Baydhaba (Caasimada Online) -Madaxweynaha Dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya, Mudane Cabdicasiis Xasan Maxamed (Lafta-gareen) ayaa maanta oo Isniin ah soo magacaabay guddiga xuduudaha iyo doorashooyinka ee maamulkaas, xilli uu taagan yahay khilaaf culus oo u dhexeeya Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Koonfur Galbeed. Guddigan oo ka kooban 9 xubnood ayaa waxaa guddoomiye looga dhigay Shuceyb Nuur Xuseen, iyada oo la faray inuu si deg-deg ah u howlgalo, isla markaana uu guda-galo waajibaadka shaqo ee loo igmaday. Ujeedada dhismahan guddigan ayaa ah inuu si gaar ah uga shaqeeyo doorashada golaha wakiillada Koonfur Galbeed iyo midda madaxweynaha, oo uu haatan muran ka taagan yahay, iskuna hayaan maamulka Lafta-gareen iyo mucaaradka Koonfur Galbeed oo garab ka helaya dowladda dhexe. Tallaabadan ayaa uga sii dareysa xiisadda labada dhinac oo isku rogtay gacan ka hadal, waxaana hadda ay u muuqataa in Lafta-gareen uu hadda u bareeray in doorasho iskiis ah uu ku qabsado magaalada Baydhaba ee xarunta gobolka Baay, isaga oo qaaday waddadii Axmed Madoobe oo horay doorasho gaar ah ugu qabsaday Kismaayo. Dowladda Federaalka ayaa shalay ku dhawaaqday in uusan sharciyad haysan Lafta-gareen, iyadoo fartay dhammaan maamullada heer degmo iyo heer gobol ee dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed inay sii wataan gudashada xilalkooda sida ay yihiin inta laga helo madaxweyne sharci ah. Wasaaradda arrimaha gudaha Soomaaliya oo iyadu soo saartay qoraalka ayaa sheegtay in ay muhiim tahay in laga hortago firaaq maamul oo ku iman kara heer gobol iyo heer degmo, iyo sidoo kale in la ilaaliyo xasilloonida iyo sii wadidda adeegyadda maamul iyo kuwa bulshada. “Madaxda sare ee dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed waxay ku jiraan muddo dhaaf xileed, oo u baahan xal waafaqsan sharciga iyo nidaamka dowladnimada, sidaas darteed wasaaradda oo la tashanaysa odayaasha dhaqanka maamulka Koonfur Galbeed ayaa si gaar ah ugu xilsaaran ilaalinta maamulka dhisan, iyo sidoo kale buuxinta xilalka ka bannaanaada maamulkaas,” ayaa lagu yiri qoraalka kasoo baxay dowladda. Si kastaba, Xiisadda siyaasadeed ee ka dhex aloosan Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo maamulka Koonfur Galbeed ayaa mareysa meel xasaasi ah, iyadoo ciidamo kala taabacsan labada dhinac ay isku fara saareen gudaha maamulkaasi. The post Cabdicasiis Lafta-gareen oo magacaabay guddiga doorashada Koonfur Galbeed appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Baydhaba (Caasimada Online) — Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed, Cali Saciid Fiqi, ayaa Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ku eedeeyay inay hub dibadda laga keenay u weecisay dagaal siyaasadeed oo sokeeye, beddelkii loo adeegsan lahaa la-dagaallanka kooxda Al-Shabaab. Guddoomiye Fiqi ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in hubka ay dowladda Masar siisay Soomaaliya, kaas oo fagaareyaasha loogu soo bandhigay inuu yahay taageero loogu talagalay amniga qaranka iyo hawlgallada la-dagaallanka argagixisada, lagu wareejiyay maleeshiyooyin ku sugan degmada Buurhakaba, haatanna loo adeegsanayo in lagu dhibaateeyo dadka rayidka ah ee ku nool deegaannada uu ka taliyo maamulka Koonfur Galbeed. “Hubkan waxaa loogu talagalay in lagu difaaco qaranka, lagulana dagaallamo cadowga, looma keenin in loo adeegsado khilaafaad siyaasadeed oo gudaha ah ama in lagula dagaallamo muwaadiniinta Soomaaliyeed,” ayuu yiri Cali Saciid Fiqi. Wuxuu ka digay in hubka qaranka oo laga dhigo aalad lagu muujiyo cadaadis siyaasadeed ay sii qoto-dheerayn doonto xiisadaha taagan, kordhin doonto kalsooni-darrada, isla markaana ay halis weyn gelin doonto nolosha dadka rayidka ah. Wuxuu xusay in eedeymahan la xiriira ku-takri-falka hubku ay yihiin kuwo si gaar ah loola yaabo, xilli Soomaaliya ay weli wajaheyso khatar joogto ah oo kaga imaanaysa Al-Shabaab, ayna saaran tahay cadaadis ku aaddan in la xasilliyo deegaannadii dhowaan lala wareegay. Eedeymahan culus ayaa ku soo beegmaya xilli uu sii fogaanayo khilaafka u dhexeeya Baydhaba iyo Muqdisho, kaas oo salka ku haya muranno la xiriira faragelin siyaasadeed, maamulka doorashooyinka, iyo awood-qaybsiga u dhexeeya dowladda federaalka iyo dowlad-goboleedyada xubnaha ka ah. X iriirka labada dhinac ayaa si weyn u xumaaday toddobaadyadii la soo dhaafay, iyadoo madaxda Koonfur Galbeed ay ku eedeynayaan mas’uuliyinta federaalka inay isku dayayaan wiiqida awoodda maamulka iyo faragelinta arrimihiisa gudaha. Dhanka kale, Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maalintii Khamiista ciidamo gaar ah oo boolis ah u daadgureysay deegaannada Koonfur Galbeed, tallaabadaas oo sii xoojisay is-mari-waaga dastuuriga ah, isla markaana dhalisay cabsi cusub oo la xiriirta xasilloonida nidaamka federaalka ee dalka oo markii horeba ahaa mid jilicsan. Boqolaal askari oo ka tirsan ciidamada sida gaarka ah u tababaran ee Haramcad ayaa aroornimadii Khamiista ka duulay garoonka diyaaradaha ee Muqdisho iyagoo saaran diyaaradaha nooca Fokker 50, sida ay xaqiijiyeen ilo wareedyo dhanka amniga ah. Ciidamadan ayaa ka degay magaalada xeebeedka Baraawe ee gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose, taas oo ah caasimadda rasmiga ah ee Koonfur Galbeed, in kasta oo xukuumadda maamulkaasi ay si ku-meel gaar ah u degan tahay magaalada Baydhaba. Ilaa iyo haatan, ma jirto wax jawaab ah oo ay dowladda federaalku fagaare ka bixisay eedeynta gaarka ah ee uu Fiqi soo jeediyay ee ku aaddan adeegsiga hubka Masar ee degmada Buurhakaba. Balse sheegashadan lafteeda ayaa calaamad u ah weji cusub oo halis ah oo uu galay isku-dhaca siyaasadeed ee u dhexeeya labada dhinac. The post Koonfur Galbeed oo shaaca ka qaaday dalka soo dhiibay hubka ay DF u adeegsaneyso appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Nairobi (Caasimada Online) – Xildhibaanno ka tirsan labada aqal ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya, kuwaas oo matala Puntland, Jubbaland iyo Koonfur Galbeed, ayaa shirar siyaasadeed ku leh magaalada Nairobi ee xarunta dalka Kenya, sida ay ogaatay Caasimada Online. Xogta aan helnay ayaa sheegeysa in kulamadaas diiradda lagu saarayo mideynta mowqifyada siyaasadeed iyo xoojinta wada-shaqeynta u dhexeysa mudaneyaasha saddexda maamul, oo dagaal siyaasadeed kula jira dowladda federaalka. Wararka laga helayo xildhibaannada ku sugan Nairobi ayaa sheegaya in shirka lagu falanqeynayo xaaladda guud ee dalka, khilaafka sii xoogeysanaya ee u dhexeeya dowladda federaalka iyo dowlad-goboleedyada, iyo gaar ahaan xaaladaha ka soo cusboonaaday deegaannada Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya. Sidoo kale, kulamadan ayaa la filayaa in lagu gorfeynayo sidii loo heli lahaa mowqif mideysan oo ay saddexdan dhinac uga jawaabaan arrimaha taagan, isla markaana loo dhiso iskaashi siyaasadeed oo mustaqbalka sii socda. Mid ka mid ah xildhibaannada laga soo doorto Koonfur Galbeed ayaa sheegay in sababta kulamadan loogu qabanayo Nairobi ay la xiriirto duruufaha siyaasadeed ee ka jira gudaha dalka. “Maadaama caasimaddii la isku dhibaataynayo, oo na laga horjoogsaday inaan u safarno deegaan doorashooyinkeenii, waxaan doorbidnay inaan dalalka deriska ku shirno kana hadalno xaaladda dalka,” ayuu yiri xildhibaankaasi. Kulamadan Nairobi ayaa ku soo beegmayaa xilli ay cirka isku sii shareerayso xiisadda siyaasadeed ee Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan muranka la xiriira hannaanka doorashooyinka iyo wax-ka-beddellada dastuurka. Xiisadda ayaa ka sii dartay kadib isku dhacii dowladda federaalka iyo Koonfur Galbeed. Koonfur Galbeed ayaa toddobaadkii hore ku dhawaaqday inay hakisay xiriirkii iyo wada-shaqeyntii ay la lahayd dowladda federaalka, taas oo muujisay heerka uu gaaray khilaafka siyaasadeed ee labada dhinac. Dowladda federaalka ayaa ku adkeysanaysa in dalka uu galay marxalad cusub oo ku wajahan doorashooyin qof iyo cod ah. Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha, Federaalka iyo Dib-u-heshiisiinta ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa war-saxaafadeed ay shalay soo saartay ku shaacisay in dalka uu galayo marxalad doorasho oo cusub, taas oo lagu tilmaamay mid loo dhan yahay oo daahfuran. Wasaaradda ayaa sheegtay in geeddi-socodkan doorasho uu ku saleysan yahay shuruucda dalka, isla markaana la doonayo in lagu xaqiijiyo nidaam dimuqraadi ah oo ay si siman uga qayb qaataan dhammaan muwaadiniinta Soomaaliyeed. “Doorashadu waa xaq dastuuri ah oo muwaadin kasta leeyahay, isla markaana door muhiim ah ka qaata kalsoonida dadweynaha, kor u qaadista hufnaanta iyo ka qaybgalka bulshada in ay doortaan cidda ku matalaysa hey’adaha kala duwan ee heerarka dawladda,” ayaa lagu yiri war-saxaafadeedka dowladda. Sidoo kale, Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha ayaa hoosta ka xariiqday in doorashooyinka la qaban doono ay noqon doonaan kuwo xor iyo xalaal ah, oo waafaqsan mabaadi’da dimuqraadiyadda, isla xisaabtanka iyo ilaalinta xuquuqda muwaadiniinta. Si kastaba qaar ka mid ah dowlad-goboleedyada iyo siyaasiyiinta mucaaradka ah ayaa muujinaya shaki iyo walaac ku saabsan habka loo wajahayo geeddi-socodka doorashooyinka. Falanqeeyayaasha ayaa aaminsan in haddii kulamada Nairobi ay soo saaraan mowqif mideysan, uu saameyn ku yeelan karo doodaha ka socda Muqdisho ee ku saabsan doorashooyinka 2026, qaabka federaalka, iyo mustaqbalka wada-shaqeynta dowladda dhexe iyo dowlad-goboleedyada. The post Xildhibaanada 3 maamul goboleed oo kulamo isbaheysi lagu dhisayo ka wada Nairobi appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Tehran (Caasimada Online) – Tallaabada ay Iiraan ku xannibtay Marinka Hormuz, iyadoo tamarta u adeegsanaysa hub ahaan, ayaa calaamad u ah weji cusub oo adag oo ku soo kordhay loollanka awoodaha casriga ah. Tehran ayaa tustay caalamka sida gacan-ku-haynta marin-biyoodyada muhiimka ah ay u ruxi karto dhaqaalaha adduunka. Iyadoo wajahaysa duqeymo culus oo dhanka hawada ah oo kaga imanaya Mareykanka iyo Israa’iil, Iiraan waxay u weecatay aargoosi aan toos ahayn, iyadoo carqaladaynta shidaalka iyo gaaska u isticmaalaysa awood gorgortan oo aan la arag baaxaddeeda muddo tobanaan sano ah. Waxay si wax ku ool ah u curyaamisay Marinka Hormuz, oo ah marin-biyood istiraatiiji ah oo uu inta badan maro qiyaastii shan-meelood meel (1/5) shidaalka dunida. Tallaabadan ayaa si degdeg ah sare ugu qaadday khatarta colaadda oo aad uga fogaatay gobolka Khaliijka. Iiraan ayaa Arbacadii sii ballaarisay baaxadda isku-dhaca, kadib markii ay duqaysay xarunta Ras Laffan ee dalka Qatar, taas oo ah xarunta ugu weyn caalamka ee soo saarta gaaska dabiiciga ah ee dareeraha ah (LNG), taas oo jawaab u ahayd weerar horay loogu qaaday xarun gaas oo Iiraan ay leedahay. Dhanka kale, Madaxweyne Donald Trump ayaa Sabtidii sii xoojiyay xiisadda, isagoo ka digay in Mareykanku uu “garaaci doono oo uu gabi ahaanba tirtiri doono” warshadaha korontada ee Iiraan haddii xukuumadda Tehran aysan dib u furin Marinka Hormuz muddo 48 saacadood gudahood ah. Saameynta suuqyada caalamka ayaa noqotay mid degdeg ah. Qiimaha shidaalka ayaa kor u kacay qiyaastii boqolkiiba 50% tan iyo markii uu dagaalku bilowday, halka qiimaha gaaska dabiiciga ah ee Yurub uu isna labalaabmay. Xasaraddan ayaa ah xusuusin dhab ah oo muujinaysa in xitaa adduunkan ay hareeyeen nidaamyada maaliyadda, barnaamijyada kombuyuutarrada iyo shabakadaha dhijitaalka ah, haddana kheyraadka muuqda uu weli yahay udub-dhexaadka awoodda juquraafi-siyaasadeed. Istaraatiijiyadda Iiraan ayaa banaanka soo dhigtay daciifnimada ugu weyn ee nidaamka caalamiga ah: dhaqaalaha casriga ah ayaa weli ku tiirsan waddooyin isku-socod oo aad u jilicsan iyo kheyraad adag. Juquraafiga ayaan marnaba lumin muhiimaddiisa qarniga 21-aad. Siyaabo qaarkood, wuxuu noqday mid sii awood badan, maadaama caalamiyeynta ay dhaqaalaha isugu xirtay si aad u dhow, kana dhigtay mid si fudud ugu nugul carqalad kasta. Falanqeeyayaasha ayaa sheegaya in casharka guud uu yahay in awooddu aysan haatan ku xirneyn oo keliya teknoolojiyadda hubka iyo hantida, balse ay ku xiran tahay cidda gacanta ku haysa tamarta, macdanta muhiimka ah iyo awoodda warshadaha. Nidaamkan ayaa horay looga arkay meelo kale. Sanadkii la soo dhaafay, Shiinaha ayaa adeegsaday awooddiisa isagoo maamulaya ku dhawaad boqolkiiba 90% saadka magnet-ka naadirka ah (rare-earth magnet) si uu cadaadis ugu saaro Mareykanka wada-hadallada ganacsiga, isagoo xannibay helitaanka agabka loo isticmaalo baabuurta, qalabka elektoroonigga ah iyo hubka. Adeegsiga Iiraan ee Marinka Hormuz ayaa haatan muujinaya in marin-biyoodyada ciriiriga ah ee tamarta ay weli yihiin aaladaha ugu awoodda badan ee wax la isku muquuniyo. In kasta oo Mareykanku uu noqday dalka ugu soo saarista badan shidaalka adduunka, macaamiisha Mareykanka ayaa weli wajaha khatar maadaama qiimaha shidaalka lagu gooyo suuqa caalamka. Wax-soo-saarka gudaha ayaan si buuxda uga difaaci karin Washington ama xulafadeeda hakadka saadka ee ka yimaada dibadda. Khatartu kuma koobna oo keliya shidaalka. Qiyaastii boqolkiiba 90% shidaalka badda lagu daabulo ayaa mara kaliya siddeed marin oo istaraatiiji ah, oo ay ku jiraan Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb iyo Marinka Malacca. Qaar ka mid ah waddooyinkan waa laga weecan karaa iyadoo la bixinayo kharash aad u sarreeya, balse Hormuz ayaa si gaar ah khatar u ah sababtoo ah ma jirto waddo kale oo badeed oo lagu beddeli karo. Tani waxay dowladdaha ku reebtay xalal degdeg ah oo aad u yar. Waxay isku dayi karaan inay ka hortagaan carqaladeynta, dhisaan kaabeyaal cusub, ama ay kaydsadaan agabka daruuriga ah, balse tallaabooyinkaas ayaa u baahan waqti dheer. Casharka degdegga ah ee laga baran karo tallaabada Iiraan ayaa ah mid cad: xilliyada xasaradaha, gacan-ku-haynta jidadka saadka ee muuqda ayaa weli ka awood badan sarraynta dhijitaalka ah, xukuumadda Tehran-na waxay tustay sida hal marin-biyood oo ciriiri ah uu dhaqaalaha adduunka ugu ridi karo cadaadis lixaad leh. The post Wall Street Journal: Awoodda dunida cusub ma ahan hub – Waxaana haysta Iiraan appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Nairobi (Caasimada Online) – Madaxweynaha dowlad-goboleedka Galmudug, Axmed Cabdi Kaariye (Qoor-Qoor) iyo qaar kamid ah siyaasiyiinta mucaaradka ee kasoo jeeda deegaannada Galmudug ayaa caawa kulan xasaasi ah ku yeeshay magaalada Nairobi ee dalka Kenya. Kulankan oo kusoo aaday xilli uu cirka isku sii shareerayo khilaafka siyaasadeed ee dalka, ayaa ajendihiisa ugu weyn uu ahaa mowqifka laga sugayo Qoor-Qoor ee ku aaddan wax ka beddelka dastuurka iyo hanaanka doorasho ee ay dooneyso Villa Soomaaliya. Xubnaha mucaaradka ee kulanka ka qeyb-galay ayaa waxaa kamid ahaa ra’iisul wasaareyaal hore iyo siyaasiyiin caan ah, sida Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon Saacid, Maxamed Xuseen Rooble, Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur Warsame iyo Xasan Cali Khayre. Xubnahan oo si weyn uga aragti duwan dowladda federaalka, gaar ahaan dhanka wax ka beddelka dastuurka iyo jihada siyaasadeed ee dalka ayaa waxay Qoor-Qoor ku cadaadiyeen inuu caddeeyo mowqifkiisa, si gaar ahna uu uga horyimaado qorshaha Xasan Sheekh. Intii kulanka socday, waxaa si qoto dheer loogu lafa-guray xaaladda cakiran ee dalka, iyadoo si gaar ah diiradda loo saaray arrimaha dastuurka, awood-qeybsiga iyo doorashooyinka soo socda. Mucaaradka ayaa soo bandhigay walaac xooggan oo ay ka qabaan jihada uu dalka u socdo. Sida xogaha la helayo tilmaamayaan, madaxda mucaaradka ayaa Madaxweyne Qoor-Qoor u bandhigay inuu si rasmi ah uga horyimaado dastuurka muranka dhaliyay, isla markaana uu ka baxo garabka Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud. Haddii uu qaato go’aankaas, mucaaradka ayaa Qoor-Qoor u ballanqaaday inay si buuxda u garab istaagi doonaan, isla markaana ay la shaqeyn doonaan. Dhanka kale, haddii uu diido dalabkaas, mucaaradka ayaa sheegay in ay