub ah oo ay ka mid yihiin qoryaha lidka diyaaradaha iyo madaafiicda, sida ay saraakiishu sheegeen, iyadoo tani ay u badan tahay inay sii hurinayso colaadda u dhexeysa labada dal iyo Itoobiya. Sidoo kale saanaddan ciidan ee baaxadda leh ayay falanqeeyeyaashu ku tilmaameen mid tusaale cad u ah waxtarka tageerada Masar ee dhiska Ciidanka Soomaaliya iyo xoojinta Qaranimada dalkan dhaca goobta istiraatiijiga ah ee Geeska Afrika. “Shixnad gargaar milateri oo Masar ah ayaa soo gaartay caasimadda Soomaaliya ee Muqdisho si ay u taageerto una dhisto awoodda ciidamada Soomaaliya,” ayay wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda Masar ku tiri hadal ay soo saartay Isniintii. Xariirka iyo iskaashiga soo jireenka ah ee Soomaaliya iyo Masar ayaa aad u xoogaystay horraantii sanadkan ka dib taliska Abii Axmed uu heshiis sharci darro ah la galay Soomaaliland. Source: goobjoog.com

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MOGADISHU, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Conflict, insecurity, and climate change have displaced more than 342,000 people within Somalia in the first eight months of 2024, a United Nations refugee agency said Sunday. Source: Hiiraan Online

In recent months, tensions have flared dramatically across the Horn of Africa, with the arrival of Egyptian troops in Somalia signaling what could escalate into a regional war. The friction between Ethiopia’s contentious sea access agreement with Somaliland and the decades-long disputes over the Nile River between Ethiopia and Egypt have all contributed to a growing sense of unease in the region. Source: Hiiraan Online

ABU DHABI, 23rd September, 2024 (WAM) - Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, Speaker of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Somalia, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by Mohammed Al Yamahi and Mohammed Al Dhohori, members of the Federal National Council (FNC). Source: Hiiraan Online

Egypt said it sent military aid to Somalia, the latest show of support for the Horn of Africa nation that’s embroiled in a feud with neighboring Ethiopia over a breakaway territory. Source: Hiiraan Online

New York (Caasimada Online) – Waxaa maanta magaalada New York ee dalka Mareykanka ka furmaya kalfadhiga 79-aad ee Golaha Guud ee QM oo ah shirka diblomaasiyadeed ee ugu weyn ee dunida. Shirka oo socon doona 24-ka ilaa 30-ka bishaan, waxaa furaya xoghayaha guud ee Qaramada Midoobay Antonio Guterres, waxaana shir guddoomin doona madaxweynaha Cameroon Philemon Yong. Shirkan ayaa waxaa sanadkan khudbad ka jeedin doona 76 madaxweyne, afar madaxweyne ku-xigeen, labo amiir, 42 ra’iisul wasaare, 9 ra’iisul wasaare ku-xigeen, 54 wasiir, hal wasiir ku-xigeen iyo lix kale oo ergo ah. Halku dhegga sanadkan ee kalfadhiga golaha loo dhan yahay ee QM, ayaa ku saabsan in aan “cidna laga tagin” oo si wadajir ah caalamku uga wada shaqeeyo horumarinta nabadda, xaqiijinta horumar waara iyo ilaalinta sharafta bini’aadamka jiilalka maanta iyo kuwa mustaqbalka. Madaxweynaha Turkiga Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Amiirka Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani iyo Madaxweynaha Koonfur Afrika Cyril Ramaphosa ayaa ku jira madaxda khudbadahooda jeedin doonta maanta. Soomaaliya-na waxaa ku metelaya ra’iisul wasaare Xamza Cabdi Barre, oo isagu ka hadli doona doorka muhiimka ah ee qaaradda Afrika ee dejinta ajendayaasha caalamiga, iyadoo si gaar ah xoogga loo saari doono ahmiyadda midnimada iyo kala duwanaanshaha oo aas-aas u ah helitaanka nabad iyo horumar waara. Shirkan oo sanadle ah ayaa sidoo kale waxaa la filayaa in hogaamiyayaasha ay yeeshaan wada-tashiyo ku saabsan arrimo kala duwan iyo kulamo gaar-gaar ah oo quseeya danaha dalalkooda. The post Shirka 79-aad ee Qaramada Midoobay oo maanta ka furmaya New York appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Kulanka Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya, Mudane Xamsa Cabdi Barre, iyo Danjiraha Mareykanka ee Qaramada Midoobay, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, ayaa diiradda lagu saaray dhowr arrimood oo muhiim ah: Xiriirka Soomaaliya iyo Mareykanka: Labada mas’uul ayaa ka wada hadlay sidii loo xoojin lahaa iskaashiga siyaasadeed, dhaqaale, iyo amni. Waxaa la tilmaamay in xiriir wanaagsan uu ka caawin karo Soomaaliya horumarinta amniga iyo dhismaha dowladnimada. Taageerada Mareykanka: Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa uga mahadceliyay Mareykanka taageerada uu siiyo Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan dhinacyada horumarinta, amniga, iyo waxbarashada. Waxaa la isla gartay in taageeradaasi ay muhiim u tahay xasiloonida iyo koboca dalka. Arrimaha Amniga: Kulanka waxaa sidoo kale laga hadlay arrimaha amniga, iyadoo la xusay baahida loo qabo in la sii xoojiyo iskaashiga ciidamada iyo la dagaallanka argagixisada. Horumarinta Dhaqaalaha: Waxaa la sharraxay fursadaha dhaqaalaha ee Soomaaliya, iyadoo la rajeynayo in Mareykanka uu kaalin ka qaato sidii loo xoojin lahaa maalgashiga iyo ganacsiga. Source: goobjoog.com

