Somalia demands Israel withdraw Somaliland recognition

Israel’s Netanyahu made a video call to Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi to announce the recognition MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia has demanded Israel reverse its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, condemning the move as an act of “aggression that will never be tolerated”. Ali Omar, Somalia’s…

Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities

ROME, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian prosecutors said they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. The suspects are accused of “belonging to and having financed” the Palestinian group, which the European Union designates ‌as…

Saudi-Led Coalition In Yemen Vows To Respond To Military Movements That Undermine De-Escalation

RIYADH, Dec 28 (NNN-SPA) – The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Turki Al Maliki, announced yesterday that, any military movements undermining de-escalation efforts, would be dealt with to protect civilians. Al Maliki said, the measures were taken in response to a request from Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s…

Nearly 400 would-be migrants rescued off Greek island

ATHENS, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Greek coastguard on Friday rescued nearly 400 would-be migrants from a fishing boat and another vessel off southern Crete, ANA news agency reported. In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter…

Israel recognises breakaway region of Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says

Somaliland’s president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi called the declaration “historic” MOGADISHU, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel intended to immediately expand cooperation in agriculture, health, and technology. Somaliland’s president,…

Update: Libyan authorities impose security cordon around Tripoli before army chief’s funeral

TRIPOLI, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libyan security authorities imposed a security cordon around the capital, Tripoli, as part of heightened security measures for the funeral of senior Libyan military officials, including army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad, local media reported. Al-Haddad, along with four other military officials and three crew…

Hezbollah Member Killed In Israeli Airstrike In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Dec 26 (NNN-NNA) – A Hezbollah member was killed yesterday afternoon, in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources and the Israeli military. An Israeli drone targeted a pickup at the entrance to the border village of Majdal Selm, yesterday afternoon. The Emergency Operations Centre of…

Libya, Türkiye to send black box of crashed plane to Germany for analysis: authorities

TRIPOLI, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Libyan Interior Ministry said that the Turkish chief public prosecutor and a Libyan committee investigating the crash of a plane carrying Libyan military officials have agreed to send the aircraft’s black box to Germany for technical analysis. In a statement, the ministry said the…

Palestinian Murdered By Israeli Army In N. Gaza

GAZA, Dec 26 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian was murdered yesterday, by the Barbaric Israeli army in northern Gaza, Palestinian medical sources said. The sources told Xinhua that, the shooting occurred after Israeli military vehicles advanced inside the so-called “yellow line,” a demarcation marking areas where Israeli troops remain deployed, despite…

Yearender: Trapped In Aftermath – Post-War Mideast States Struggling For Reset

CAIRO, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – As 2025 draws to a close, a trio of Middle Eastern countries find themselves in a familiar interlude: the loudest battles have ebbed, yet the struggle over who holds power, and on whose behalf, has not. These countries, namely Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, face the…
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