qaadan doonaan mowqif adag oo ka dhan ah, isla markaana ay bilaabi doonaan cadaadis iyo dagaal siyaasadeed oo toos ah, taas oo sii xumeyn karta xaaladda siyaasadeed ee uu wajahayo. Wararka ayaa intaasi ku daraya in Madaxweyne Qoor-Qoor uu kulanka ku muujiyay mowqif cad, isagoo sheegay in uusan laba-labeyn doonin, isla markaana uu diyaar u yahay inuu ka horyimaado Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh, oo muddooyinkii dambe uu safkiisa ku jiray. Ugu dambeyntiina, kulanka caawa ayaa kusoo dhammaaday jawi is-afgarad iyo ballan-qaadyo cad, iyadoo hadda si weyn loo sugayo tallaabada siyaasadeed ee xigta ee uu qaadi doono Madaxweynaha Galmudug. Si kastaba, arrintan ayaa imaneysa xilli uu Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh luminayo xulafadiisa maamul-goboleedyada, isla markaana uu dhawaan ku dhawaaqay Madaxweynaha dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed, Cabdicasiis Lafta-gareen inuu ka baxay garabkiisa, uuna iclaamiyay dagaal ka dhan ah. Lafta-gareen ayaa si adag uga horyimid wax ka beddelka dastuurka iyo hanaanka doorasho ee uu doonayo Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh, isagoo caddeeyay in uu aqoonsan yahay oo keliya dastuurkii 2012. Hoggaamiyeyaasha mucaaradka ayaa taageero iyo garab-istaag weyn u muujiyay Lafta-gareen, waana midda haatan Qoor-Qoor ku riixaysa inuu dib u qaabeeyo xisaabaadkiisa siyaasadeed. The post Qoor-Qoor oo lagu riixayo inuu dagaal la galo Xasan – Xogta kulan caawa ka dhacay Nairobi appeared first on Caasimada Online.

London (Caasimada Online) – Dowladda UK ayaa ka hadashay sheegashooyinka ka imanaya Israa’iil ee ku saabsan awoodda gantaallada riddada dheer ee Iiraan, iyadoo sheegtay in aanay jirin qiimayn rasmi ah oo xaqiijinaysa in Tehran ay gaari karto ama beegsan karto dalka Britain. Xoghayaha Guriyeynta UK, Steve Reed oo la hadlay BBC ayaa sheegay in dowladdiisu aysan haynin wax caddeyn ah oo muujinaya in Iiraan ay qorsheyneyso inay weerar ku qaaddo UK, ama ay leedahay awood si toos ah u gaari karta dhulka Britain. Reed ayaa carrabka ku adkeeyay in inkasta oo xiisadda gobolka ay sare u kacday, haddana hay’adaha amniga ee UK aysan soo saarin wax digniin ah oo gaar ah oo ku saabsan khatar ka iman karta Iiraan. Hadalka wasiirka ayaa yimid kadib markii Ciidamada Difaaca Israa’iil (IDF) ay sheegeen in Iiraan ay haysato gantaallo riddadoodu gaareyso illaa 4,000km, taasoo ay ku andacoonayaan inay suurtagal ka dhigeyso inay gaaraan qaybo ka mid ah Yurub oo ay ku jirto London. Si kastaba, sheegashadaas weli si madax-bannaan looma xaqiijin, inkasta oo Iiraan ay horey u muujisay horumar la xiriira barnaamijkeeda gantaallada ballistic-ga ah. Warbixinno ay qoreen warbaahinta caalamka ayaa sidoo kale tilmaamaya in Iiraan ay isku dayday inay beegsato saldhigga milatari ee Diego Garcia, oo ay wadaagaan Mareykanka iyo UK, kaasoo ku yaalla jasiiradaha Chagos ee Badweynta Hindiya, isla markaana qiyaastii 3,800km u jira Iiraan. Weerarkaasi ayaa la sheegay inuu ka koobnaa laba gantaal oo ballistic ah, balse midkood uu hawada ku burburay halka kan kalena lagu qabtay nidaamyada difaaca hawada kahor inta uusan gaarin bartilmaameedkiisa. Ilo amni iyo falanqeeyayaal ayaa sheegay in dhacdadan ay muujin karto in Iiraan ay sii ballaarineyso awooddeeda gantaallada, hase yeeshee weli ay jiraan su’aalo la xiriira masaafada dhabta ah iyo saxnaanta gantaalladaas. Dhanka kale, mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan Iiraan ayaa beeniyay ku lug lahaanshaha weerarka, halka Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Iiraan uu horey u sheegay in dalkiisu si ula kac ah u xaddiday riddada gantaalladiisa ilaa 2,000km, si aysan u kordhin xiisadaha caalamiga ah. “Waxaan leenahay awood aan ku soo saarno gantaallo [dhaadheer], laakiin si badheedh ah ayaan isugu koobnay in aan ka hooseyno 2,000km, sababtoo ah ma dooneyno in waddan kale oo adduunka ah uu noo arko in aan nahay khatar,” ayuu yiri Wasiir Araghchi. Falanqeeyayaal caalami ah ayaa tilmaamay in haddii la xaqiijiyo in gantaallo gaari kara masaafo ka badan 4,000km la adeegsaday, ay tani wax weyn ka beddeli karto xisaabta amniga ee gobolka iyo Yurub, maadaama ay suurtagal ka dhigeyso in bartilmaameedyo fog la gaaro. Ugu dambeyn, dowladda UK ayaa ka gaabsatay inay bixiso faah-faahin dheeraad ah oo ku saabsan qiimeynta sirdoonka, iyadoo sheegtay in arrimaha noocaas ah aysan habboonayn in si fagaare ah loo shaaciyo, xilli xiisadda u dhexeysa Iiraan, Israa’iil iyo xulafadooda ay weli kacsan tahay. The post IRAN ma weerari kartaa London iyo guud ahaan Yurub? appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Relations between Somalia and Saudi Arabia have entered a warmer, more consequential phase, signaling deeper cooperation across diplomacy, security, and trade. A new defence agreement, a maritime transport pact, and Riyadh’s formal receipt of the credentials of a new Somali ambassador all point to a major shift. These developments show the relationship is moving toward a more structured partnership. The shift follows Saudi Arabia’s renewed public backing for Somalia’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity at the start of the year. In early January, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan restated that position during talks with his Somali counterpart. The meeting signalled that Riyadh was aligning more closely with Mogadishu amid rising regional tensions over Somalia’s territorial integrity. Red Sea rivalry The warming ties come against a wider realignment across the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea corridor. Gulf rivalries are playing an increasingly visible role in politics across the strategic region. Competition between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has spread across Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. That dynamic has forced governments across the region to navigate between rival Gulf power centres. In Somalia’s case, the regional picture sharpened after Mogadishu severed ties with Abu Dhabi in January. At the same time, regional Somali administration such as Somaliland, Puntland, and Jubaland signalled that they would maintain their own relationships with the UAE. That broader backdrop has given Saudi Arabia greater weight in Mogadishu’s regional calculations. Somalia is seeking partners that back its territorial integrity and can offer diplomatic and strategic support. The latest phase in Somali-Saudi engagement also coincided with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s visit to Cairo on February 8. During the trip, he held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt said Sisi again underlined Cairo’s support for Somalia’s unity, security, and territorial integrity. He also rejected any step that could undermine the country’s sovereignty. There is no public evidence that the Cairo visit directly unlocked Saudi Arabia’s renewed engagement. But it came at a time when both Cairo and Riyadh were visibly strengthening their support for Mogadishu’s position. Military cooperation The clearest sign that ties had entered a more practical phase came on February 9. Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman signed a military cooperation agreement in Riyadh. Somali officials said the pact would strengthen defence cooperation and cover several areas of mutual interest. Neither side, however, released detailed terms. This agreement is a tangible development in security cooperation, indicating new operational support and deeper strategic engagement beyond previous dialogues. It also showed that Riyadh was ready to take on a more active role in Somalia’s defence partnerships. For Somalia, the deal mattered far beyond optics. The country remains under severe pressure from a long-running Islamist insurgency. Mogadishu has been trying to widen the circle of regional and international partners willing to support its armed forces and broader security architecture. Strategic sea lanes That security track was quickly followed by an economic and logistical one. On February 19, Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority signed a cooperation agreement with Somalia’s Ministry of Ports and Maritime Transport. The deal aims to improve maritime connectivity and ease the movement of passengers and goods. It is designed to enhance both countries’ roles in commercial shipping, which could increase Somalia’s leverage over international maritime traffic and boost its economic prospects. The agreement reflects a broader view of the relationship and takes it well beyond political solidarity. It also recognises Somalia’s strategic position along some of the world’s most important maritime lanes. For Mogadishu, the pact fits into a wider effort to turn Somalia’s long coastline, ports, and location into economic and geopolitical assets. Another diplomatic marker came on March 6. Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry formally received the credentials of Mohamed Amin Sheikh Osman as Somalia’s new ambassador to the kingdom. The move gave formal shape to a relationship that had at times appeared uneven in recent months. It also suggested that both governments now wanted regular, direct channels at the senior level. For Mogadishu, the ambassador’s acceptance was more than a routine diplomatic step. It signalled that Riyadh intends to develop long-term engagement with Somalia, promising more consistent diplomatic and operational support than in past interactions. $190 million burden The timing of the renewed relationship is significant. Somalia remains under heavy security strain. At the same time, the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia, or AUSSOM, continues to face major operational and funding pressures. The UN Security Council renewed AUSSOM’s mandate in December until December 31, 2026. The mandate authorises up to 11,826 uniformed personnel, including 680 police officers. Separate assessments have put the mission’s budget for July 2025 to June 2026 at about $190 million. That comes on top of inherited financial liabilities from its predecessor mission. In that context, any Saudi willingness to support AUSSOM politically, financially, or through parallel security assistance would carry weight far beyond diplomacy. ‘Saudi-led partners’ Hassan Sheikh has himself cast Saudi Arabia as a central player in Somalia’s regional strategy. In an interview published on February 11, he said Somalia was working with “Saudi-led partners” to protect stability. He said the aim was to prevent what he described as reckless escalation linked to challenges to Somalia’s unity. The remark offered one of the clearest public signs from Villa Somalia that Riyadh was no longer seen simply as a friendly Arab capital. Mogadishu now appears to view Saudi Arabia as part of a wider strategic bloc. That bloc could help shield Somalia diplomatically and widen its room for manoeuvre in an increasingly volatile region. Since January, Somali-Saudi ties have deepened, marked by new agreements and stronger diplomatic engagement. Saudi statements backing Somalia’s territorial integrity, the defence pact, the maritime agreement, and the acceptance of a new Somali ambassador all point in the same direction. For Somalia, closer ties could mean increased security aid and diplomatic backing from a key Arab power amid heightened regional tensions and risks. For Saudi Arabia, it offers a greater role as the Horn of Africa becomes central to Red Sea security, maritime trade, and Gulf influence. The post Somalia, Saudi Arabia ties enter new strategic phase appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa fartay dhammaan maamullada heer degmo iyo heer gobol ee dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed inay sii wataan gudashada xilalkooda sida ay yihiin, kadib markii ay sheegtay in uusan sharciyad haysan Madaxweyne Cabdicasiis Lafta-gareen. Mas’uuliyiinta labada heer ee maamulka Koonfur Galbeed ayaa xilka sii hayn doona illaa inta laga soo dooranayo golayaal cusub oo beddela si waafaqsan sharciga, sida lagu sheegay war-saxaafadeed kasoo baxay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha Soomaaliya. Wasaaradda ayaa sheegtay inay muhiim tahay in laga hortago firaaq maamul oo ku iman kara heer gobol iyo heer degmo, iyo sidoo kale in la ilaaliyo xasilloonida iyo sii wadidda adeegyadda maamul iyo kuwa bulshada. “Madaxda sare ee dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed waxay ku jiraan muddo dhaaf xileed, oo u baahan xal waafaqsan sharciga iyo nidaamka dowladnimada, sidaas darteed wasaaradda oo la tashanaysa odayaasha dhaqanka maamulka Koonfur Galbeed ayaa si gaar ah ugu xilsaaran ilaalinta maamulka dhisan, iyo sidoo kale buuxinta xilalka ka bannaanaada maamulkaas,” ayaa lagu yiri qoraalka dowladda. Xiisadda siyaasadeed ee ka dhex aloosan Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo maamulka Koonfur Galbeed ayaa mareysa meel xasaasi ah, iyadoo ciidamo kala taabacsan labada dhinac ay isku fara saareen gudaha maamulkaasi. Hoos ka aqriso war-saxaafadeedka oo dhameystiran: Ujeeddo: Xil-haynta xilka maamullada heer gobol iyo heer degmo ee dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha, Federaalka iyo Dib-u-heshiisiinta Markuu arkay: Qodobka 43aad ee Sharciga Lr. 116 ee soo baxay 06/08/2013. Markuu tixgeliyey: Xaaladaha siyaasadeed iyo amni ee ka jira deegaannada Dowlad-Goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya. Markuu garwaaqsaday: In ay muhiim tahay in laga hortago firaaq maamul oo ku iman kara heer gobol iyo heer degmo, iyo sidoo kale in la ilaaliyo xasilloonida iyo sii wadidda adeegyadda maamul iyo kuwa bulshada. Markuu hubsaday: In madaxda sare ee Dowlad-Goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed ay ku jiraan muddo dhaaf xileed, una baahan yihiin xal waafaqsan sharciga iyo nidaamka dowladnimada. Wuxuu caddaynayaa: 1. In dhammaan maamullada heer degmo iyo heer gobol ee Dowlad-Goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya ay sii wataan gudashada xilalkooda sida ay yihiin, ilaa laga soo dooranayo golayaal cusub oo beddela si waafaqsan sharciga. 2. In Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha, Federaalka iyo Dib-u-heshiisiinta Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya oo la tashanaysa odayaasha dhaqanka Dowlad-Goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya ay si gaar ah ugu xilsaaran yihiin ilaalinta maamulka dhisan, iyo sidoo kale buuxinta xilalka ka bannaanaada maamulkaas. Ugu dambeyntii, dhammaan xafiisyada ay khusayso warqaddan oo ay ka mid yihiin Hay’adaha Amniga waxaa la farayaa dhaqan gelinta wareegtadan, isla markaana ay ka qaataan kaalintooda ku aadan sugidda xasiloonida maamulka iyo hirgelinta nidaamka dowladnimada. Wada Shaqeyn Wacan Xil. Cali Yuusuf Cali (Xoosh) Wasiirka Wasaaradda The post DF oo ku dhawaaqday in uusan sharciyad haysan Lafta-gareen, soona saartay amar cusub appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Baydhabo (Caasimada Online) – Guddoomiyihii hore ee Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya, Maxamed Mursal oo maanta gaaray magaalada Baydhabo ayaa ka hadlay xiisadda siyaasadeed ee ka taagan maamulkaasi. Maxamed Mursal ayaa si cad u garab istaagay Madaxweyne Cabdicasiis Lafta-gareen, oo dagaal siyaasadeed culus kala dhaxeeyo hoggaanka Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, isagoo sheegay in maamulka Koonfur Galbeed laga gardaran yahay. “Nidaamka federaalka ama dastuurkii lagu heshiiyay 2012 wuxuu dhigayaa in dowlad-goboleedyada ay si gaar ah isku maamulayaan, oo howlahooda iyaga gaar u yihiin. Dowladda Federaalka waxaa leenahay dowlad-goboleedkan waxay iska laheyd yeysan kusoo fara-gelin,” ayuu yiri Maxamed Mursal. Mursal ayaa difaacay qorshaha doorashada dadban ee uu haatan diyaarinayo Madaxweyne Cabdicasiis Lafta-gareen, kaas oo uu ku sheegay