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☆ 'Hostile elements' tried to take over communications with a flight from Thailand to Israel, trying to divert it, airline says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read preview"Hostile elements" tried to seize control of the communication network of an El Al plane flying from Thailand to Israel over the weekend, The Jerusalem Post reported. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The Post reported that this was the second time in a week that such an incident occurred to an El Al flight. In a statement provided to Kan, El Al said that the disruptions were not aimed solely at its planes. The airline did not respond to a request for comment by Business Insider.

Persons: —, Kan, El Al Organizations: Service, Jerusalem Post, Ben Gurion, Business, El, Horn Observer Locations: El, Thailand, Israel, Jerusalem, Phuket, Tel Aviv, Iran, Yemen, Red, Gaza, Somaliland, Somalia, Mogadishu

☆ A 79-year-old woman who's visited every country in the world says she had to juggle 2 to 3 jobs to finance her trips
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Yu told BI she spent 50 years traveling to every country in the world. Yu said she worked two jobs at a hospital and was a part-time travel agent to afford her trips. And in November, Yu visited Serbia, completing her five-decade-long mission of visiting every country in the world. And although it took Yu a long time to complete visiting every UN member state, she said the journey was well worth it. While Yu spent half a century traveling to every UN member state, several people have accomplished the same feat before turning 30 in recent years.

Persons: Luisa Yu, Yu, —, she's, Louis Organizations: United Nations, Service, Greyhound, UN Locations: Dubai, Angola, Vanuatu, Serbia, Philippines, St, Miami, Somaliland, South Sudan, lounged, South, Kiribati, Connecticut

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to boot Ilhan Omar from her committees over misquoted remarks about Somalia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to censure Ilhan Omar and boot her from her committees. AdvertisementRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is forcing the House to vote next week to rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar for a widely misquoted speech she recently delivered about Somalia. The Georgia Republican's resolution would censure the Minnesota Democrat and remove her from the remainder of her committees. In November, she forced a vote on a censure resolution against Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan for "inciting an insurrection" by speaking at a pro-Palestinian protest. But Greene's Tlaib censure failed after 23 Republicans voted against it, and Tlaib was later censured via a much more narrowly-tailored resolution days later.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ilhan Omar, Omar, Greene, —, Rashida, Tlaib, Tom Emmer, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Somali, Service, Minnesota Democrat, House Republicans, House Foreign Affairs, Minnesota Republican Locations: Somalia, The Georgia, Michigan, Somali, Minnesota, U.S, United States, Ethiopia, Somaliland, Florida

Somali authorities have spent years working to restore the national stadium in Mogadishu, and on Dec. 29 Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre inaugurated the national soccer tournament. Now, the air crackles with anticipation as thousands pour into the stadium each afternoon. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesBut many Somalis are willing to brave the stadium, which has a heavy security presence. Most recently, between 2012 and 2018, the stadium was a base for African Union peacekeepers. “When this stadium was used as a military camp, it was a source of agony and pain.

Persons: Hamza Abdi Barre, Siad Barre, ”, Mohamud Abdirahim, Khadro Ali, “, Ali Abdi Mohamed, Mohamed Barre Organizations: soccer, East, Hirshabelle, Ethiopian, African Union, Somali Football Federation Locations: MOGADISHU, Somalia, Mogadishu, East Africa, Shabab, Jubbaland, South West, Puntland, Somaliland, al

☆ President Sisi Says Egypt Will Not Allow Any Threat to Somalia or Its Security
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia or its security, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday, according to a statement from the presidency, after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence claim by Somaliland. Trying to "jump on a piece of land" to try to control it is something that no-one will agree to, Sisi said in a news conference with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Cairo. In a memorandum of understanding signed on Jan. 1, Ethiopia said it would consider recognising Somaliland's independence in return for gaining access to the Red Sea. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but it has not won recognition from any country. (Reporting by Mohamed Hendawy, Writing by Clauda Tanios)

Persons: Abdel Fattah al, Sisi, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Mohamed Hendawy, Clauda Tanios Organizations: Somaliland, Jan Locations: CAIRO, Egypt, Somalia, Ethiopia, Cairo, Somaliland

☆ Edna Adan Ismail Fights for the Health of African Women
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Emily Bobrow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Edna Adan Ismail is renowned for her work as a nurse-midwife, but at first the job held little appeal. “Poo-poo, pee-pee, breast milk, babies screaming—midwifery was not really my first choice,” she admits. “It wasn’t even on my list of choices.” As the first Somaliland woman to receive formal nursing training in Britain, in the 1950s, she preferred the drama of surgery. She changed course only after her physician father, who had seen two of his children die due to obstetric mishaps, asked: “But how will you handle all the pregnant women who need your help?”

Persons: Edna Adan Ismail, “, ” Locations: Britain

☆ U.S. forecaster sees 95% chance of El Nino prevailing through winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Earlier in the day, Japan's weather bureau forecast the chances of an El Nino through the northern hemisphere winter at 90%. The World Meterological Organization had in May warned that the weather pattern could contribute to rising global temperatures. "In July, El Niño continued as indicated by above-average sea surface temperatures across the equatorial Pacific Ocean," the CPC said. Given recent developments, forecasters are more confident in a "strong" El Nino event, with roughly two in three odds of temperatures rising by about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) or more in November-January, it added. It was also expected to bring drier weather across West Africa, South-East Asia and northern South America, and wetter conditions to southern South America in the second half of the year.