Madaxweynaha Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland Mudane Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni oo kulan Casho ah la yeeshay qaar kamida dadkii ka qeyb-galay shir ku saabsan nabadda oo maalmihii la soo dhaafay ka socday magaalada Garoowe ayaa ka hadlay arrimo badan oo ku saabsan xaaladda Soomaaliya iyo khilaafka maamulkiisa kala dhexeeya Dowladda Federaalka ah. Siciid Deni ayaa sheegay in Puntland ay diyaar u tahay inay wada-hadal la gasho Dowladda dhexe, islamarkaana ay tabashadeeda ku soo bandhigato madal daahfuran oo bulshada Soomaaliyeed ay wada arkayso. Wuxuu intaa ku daray inay oggolyihiin in qaladkooda la saaro, wixii ka maqanna looga garaabo oo waxa ay tirsanayaan ay dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya xalliso, horumarka dalkana laga wada-shaqeeyo. Hadalkan ayaa ah mid dadweynaha Soomaaliya iyo dowladnimadaba yididiilo feecan u ah markii la eego xilliga adag ee lagu jiro iyo sida ay isku duubnida Soomaalidu muhiimka u tahay. Source: goobjoog.com

Madaxweyne Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni ayaa xalay ku dhawaaqay in Puntland ay diyaar u tahay in ay wada-hadal la gasho dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, si loo xalliyo Khilaafka labada dhinac. “Puntland haddaan nahay waxaan rabnaa in aan qirno in aan Wada-hadal diyaar u nahay. Puntland waxay diyaar u tahay meel fagaare ah in lagu wada-hadlo oo aan qol qarsoodi ah ahayn, haddaan qaldanahay in nala qabto baan rabnaa, haddaan saxanahay-na in nala ayido” ayuu yiri Madaxweynaha Puntland. Madaxweyne Siciid Deni ayaa sidoo kale sheegay in Puntland diyaar u tahay in ay Maskax iyo maal ku bixinayso isku keenista dadka Soomaaliyeed, si khilaafaadka Soomaaliya xal waara loogu heli lahaa waxaana uu yiri “Puntland waxay diyaar u tahay isku keenista Soomaaliya in ay maskax iyo aqoon iyo dhaqaale-ba ku bixiso”. Madaxweynaha Puntland ayaa hadalkani ka sheegay kulan Casho ah oo uu xalay u sameeyay hay’adda PDRC iyo Marti sharaf isaga kala timi dalka iyo dibedda oo ka qeybgashay Shir ku saabsan nabadda oo lagu qabtay magaalada Garoowe. Halkan ka daawo Muuqaalka PUNTLAND POST The post Madaxweyne Deni oo ku dhawaaqay in Puntland ay wada-hadal diyaar ula tahay dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya appeared first on Puntland Post.