mid waafaqsan duruufaha jira, inkasta oo uu ka hor imanayo dastuurka cusub ee la meel-mariyay iyo hanaanka doorashooyinka qof iyo cod. Sidoo kale wuxuu Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ugu baaqay inuusan awood ciidan u adeegsan faragelinta Koonfur Galbeed, isla markaana uu joojiyo abaabulka dagaal ee la sheegay inuu socdo. “Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh waddankaan waayo arag ayaa u tahay dhibaatooyinkii ay sol mareen bulshadan ku dhaqan Dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed, haddii aan hadda wax la tareyn, oo xagga bini’aadannimo iyo dhisida nidaamkeeda siyaasadeed, yaan inta ciidan lasoo wato la dumin,” ayuu yiri Maxamed Mursal. Waxa uu sidoo kale farriin u diray musharraxiinta u hanqal taagaya hoggaanka Koonfur Galbeed, isagoo ugu baaqay inay yimaadaan Baydhabo si ay uga qayb qaataan geeddi-socodka siyaasadeed. “Dadka raba inay siyaasadda ka qayb qaataan ama tartamaan, tallada halkan ayay taallaa ee ha yimaadaan,” ayuu yiri. “Dadka udhashay deeganka ee raba inay doorasho dhacdo idinkama jirto halka aad wax ka raadinaysa ee fadlan damiirkiina ha shaqeeyo, yaan la idin adeegsanin in deegankiina aad gacantiina ku bur burisan.” Ugu dambeyntiina, wuxuu Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh usoo jeediyay inuu dib iskugu laabto, isla markaana uu maamullada u oggolaado inay si iskood ah u qabsadaan doorashooyinka, maadaama muddo-xileedkoodu horey u dhammaaday. “Madaxweynow, muddo xileedkii aan inbadan kala hadleynay waxay aheyd inay dowlad-goboleedyada doorasho galaan, gaar ahaan Koonfur Galbeed. Hadda waxaa la marayaa in labadii heer dowladeed ay isku duldumi rabaan, maadaama muddo xileedkii dowlad-goboleedyada mar hore dhamaaday, kii federaalka uu hadda dhamaaday,” ayuu yiri. Hoos ka daawo muuqaalka The post Maxamed Mursal oo kusoo biiray dagaalka Lafta-gareen iyo Xasan – Yuu la saftay? appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Tel Aviv, Israel – Israel is preparing to deport Ethiopian asylum seekers as early as next month after its High Court upheld a controversial government decision to strip them of temporary group protection. The planned deportations have drawn outrage from rights groups, who warn that the move will force vulnerable people back to a country edging towards a renewed and devastating civil war. The crackdown follows a January 2024 directive by then interior minister Moshe Arbel, who said there was no longer any security obstacle to returning Ethiopian citizens, including those from the war-ravaged Tigray region. In December, Israel’s High Court backed the government’s position and rejected a legal challenge brought by a coalition of refugee organisations. The ruling gave the affected Ethiopians four months to prepare for their departure. Rights advocates and Israeli authorities say immigration enforcement and deportations are expected to begin in mid-April. Disputed numbers The exact size of the population at risk remains heavily disputed, reflecting a system in which many undocumented Africans live entirely off the radar. ASSAF, an Israeli aid organisation, estimates that around 8,000 Ethiopians now live in Israel under varying and precarious legal categories. The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants (HRM), however, says the withdrawal of group protection directly endangers just under 1,400 people. The Israeli Interior Ministry has cited an even lower figure, saying only about 700 individuals whose asylum claims were previously rejected face imminent removal. Whatever the final figure, fear across the community is palpable. Israel first granted blanket group protection to Ethiopian nationals in November 2021 at the height of the Tigray war. The brutal conflict, which pitted Ethiopian federal forces against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), killed hundreds of thousands through direct combat, state-driven famine and the collapse of regional healthcare. Although an African Union-brokered peace deal formally paused the bloodshed in November 2022, that fragile truce now appears to be unravelling. In late January 2026, fierce clashes broke out again in western Tigray. Witnesses reported military drones hovering over the region and carrying out strikes. The worsening security situation forced Ethiopian Airlines to cancel all commercial flights to Tigray’s airports, including the regional capital Mekele, cutting off a vital lifeline. Panicked residents have reportedly started fleeing the region by car and withdrawing cash from ATMs as they prepare for the possible return of full-scale war. Fear of new war Regional tensions are also rising. Ethiopia and neighbouring Eritrea have recently traded accusations over military aggression and border mobilisation, fuelling international fears that instability in the north could widen into a cross-border conflict. Human Rights Watch says Ethiopia still has roughly 3.3 million internally displaced people, with hundreds of thousands in Tigray and neighbouring Amhara living in precarious conditions and with severely limited access to food and aid. For Israeli campaigners, those facts make the deportation drive legally and morally indefensible. They have also pointed to what they describe as a glaring contradiction: Israel’s own Foreign Ministry recently issued a strict travel warning advising Israeli citizens against all non-essential travel to Tigray because of the renewed fighting. The deportation drive against Ethiopians is not an isolated case. It forms part of a decades-long Israeli effort to deter and expel African asylum seekers. Between 2006 and 2013, tens of thousands of Africans, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan, arrived in Israel after making a perilous journey on foot across Egypt’s Sinai desert, before Israel built a massive border wall to seal the route. Israel considers the vast majority of those arrivals to be illegal ‘work infiltrators’ rather than genuine refugees. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), about 80,000 people have sought asylum in Israel over the past 20 years. Fewer than one percent have ever won official refugee status. Deterrence system Although Israel is a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, it has never passed domestic refugee legislation. Instead, successive Israeli governments have tried to make life unbearable for asylum seekers in order to encourage their ‘voluntary’ departure. Those measures have included indefinite detention in the remote Holot desert facility, the confiscation of part of their wages and the denial of access to the formal labour market. In 2018, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government notoriously tried to strike secret deals to deport African migrants to Rwanda and Uganda. When both African states publicly denied those arrangements amid a global backlash, Netanyahu then signed, and within hours scrapped, a landmark pact with the UNHCR that would have resettled thousands of migrants in Western countries while regularising the status of others in Israel. Today, most long-term African asylum seekers remain trapped in legal limbo. Temporary visas protect them from immediate deportation, but they must renew them frequently and they remain shut out of basic social, economic and healthcare rights. An ASSAF-backed study published in 2025 found that the human cost of the policy was severe: around 57 percent of surveyed refugees and asylum seekers in Israel were living in severe poverty, while 85 percent were facing some form of food insecurity. For the Ethiopians now facing the April deportation deadline, the threat is no longer an abstract policy debate. The legal countdown has begun, pushing hundreds of people closer to the exit even as the country they once fled slides back towards the abyss of war. The post Israel to deport thousands of Ethiopian asylum seekers appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Nuradin Dirie appears to idealise South West State, overlooking its ongoing political and constitutional challenges. Garowe (Commentary) — The amendment to the Provisional Constitution of Somalia has elicited resistance from many circles. To date, no one has produced a critique as timely or hard-hitting as the article by Nuradin Dirie, a former senior adviser to UNSOM and a 2009 Puntland presidential candidate. Nuradin argued that the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has alienated the Federal Member States (FMS). The FGS derives its primary advantage from Mogadishu, the seat of both the government and the bicameral legislature. In terms of fiscal federalism, Mogadishu generates the highest revenue for the national coffers. Even when making allowances for the prevailing security situations and limited revenue-generation capacities of other FMS, the accountability structures built into federal institutions and their adherence to the Financial Governance Committee, create significant power imbalances. These dynamics often leave Federal Member States with a binary choice: be co-opted by, or repelled by, Villa Somalia. The thirteen founding members of the Somali Youth League (SYL), pioneers of Somali nationalism. This trend is further accentuated when a Federal Member State fails to abide by fiscal federalism rules, particularly regarding dialogue on financial governance, tax agreements, national resources and infrastructure cooperation. “We don’t need to abandon our traditional power bases, but we absolutely must expand them to reflect the true geography of the Republic. The math of the old system no longer works” Nuradin writes. He does not fully flesh out what reforming the “math of the old system” entails. He proposes South West State of Somalia as the bridge connecting the North to the South, arguing that “the founders of the Somali Youth League (SYL) …built a nationwide coalition that drew immense, foundational strength from the Digil and Mirifle regions”. Nuradin is only half-right. The Hizbia Dastur Mustaqil al-Somal (HDMS), previously Hizbi Digil & Mirifle (aka Hizbiya), which proposed a clan-based federal system during the Trusteeship period, predominantly represented what is now Lower Shabelle, Bay, and Bakool. Ultimately, the pro-unitary SYL outclassed Hizbiya to become the ruling party of Somalia from independence until 21 October 1969. Today, South West State is mired in a political quagmire resulting from a failure to abide by the state constitution regarding periodic indirect presidential elections. Elections were due in December 2022, when President Abdiaziz Laftagareen’s term expired. Pressure from rivals led him to engage in horse-trading with Villa Somalia, supporting the incumbent government’s legislative agenda in return for staying in power indefinitely. Nuradin appears to idealise South West State, a region known for agro-pastoralism in contrast to those Federal Member States with deeper roots in a purely pastoralist way of life. Ironically, the adoption of a federal system has turned the peripheries into centres of centralisation. Puntland State of Somalia pioneered this trend, which has ultimately undermined the federal system within the Federal Republic of Somalia. © Puntland Post, 2026

Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya Sheekh Aadan Maxamed Nuur (Aadan Madoobe) ayaa ku eedeeyay madaxweynaha maamulka Koonfur Galbeed Cabdicasiis Laftagareen in uu colaad sokeeye ka abuurayo magaalada Baydhabo. Aadan Madoobe oo maanta hadal ka jeediyay masjidka Villa Hargeysa ee Muqdisho ayaa sheegay in magaalada Baydhabo ay isku horfadhiyaan labo ciidan, taasina sababtay in dad badan oo dan yar ah ka qaxaan magaalada. Sidoo kale wuxuu madaxweyne Laftagareen ku eedeeyay in uu doonayo doorasho boob ah iyo in uu keligiis soo xusho xildhibaannada Koonfur Galbeed, isagoo sheegay in taasi tahay mid aan la aqbali karin. Aadan Madoobe ayaa go’aankii shalay looga celiyay Baydhabo ku sifeeyey sharci darro iyo kutumashada dastuurka dalka, wuxuuna qorshaha safarkaas ku tilmaamay mid uu ku doonayay in uu ku dhexgalo dhinacyada isku haya Baydhabo. PUNTLAND POST

Madaxweynaha dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa sheegay in uu diyaar u yahay wadahadal lagu galo khilaafka siyaasadeed. Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh wuxuu xusay in uu sannad ku soo jiray wadahadal, hadana weli ka go`an tahay in khilaafka siyaasadeed ee dalka ka jira lagu dhammeeyo wadahadal loo dhanyahay. “Waxaan rabaa in aan marka kale ku celiyo in gogolihii wadahadalka weli furan yihiin, wadahadalkuna yahay jidka keliya ee lagu gaari karo xal waara iyo dowladnimo dhammaystiran” ayuu yiri madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh. Hadalka madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh wuxuu ku soo aadayaa, xilli khilaaf siyaasadeed oo cusub uu ka dhex-qarxay dowladda federaalka iyo maamulka Koonfur Galbeed, kuwaas oo markii hore ku wada socday dhameystirka dastuurka iyo doorasho qof iyo cod. PUNTLAND POST

Madaxweynaha dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa baaq nabadeed iyo cafis 90 maalmood ah u fidiyay maleeshiyaadka Al-shabaab iyo Daacish. Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo jeediyay hadal ku saabsan musaabadda Ciidul-Fidriga ayaa yiri “waxaan baaq nabadeed iyo cafis 90 maalmood ah u fidinayaa dhammaan dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed ee ka tirsan ururada Al-shabaab iyo Daacish”. “Waxaan ugu baaqayaa in ay ka soo noqdaan waddada khaldan ee ay ku habaabeen, una soo noqdaan bushada Soomaaliyeed ee ka mid yihiin” ayuu raaciyay. Madaxweynaha ayaa faray hay’adaha amniga iyo garsoorka in ay soo dhameystiraan habraaca fulinta cafiskan. Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh wuxuu sheegay in dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya ay mar walba diyaar u tahay soo dhaweynta dhalinyaradaas iyo in ay u abuurto mustaqbal wanaagsan. PUNTLAND POST

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud delivers remarks at the 2023 Baidoa Conference on Reconciliation and Dialogue for South West State of Somalia. Baidoa (PP Editorial) — The allegations made by the President of South West State of Somalia, Abdiaziz Laftagareen, against the Federal Government of Somalia are serious but remain unsubstantiated. The timing of these claims, made on the same day he briefed the media on suspending co-operation with the Federal Government, of Somalia appears, at the very least, disingenuous. President Laftagareen alleged that the Federal Government of Somalia “had supplied weapons and ammunition to the South West State Salvation Forces in Buur Hakaba.” He further claimed that the Federal Government had persuaded Al-Shabaab to allow these weapons to pass through territories under its control. Such assertions are grave. However, accusations of sympathy for, or links with, Al-Shabaab have become an all-too-common political tactic within Somali political circles, often deployed without credible evidence. In response, a group of Members of Parliament, Senators and former South West State ministers issued a statement in Mogadishu rejecting the decision to suspend co-operation with the Federal Government. It is worth recalling that in 2022, when President Laftagareen faced significant challenges to his leadership as his mandate approached expiry, the Federal Government of Somalia convened a summit in Baidoa. This meeting resulted in the postponement of the indirect elections that had been scheduled for December 2022, four years after his initial election. The summit, chaired by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed, helped to ease tensions and effectively brought the South West administration within the political orbit of Villa Somalia. Unlike Jubaland, which withdrew from the National Consultative Council to amend