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Indian Navy Thwarts Hijack Bid by Somali Pirates

In a daring operation to safeguard maritime security, the Indian Navy successfully thwarted Somali pirates from using a ex-merchant vessel Ruen to hijack ships traversing the region, the Indian Navy spokesperson said.

16 March 2024

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Over 3.45 Million Internally Displaced in Somalia

According to the IOM, as of January, some 155,710 returnees and 9.05 million residents in 17 regions and 10,999 assessed locations had also been mapped…reports Asian Lite News More than 3.45 million

21 February 2024

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Somalia Faces Escalating Cholera Crisis

The ministry also said 23 deaths (0.9 per cent case fatality rate) were recorded during the period, emphasizing the severity of the outbreak…reports Asian Lite News Somalia said a cholera outbreak is

18 February 2024

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3 Emirati armed forces members killed in Somalia

Authorities initially said three Emirati officers were killed and two military personnel injured on Saturday….reports Asian Lite News The bodies of four members of the UAE armed forces killed in a terrorist

12 February 2024

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Son of Somalia president flees Turkey after crash

Police released Mohamud without any bail conditions after preliminary investigations into the accident, said daily newspaper Cumhuriyet…reports Asian Lite News The Somali president’s son allegedly killed a motorcycle courier in a traffic

10 December 2023

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Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo

In a statement, Information Minister Daud Aweis said the embargo lift will help modernize the country’s armed forces…reports Asian Lite News Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed Saturday the U.N. Security Council

3 December 2023

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‘Lack of aid funding, violence threaten people in need in Somalia’

The office added that halfway through the year, the Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia received just 33 per cent of the $2.6 billion needed, heavily impacting the work of the UN…reports Asian

6 August 2023

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UN says Somalia faces a ‘dire hunger emergency’

Somalia has faced numerous attacks from al-Shabab and recently the government embarked on what has been described as the most significant offensive against the extremist group in more than a decade…reports Asian

25 June 2023

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UN says 8.3 mn people require humanitarian aid in Somalia

OCHA said the current drought is the longest and most severe in recent history and has surpassed the 2010/2011 and 2016/2017 droughts in terms of duration and severity…reports Asian Lite News More

12 February 2023

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Somalia hails UAE relief to those affected by drought

Special Envoy of the Somali President commended the UAE’s continuous provision of supplies to various Somali states…reports Asian Lite News Abdul Rahman Abdul Shakour, Special Envoy of the Somali President for Humanitarian

7 December 2022

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