Maamulka SSC Khaatumo ayaa digniin culus u diray Puntland, isagoo ka biyo diiday in Puntland ay sheegato dhul ka tirsan SSC-Khaatumo. Qoraal kasoo baxay Wasiirka Warfaafinta SSC ayaa lagu shegay in tallaabadaas ay tahay xad-gudub iyo meel-kadhac, taasoo ay SSC u aragto inay khatar ku tahay amniga iyo madax-bannaanida maamulka. Digniinta waxaa sidoo kale lagu xusay in hay’adaha ka qayb qaadanaya arrintan ay iska ilaaliyaan, iyadoo SSC ay diyaar u tahay inay difaacdo dhulkooda iyo dadka deggan”ayuu yiri Wasiirka Warfaafinta SSC. Maamulka SSC ayaa ka digay in arrintan ay keeni karto khilaaf dheeri ah oo ka dhasha muran dhuleed “Waa wax aan sinaba loo aq bali karin, in maamulka aanu deriska nahay ee Puntland, uu sheegto dhulka maamulka SSC-Khaatumo qaar ka mid ah, waa xad-gudub iyo meel kadhac dawladda SSC-Khatumo ay uga digayso maamulka Puntland”ayuu yiri Wasiidka. Khilaafka ayaa ka dhashay markii Puntland ay soo saartay saadasha roobabka oo deegaanadeeda ay kusoo darsatay degaano ku yaalla Sool iyo Sanaag. Source: goobjoog.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Waxaa habeen hore waddooyinka magaalada Muqdisho lagu arkay gaadiid ciidan oo sida hubka noocyadiisa kala duwan, sida ay muujinayaan muuqaalada ay duubeen dadkii ku sugnaa hareeraha laamiga oo lagu baahiyay baraha bulshada. Masawirada iyo muuqaalada qaar ayaa laga arkayay qaar kamid ah hubkii sida wararku ay sheegeen ay dawladda Soomaaliya ka heshay dalka Masar oo uu ka mid yahay madfac uu jiidayo gaari. Kornayl Cabdullahi Cali Macow oo ka faallooda arimaha ammaanka iyo ciidamada ayaa sheegay “in qoriga la jiidayay uu yahay nuuc ka mid ah waxa loo yaqaano madaafiicda goobta ama Howitzer waxaana adeegsada ciidamada difaaca”. Korneylku waxa uu sheegay in dowladdii dhexe ay lahaan jireen hubkaan iyo kuwo ka waaweyn balse haatan ay u muuqato in Soomaaliya ay dib usoo celineyso awoodeedii dhanka ciidamada iyo hubka. Dakadda magaalada Muqdisho ayaa illaa shalay xirneyd iyada oo aysan dowladdu sheegin sababaha ay u xirneyd, balse waxaa jiray warar sheegaya in shalay dekedda uu ku soo xirtay markab siday hubkii la mariyay waddooyinka Muqdisho. Warbaahinta gudaha iyo kuwa dibadda ayaa aad u hadal hayay hubka la soo galiyay gudaha Soomaaliya, ee sida la sheegay laga soo dajiyay dekedda Muqdisho. Warbaahinta qaar ayaa baahisay in hubkaan laga soo dajiyay markab laga leeyahay dalka Masar. Muddooyinkaan danbe waxaa sii xoogaysanayay xiriirka u dhaxeeya Soomaaliya iyo Masar, dhawaan ayayna ahayd markii diyaarad ka timid Qaahira taas oo siday hub iyo ciidan ay ka soo dagtay garoonka magaalada Muqdisho. Dalalka Soomaaliya iyo Masar ayaana heshiis amni waxa ay kala saxiixdeen bishii Agoosto ee sanadkaan. Hubka haatan laga soo dajiyay Muqdisho ee ka yimid dalka masar ayaa noqonayaa kii labaad iyadoona kan shalay soo gaaray Soomaaliya uu yahay mid ka duwan kii hore marka loo eego noocyada uu ka koobnaa oo ay ku jireen kuwo waaweyn. Dowladaha Soomaaliya iyo Masar si faahfaasan ugama aysan hadlin hubkaan iyo kuwii ka horeeyay ee Muqdisho soo gaarayay. Waxaa