its constitution, particularly provisions relating to the presidential term, and proceeded to hold indirect elections in 2024, President Laftagareen relied on the Federal Government’s mediation in 2022 to remain in power. Since then, he has positioned himself as a staunch supporter of the legislative agenda of the current administration in Mogadishu. The Constitution of South West State of Somalia clearly stipulates a presidential term of four years. However, President Laftagareen has now remained in office for seven years and three months. It is also notable that the Federal Government played a central role in facilitating the formation of South West State nearly 13 years ago. More recently, South West State has called for international mediation, to be held in a neutral location, in order to discuss a national electoral model ahead of the end of the Federal Government’s term on 15 May 2026. As matters stand, President Laftagareen’s extended tenure raises legitimate questions about his political legitimacy, particularly with regard to participation in national-level summits. The most viable path forward for South West State would be to open up the political space and engage rival political actors in a genuine, good-faith dialogue aimed at resolving the current impasse. © Puntland Post, 2026

Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa cambaareysay weerarrada ay Iiraan ku bartilmaameedsatay kaabayaasha tamarta ee dalalka Boqortooyada Sacuudiga, Qatar iyo Imaaraadka Carabta. War qoraal ah oo ka soo baxay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda iyo Iskaashiga Caalamiga ayaa lagu sheegay in weerarradan ay ka dhigan yihiin xadgudub weyn oo ka dhan ah sharciga caalamiga ah, islamarkaana khatar ku ah ammaanka iyo xasilloonida gobolka. Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa caddeysay in ay si buuxda u garab taagan tahay dowladaha iyo shacabka Sacuudiga, Qatar iyo Imaaraadka, iyadoo muujisay taageerada ay u heyso dadaallada lagu doonayo in lagu ilaaliyo madax banaanida dalalkan iyo xaqiijinta amniga muwaadiniintooda. Soomaaliya oo ku taal mid ka mid ah marinnada badda ee ugu muhiimsan adduunka, ayaa carrabka ku dhufatay muhiimadda wadahadalka iyo baahida loo qabo in la ilaaliyo marinnada tamarta muhiimka u ah. Waxay sidoo kale sheegtay in ay ka go’an tahay inay la shaqeyso saaxiibada gobolka iyo kuwa caalamiga ah si kor loogu qaado nabadda iyo ilaalinta kaabayaasha tamarta ee muhiimka ah. PUNTLAND POST

Madaxweyne Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni, ayaa munaasabadda Ciiddul-Fitriga awgeed cafis u fidiyey 127 maxbuus oo ku xiran xabsiyada Puntland. Maxaabiistan ayaa ku kala xiran magaalooyinka Badhan, Boosaaso, Qardho, Garoowe iyo Gaalkacyo, sida lagu sheegay qoraal ka baxay madaxtooyada Puntland. “Madaxweynaha Dowladda Puntland Mudane Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni, ayaa munaasabadda Ciiddul-Fitriga awgeed cafis u fidiyey 127 maxbuus oo ku xiran xabsiyada Puntland” ayaa lagu yiri qoraalka. “Maxaabiistan ayaa ku kala xiran xabsiyada magaalooyinka Badhan, Boosaaso, Qardho, Garoowe iyo Gaalkacyo” ayaa la raaciyay. PUNTLAND POST

Maamulka Koonfur Galbeed ayaa shaaciyay in uu hakiyay duulimaadyadii iman jiray deegaannada uu ka arrimiyo. Qoraal ka soo baxay wasaaradda gaadiidka iyo duulista hawada Koonfur Galbeed ayaa lagu sheegay in go’aankan uu yahay mid lagama maarmaan u ah xaqiijinta amniga iyo ilaalinta kala dambeynta. Go’aankan waxa uusan saameynayn duullimaadyada gargaarka bini’aadantinimo, hawlgalada Midowga Afrika (AUSSOM) iyo daad gureynta caafimaadka degdegga ah, sida lagu sheegay qoraal. PUNTLAND POST

Ugas Hassan Abdi Mohamed, spokesman for South West State, addresses the media in Baidoa, stating that the state has “directly severed collaboration” with the Federal Government of Somalia. Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — The South West State of Somalia yesterday accused the Federal Government of Somalia of fomenting armed opposition against the incumbent President, Abdiaziz Laftagareen. President Laftagareen further alleged that the Federal Government “is working in cahoots with Al-Shabaab.” He stated that he had been compelled to suspend his election campaign in order to align the South West State elections with the federal elections scheduled for 2026, should stakeholders reach a consensus on the national electoral model. In 2024, during the inauguration of Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, President Laftagareen had urged President Deni to rejoin the National Consultative Council, which comprises the Federal Government of Somalia, the Federal Member States, and the Banadir Regional Administration. Official written statement issued by the South West State Government announcing the “suspension of its working partnership with the Federal Government of Somalia.” In his speech today, President Laftagareen appeared to strike a more emotional tone, what one analyst described as “crocodile tears”, as he indirectly accused the Federal Government of marginalising both Puntland and Jubaland. The latter has been at odds with the Federal Government of Somalia over what it describes as a breach of a prior agreement to postpone its presidential elections in order to harmonise them with the federal electoral timetable. The state of cooperation between the Federal Government of Somalia and South West State remains uncertain, given the conflicting statements issued yesterday in Baidoa, the interim capital of the South West State. In a statement delivered to the media, the South West State spokesman, Ugas Hassan Abdi Mohamed, declared that “South West State has directly severed collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia.” However, a separate written statement issued by the South West State Government indicated that it had “suspended its working partnership with the Federal Government of Somalia until it complies with the Provisional Constitution and respects the federal system of the country.” When approached for clarification regarding the discrepancy in wording between the two statements, the South West State Ministry of Information declined to comment. © Puntland Post, 2026

Madaxweynaha Koonfur Galbeed Cabdicasiis Laftagareen ayaa sheegay in maamulkiisu uu aqoonsan yahay oo keliya dastuurkii 2012, isagoo meesha ka saaray dhammaystirka dastuudka cusub. War-saxaafadeed uu soo saaray madaxweyne Laftagareen ayaa lagu xusay in dastuurkii la ansixiyey 2012 yahay midka sharciga ah ee ay Soomaali heshiiska ku tahay, dastuurka cusubna yahay mid aan loo dhammeyn oo lagu meel marsaday habraac khaldan iyo musuqmaasuq. Madaxweyne Laftagareen wuxuu ugu baaqay Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh in uu goob dhexdhexaad ah isugu keeno Golaha Wadatashiga Qaran, si buu yiri looga heshiiyo hannaan doorasho oo loo dhanyahay inta aan la gaarin dhammaadka muddo xileedkeeda hay’adaha dowladda Federaalka ee 14 Abriil iyo 15 May 2026. Laftagareen waxa uu dowladda Federaalka ku eedeeyay in ay khalkhal gelin amni & mid siyaasadeed ka wado deegaannada maamulka Koonfur Galbeed, iyo in ay la lunsaday deeq gargaar ah oo Beesha Caalamka ugu talagashay dadka abaartu saameysay ee Soomaaliya. PUNTLAND POST

Dable NISA Mukhtaar Shakuur Amiin, ayaa lagu edeeyay dilka Marxuum Fatxi Cabdullahi Cabdi oo dhacay Taariikhdu markii ay aheyd Lix iyo Tobankii Bishii February 2026, Waana Degmadda Afgooye ee Shabeellada Hoose. Sidoo kale dhacdadaasi waxaa u Geeryooday Aabaha Marxuumka Cabdullaahi Cabdi Muuse, ka dib markii ay gaartay warka Dhimashada wiilkiisii guri dambeyska ahaa. Dilka ayaa dhacay ka dib markii uu dhexmaray muran salka ku hayay dhaca Taleefanka Marxuumka oo xilligaa ka soo baxay Masjid uu ku oogay salaadii Duhur. Baaris dheer ka dib Xafiiska Xeer ilaalinta Ciidamada QS, ayaa codsaday qaadista kiiskan, waxaana laga aqbalay Seddexdii Bishaan March. Fadhiyo kala duwan ka dib, Maxkamadda oo fursad siisay dhinacyada Dacwadda, dhagaysatayna Maragyo goob joog u ahaa dhacdadaan, ayaa ugu dambeyn maanta ku xukuntay Ex-Dable Nisa Mukhtaar Shakuur Amiin Dil Toogasho, ahna Qisaasta Marxuum Fatxi Cabdullahi Cabdi. Sida uu warbaahinta u sheegay G/sare Xassan Cali Nuur Shuute Guddomiyaha Maxkamadda Darajada koowaad ee Ciidamada QS. Source: goobjoog.com