Persons: Feisal Omar, El Niño, El Nino, Brijesh Patel, Anjana Anil, Seher Dareen, Bernadette Baum, Mark Potter Organizations: El Nino, REUTERS, Meterological Organization, CPC, El, India, Thomson Locations: Marodijeex, Hargeysa, Somalia's, Somaliland, U.S, Pacific, El, El Nino, Asia, Africa, West Africa, South, East Asia, South America, Bengaluru

An Insider review found that his company has sold to foreign governments, including a $228 million dollar contract. What Mills didn't advertise was Pacem's munitions contracts with foreign governments. The company's chief legal officer Joseph Schmitz said all of Pacem's foreign munitions sales are approved by the Department of State. Mills's influence over American military spending while having ties to a munitions company poses the potential for conflicts of interest, an ethics watchdog said. In Congress, Mills sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, which oversee military spending and foreign weapons sales.

☆ One Father’s Desperate Plan to Rescue His Son From America
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Michael M. Phillips | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BORAMA, Somaliland— Seckie Saleban , groggy after a late night binge-watching TV, woke up to voices in his room. His first thought was that “The Office” was still playing. He rolled over and saw two policemen standing at his bedside, wearing military camouflage and armed with AK-47 rifles. The officers bundled Seckie into a three-wheel motorized rickshaw, delivered him to a concrete police station and locked him in a cell.

☆ At least 20 people killed in clashes in Somaliland
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Abdiqani Hassani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BOSASO, Somalia, Jan 1 (Reuters) - At least 20 people have been killed in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland in clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces over several days, according to a doctor at a public hospital. Mohamed Farah, a doctor at Laascaanood Hospital, a public facility in Laascaanood, told Reuters at least 20 people had been killed and dozens injured. Protesters are demanding that Somaliland cede control of the town to Puntland and also accuse security forces of failing to end insecurity in the town. We are demanding that they leave," Adaan Jaamac Oogle, the spokesman of the protesters told Reuters. Puntland's Vice President, Ahmed Elmi Osman Karash, accused the security forces of violence.

☆ Eat, Pray, Herd. How an I.T. Guy Found Career Happiness Owning 78 Camels.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Michael M. Phillips | Photographs Mustafa Saeed For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

GADHYAGOOL, Somaliland—“By Allah, miserable would always be the man who owns no camels,” wrote the Somali poet Qawdhan Duale. It took 78 camels but Mohamed Isaaq is no longer miserable.

☆ Somaliland postpones presidential election until next year
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMuse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland speaks during a news conference on October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File PhotoMOGADISHU, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland will postpone its scheduled presidential election to next year, rather than holding it in November when the incumbent president's term ends, the region's electoral body said on Saturday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSomaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained widespread international recognition for its independence. "We welcome the decision ... we congratulate them for ending the controversy of the presidential election," Mohamud Aden Jama, Wadani party's information secretary, told the press conference. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Abdiqani Hassani; Writing by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by David HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Few African regions have the nerve to say no to China. Independence-minded Somaliland is one. “We’re not going to allow anyone to dictate who we can have a relationship with,” said its foreign minister.

☆ Puncte fierbinți pe mapamond. Ce crize și conflicte ar putea exploda în 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +16 min

Aceste violențe ar putea continua în 2021 și ar putea pune în pericol negocierile, reaprinzând cu totul conflictul, mai ales în condițiile în care trupele americane se retrag. În plus, nu este exclusă nici o revoltă socială, cu atât mai mult cu cât coronavirusul a scufundat și mai mult economia Venezuelei și a provocat o criză de alimente și de combustibil. În toamnă, au fost proteste în Columbia și chiar atacuri asupra venezuelenilor, care sunt învinovățiți pentru creșterea ratei infracțiunilor și a șomajului. În cele din urmă, China a dat un restart economiei și a profitat de pe urma paraliziei mondiale prin acțiuni de afirmare tot mai îndrăznețe. Vânzările de armament ale administrației Trump către Taiwan au ajuns la niveluri record, totalizând 18,3 miliarde de dolari în patru ani și incluzând avioane de luptă și torpile din clasa avansată.

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☆ Puncte fierbinți pe mapamond: Ce crize și conflicte ar putea exploda în 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +15 min

Persons: GettyImages, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Pentagonul, Biden, coreean Kim Jong, Kim Jong, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden ., ISIS, Assad, Qaida, Cameron Hudson, Nicolas Maduro, Hugo Chavez, Juan Guaido, Maduro, Va, Trump . GettyImages Organizations: Washington Post, Trump, islamiști, ONU, Atlantic Council Locations: SUA, Rusia, China, Himalaya, India, Kashmir, Pakistanul, Coreea de Nord, Coreei de Nord, coreean, Statele Unite, Viena, Golfului Persic, Irak, Siria, Africa, Nigeria, Niger, Mozambic, Congo, Cabo, Sahara, Mali, Burkina Faso, Afganistan, Yemen, Yemenul, afgan, Qatar, Arabia Saudită, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Iran, Turcia, Europa, Bab, Africii, Cornului Africii, Etiopia, Tigray, Eritreea, Sudanul vecin, Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudanul de Sud, Venezuela, Americii Latine, Venezuelei, Columbia, Peru, Beijing, Hong Kong, Chinei de Sud, Nepal, Japonia, Australia, Taiwan, Chinei, Taiwanului

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