jira walaac ay muujineyso Itoobiya kaas oo ku aadan hubka kala duwan ee ka soo dagay dakadda Muqdisho, waxa ay sidoo kale dhowr jeer oo hore eedeyn iyo dhaliil u jeediyeen dalka Masar. Itoobiya iyo Masar ayaa sanado badan isku qilaafsan biyo xireenka wabiga Niil. Somaliland oo ka duuleysa heshiiska u dhaxeeya Soomaaliya iyo Masar iyo xiisadda taagan haatan ayaa sheegtay in dalkeeda ay ka saareyso muwaadiniinta dalka Masar, waxaana u badan macalimiin wax ka dhiga iskuulada Soomaaliland. Dhanka kale Somaliland ayaa sheegtay in ay ka walaac santahay hubka soo gaaray Muqdisho, waxa ayna ku tilmaamtay “in hubkaas uu gacanta u galikaro kooxaha xiriirka la leh Al-qaacida oo ay kamid yihiin kooxda Al-shabaab sida ay sheegtay wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda ee Somaliland”. Warbaahinta dalka Masar ayaa baahiyay in safaaradda Masar ee Muqdisho ay uga digtay muwaadiniinteeda inay u safraan Somaliland, sababo la xidhiidha xaaladda ammaan ee gobolka. Soomaaliya iyo Itoobiya ayaa sidoo kale waxaa soo kala dhex galay khilaaf weyn kadib markii Addis Abab ay heshiis is-afgarad ah la saxiixatay Somaliland oo ah jamhuuriyad iskeed madax banaani ugu dhawaaqday. Ma ahan markii ugu horeysay oo la sheego in hub laga soo dejiyay dekeda Muqdisho kaas oo ka yimid dalka Masar, sida ay sheegeyso wakaaladda wararka ee Reuters. Waa markii labaad oo hub si rasmi ah loo soo geliyo dalka, tan iyo markii sanadkii hore laga qaaday cunaqabateynta hubka ee Soomaaliya saarneyd muddo dheer. Ku lug lahaanshaha Masar ee khilaafka Soomaaliya iyo Itoobiya ayaa xiisad ka abuuray gobolka, waxaana Somaliland oo heshiis is afgarad ah la gashay Itoobiya ay xirtay xaruntii dhaqanka iyo maktabadda Masar ee dhulkeeda. Soomaaliya ayaa bilo ka hor eriday safiirkii Itoobiya, waxayna Itoobiya ka codsatay in ay diido heshiiska ay la gashay Somaliland, kaas oo ay ku sheegtay in uu ka hor imanayo madax-banaanideeda. Isha: BBC The post Maxaan ka ognahay hubka ay MASAR gaysay Muqdisho? appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Qoraal kooban oo uu soo saaray xoghayaha Warfaafinta maamulka SSC-khaatumo Najiib Barkhadle ayuu si adag uga digay in dowladda Puntland in ay sheegato degaanno ka tirsan SSC. Najiib Barkhadle ayaa ku tilmaamay wax aan sinnaba loo aqbali karin islamarkaana xad-gudub cad iyo meel ka dhac ah in dowladda Puntland sheegato degaanno ka tirsan maamulka SSC-khaatumo. “Waa wax aan sinaba loo aq bali karin, in maamulka aanu deriska nahay ee Puntland, uu sheegto dhulka maamulka SSC-Khaatumo qaar ka mid ah.” “Waa xad-gudub iyo meel kadhac dawladda SSC-Khatumo ay uga digayso maamulka Puntland” ayuu yiri xoghayaha Warfaafinta Maamulka SSC-khaatumo Najiib Barkhadle. Maamulka SSC-khaatumo ayaa Sidoo kale uga digay hay’adaha in ay qayb ka noqdaan sheegashada Puntland ee degaannada SSC”Sidoo kale waxaanu uga digaynaa, hay’adaha arrimahaas ka qayb qaadanaya” ayuu sii raaciyay qoraalkiisa. PUNTLAND POST The post Maamulka SSC-khaatumo oo digniin adag u jeediyay dowladda Puntland appeared first on Puntland Post.

Beirut (Caasimada Online) – Saraakiisha Lubnan ayaa sheegay in duqeymo cirka ah oo ay Israa’iil Isniinti shalay ku garaacday qeybo ka mid ah dalka Lubnan ay ku dishay 492 qof oo ay ku jiraan in ka badan 90 dumar iyo carruur ah. Khasaaraha nafeed ee ka dhashay duqeyntaasi ayaa lagu sheegay tii ugu ballaarneyd ee ka dhacda Lubnaan, tan iyo dagaalki Israa’iil iyo Xisbullah ee sannadki 2006-di. Wasaaradda caafimaadka ee Lubnaan ayaa sheegtay in dadka ku dhaawacmay duqeynti Isniinti ay gaareen ilaa 1,645. Dhimashada ayay ku sheegtay ku dhawaad 500 oo ruux, oo ay ku jiraan 35 carruur ah iyo 58 dumar ah. Millatariga Israa’iil ayaa digniin ku siiyay dadka rayidka ah ee daggan koofurta iyo bariga Lubnaan in ay ka baxaan aaggaasi, iyaga oo sheegay in ay ballaarin doonaan duqeynmaha ay ka billaabeen Lubnaan. Tobnaan kun ayaa markiiba ka qaxay aaggaasi una jiheystay dhanka caasimadda Beyruut. Weerarka cirka ah ee ay Israa’iil ku qaadday Lubnaan Isniinti ayaa imayana, maalmo yar kaddib marki ay kumannaan qof ku dhaawacmeen weerar loo adeegsaday qalab is-gaarsiineed oo lala beegsaday xubno ka tirsan Xisbullah. Weerarkaas ayay Xisbullah ku eedeeysay Israa’iil. The post Israel oo 492 qof ku dishay Lubnaan appeared first on Caasimada Online.

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Mogadishu (Caasimada Online) – Egypt has sent a large shipment of military aid to Somalia, likely to raise tensions across the Horn of Africa. According to officials, this is the second major arms delivery from Cairo to Mogadishu within a few months, accompanied by advanced weaponry, including anti-aircraft guns and artillery. Military cooperation is increasingly growing between Egypt and Somalia, as both nations share a concern over Ethiopia’s influence in the region, especially over Addis Ababa’s controversial construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River. The most recent consignment was announced in a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Monday. The ministry added that the delivery was part of Egypt’s engagements to strengthen the SNA, hence enhancing the country’s ability to ensure security and stability. “This shipment is a reconfirmation from Egypt to its continuous central role in supporting the efforts of Somalia regarding developing the national capabilities necessary for enabling the Somali people to achieve their aspirations for security, stability, and development,” it said. This is the second batch of military aid from Egypt to Somalia after a similar delivery in August this year, believed to be the first in over four decades. If anything, the support has been a critical component in the long-term fight that Somalia has engaged in against extremist groups such as Al-Shabaab, which continues to destabilize the region. Not without controversy, the aid raises concerns over the shifting alliances and the broader geopolitical tensions in the region. Cairo-Mogadishu axis: A strategic alliance This growing military cooperation between Egypt and Somalia came when both countries found a common cause: distrust of Ethiopia. In August, Egypt and Somalia signed a joint security pact, concretely expressing their mutual unease at Ethiopia’s regional behavior. The deal is said to have resulted in many planeloads of Egyptian arms being shipped to Somalia to beef up the country’s security forces. The latest shipment was made by an Egyptian warship, which started unloading weapons on Sunday. Local reports, including the Reuters news agency, said security forces cordoned off the quayside and the roads nearby as the arms were transferred to military bases in Mogadishu. Nasra Bashir Ali, an official in the Office of the Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, published photos on social media showing Defence Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur overseeing the unloading process. Ethiopian tensions: The Somaliland deal This might not be surprising, especially considering that the military alliance between Egypt and Somalia is not taking place in isolation. Ethiopia’s relations with both countries have increasingly grown strained. Earlier in the year, Addis Ababa fell out with Somalia after signing a provisional agreement with the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. The proposed deal is to see Ethiopia lease land for a new port in Somaliland in exchange for a possible recognition of the breakaway region from Somalia. For Somalia, the agreement has been seen as a direct attack on its sovereignty because it still views Somaliland as its territory. Mogadishu has refused to recognize its self-declared independence. Mogadishu has called for Ethiopia to withdraw its estimated 3,000 troops serving in Somalia under the ATMIS mission before the year-end unless Addis Ababa revokes the Somaliland agreement. Ethiopia’s presence in Somalia But Ethiopia’s engagement with Somalia is more profound than the recent deal with Somaliland: The country has also kept a sizeable military deployment in Somalia-the longest-serving foreign mission anywhere-as part of ATMIS, the African Union-led peacekeeping force mandated to suppress the ongoing insurgency conducted by the militant group Al-Shabaab. Excluding the peacekeepers, about 5,000 to 7,000 Ethiopian troops are in other parts of Somalia under another bilateral agreement between the two countries. Certainly, Ethiopia’s involvement has been important in supporting Somalia’s fight against Al-Shabaab; the recent Somaliland deal further complicated relations. The government of Somalia considers the agreement repressive, and the leadership has already made it known that a withdrawal of Ethiopian forces should take place unless such a deal is abandoned. Egypt in the Horn of Africa Meanwhile, Egypt has continued to increase its involvement in the Horn of Africa following a decades-long dispute with Ethiopia over the GERD project. Cairo perceives the Ethiopian gigantic dam on the Blue Nile as an existential threat to its water security, given that Egypt depends on the Nile for most of its fresh water. Over the years, Egypt and Ethiopia have disagreed on the dam’s operation, with Cairo warning that it may reduce water flow downstream. In this vein of far-reaching regional power dynamics, one can situate Egypt’s latest arms shipment to Somalia and growing alliance with Mogadishu. In return, by militarily supporting Somalia, Cairo bolsters an ally and increases its influence in a region where Ethiopian actions increasingly appear to be destabilizing. Besides offering military aid, Egypt has also shown readiness to provide troops to the new peacekeeping force in Somalia. According to the African Union of last July, an offer from Cairo, although the Egyptian capital has not spoken publicly about this. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has stressed that his country stands with and by Somalia. In January, he reminded his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, during a press conference in Cairo, saying, “Egypt will not allow anyone to threaten Somalia or affect its security.” While events in the Horn of Africa are taking their course, the Egyptian-Somali alliance will likely continue to play a decisive role in regional security dynamics. As long as there is a military presence of Ethiopia in Somalia, and the disputes concerning the Somaliland deal and the right direction of the project of the GERD are not resolved, tensions cannot be relaxed anytime soon.” The post Egypt delivers arms to Somalia, escalating regional tensions appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Sharmake Abukar Amin, a former Somali journalist and refugee in Finland, hopes to return to his journalism career after Finland's national broadcaster, Yle, launched a Somali-language news service. The new program, set to air on Tuesday, will offer short news bulletins focused on Somalia and global events, as well as segments on applying for Finnish citizenship and refugee-related topics. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi met with Egypt and Eritrea at the UNGA to strengthen alliances against rising regional tensions with Ethiopia. Source: Hiiraan Online

An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, officials said, in a move likely to stoke further friction between the two countries and Ethiopia. Source: Hiiraan Online