​ Wasaaradda Kalluumeysiga iyo Dhaqaalaha Buluugga ah ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya waxay caddayn ka bixinaysay xaaladda kalluumeysiga caalamiga ah ee ka dhex socda aagga dhaqaalaha ee badda Soomaaliya (EEZ). ​Wasaaraddu waxay xaqiijisay in maraakiibta kalluumeysiga ee Shiinaha ee ka howlgala biyaha Soomaaliya ay ku joogaan qaab sharci ah, iyagoo si buuxda u raacaya xeerarka dalka iyo kuwa caalamiga ah. Maraakiibtan ayaa ku shaqeeya ruqsado rasmi ah oo ay bixisay Dowladda Federaalka, taas oo ka turjumaysa iskaashiga qotoda dheer ee ka dhexeeya Soomaaliya iyo Shiinaha. ​Dowladda Soomaaliya waxay qiimeynaysaa xiriirka istiraatiijiyadeed ee ay la leedahay Shiinaha iyo sida ay shirkadaha kalluumeysiga ee dalkaas u dhowraan madax-bannaanida badda Soomaaliya. Iskaashigan ayaa tusaale u ah ka faa’iideysiga khayraadka badda ee loo maro jidka sharciga ah. ​Dhinaca kale, Wasaaraddu waxay si adag u cambaareysay fal kasta oo sharcidarra ah oo ka dhaca biyaha Soomaaliya, sida kalluumeysiga aan oggolaanshaha haysan iyo afduubka maraakiibta ee ay geystaan kooxaha dambiileyaasha ah. Falalkaas waxay xad-gudub ku yihiin madax-bannaanida dalka iyo xeerarka badda ee caalamiga ah. ​Wasaaraddu waxay soo dhoweysay sii deynta markab laga leeyahay Shiinaha oo si sharcidarra ah loogu haystay biyaha Soomaaliya, waxayna u mahadcelisay hay’adihii iyo dadkii deegaanka ee ka qayb qaatay badbaadinta markabkaas iyo shaqaalihii saarnaa. Source: goobjoog.com

Ciidanka Hay’adda Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugidda Qaranka (NISA), oo kaashanaya saaxiibada caalamka, ayaa howlgallo qorsheysan oo lagu beegsaday maleeshiyaad iyo horjoogeyaal ka tirsan Al-Shabaab ka fuliyay gobollada Hiiraan iyo Mudug, kuwaas oo lagu dilay in ka badan 22 dhagarqabe oo ku howlanaa abaabulka isku dayo lid ku ah amniga shacabka Soomaaliyeed. ​Howlgalka koowaad oo ka dhacay deegaanka Dumaaye ee Gobolka Mudug, waxaa lagu bartilmaameedsaday goob ay isku uruursanayeen maleeshiyaad iyo horjoogeyaal sare oo ka tirsan Al-Shabaab. Weerarka Dumaaye waxaa lagu dilay ilaa 15 xubnood oo ay ku jireen horjoogeyaasha kala ah Xudeyfa Galinle oo ahaa gacanyarihii Wakiilka Mudug, Qataatow oo ahaa madaxii hore ee maleeshiyaadka Mudug, Cabdiraxmaan Garwayne oo ahaa madaxii marin-habaabinta deegaanka Jowle, Daahir oo ahaa madaxii baadda ee Dumaaye iyo Dabagalo, iyo Cabdiwali oo ahaa horjoogihii hore ee maleeshiyaadka Bacaadweyne. ​Sidoo kale, howlgal ka dhacay degmada Maxaas ee Gobolka Hiiraan ayaa isna lagu beegsaday labo guri oo ay ku sugnaayeen horjoogeyaal iyo maleeshiyaad ilaalo u ahaa Mustaf Caato oo ku magacaaban horjoogaha maleeshiyaadka Al-Shabaab ee gobolka Hiiraan. Howlgalkan waxaa lagu dilay ilaa toddobo dhagarqabe oo ay ku jiraan labo horjooge oo muhiim u ahaa maaliyadda kooxda, kuwaas oo kala ahaa Qaliif Muumin Sabriya iyo Cismaan Cabdulle Faarax, iyadoo sidoo kale halkaas lagu burburiyay gaadiid ay isticmaalayeen horjoogeyaashan. ​ Source: goobjoog.com

UCL DIPLOMACY SOCIETY Natalia Modla is a second-year Politics, Sociology and Eastern European Studies student at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at UCL. (Email: nataliamodla29@gmail.com/LinkedIn: Natalia Modla) Introduction On 26 December 2025, Israel recognised Somaliland, the self-declared state in northern Somalia that has functioned with de facto autonomy since 1991 [1], becoming the first country to do so. The announcement was immediately contentious. Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, denounced the decision as an existential threat to Somalia’s territorial unity, underscoring the enduring sensitivity surrounding sovereignty in the Horn of Africa [5]. This article examines what Israel’s recognition means for Somaliland’s political and economic future, the strategic calculations that may have informed Israel’s decision, and the developmental implications of a formalised relationship between the two. It argues that recognition operates not merely as a diplomatic gesture but as a strategic instrument. For Somaliland, this relationship is a potential gateway to greater economic engagement and international visibility. For Israel, the recognition is a national-security measure and a means of consolidating influence amid intensifying competition among external powers in the Red Sea corridor. Somaliland: Background Somaliland is a de facto breakaway territory in northern Somalia, unrecognised by the United Nations, with a population of roughly six million. It declared independence in 1991 after the collapse of Siad Barre’s military regime [5]. Since then, it has experienced comparatively greater peace and stability than southern Somalia, which has continued to face attacks from militant Islamist groups [5]. Over time, Somaliland has developed its own political institutions, including a distinct political identity, flag, parliament and currency [1]. Tensions nevertheless remain, particularly in parts of the eastern regions, where some communities question or resist the separatist project. Geographically, Somaliland sits along the Gulf of Aden at the Horn of Africa, adjacent to the Red Sea corridor [4]. With approximately 12 per cent of global trade passing through this maritime route each year [2], its location carries clear strategic weight. Despite functioning autonomously since 1991, Somaliland has remained unrecognised internationally. This reflects continued adherence to Somalia’s territorial integrity under international law, as reinforced by the UN Charter, the African Union Constitutive Act and the 1964 Cairo Declaration [2], all of which affirm Somalia’s status as a single sovereign state. Somaliland and Israel: Key Dimensions The recognition of Somaliland by Israel translates into closer economic, diplomatic and potentially security cooperation between the two. Israel has pledged collaboration in agriculture, health, technology and broader economic development [5], signalling that the relationship is intended to extend beyond recognition. Agriculture is a central area of prospective cooperation. Israel’s experience in arid-zone farming, particularly through the development of drip-irrigation systems, has in some areas increased yields by 200–300 per cent in water-scarce regions [2]. Applied effectively, such expertise could help improve Somaliland’s agricultural productivity and food resilience. In addition, planned civilian cooperation programmes reportedly include support in water management, agricultural modernisation and information technology [6], sectors relevant to Somaliland’s long-term development. Diplomatically, formal recognition opens the door to the establishment of official missions and structured bilateral agreements. For Somaliland, which has long sought international legitimacy, even a limited network of recognised partnerships strengthens its perceived legitimacy on an international stage. On the security front, Israel may establish a diplomatic presence with potential security dimensions in the region [6]. While Somaliland maintains its own armed forces, its defence budget remains small. A potential security partnership could enhance Somaliland’s security capacity while also strengthening Israel’s strategic position in the Red Sea region. Given Somaliland’s limited military budget, cooperation with Israel may provide intelligence-sharing and access to naval and air bases [6], increasing Somaliland’s security capabilities. From Israel’s perspective, engagement in Somaliland would also carry broader strategic implications. According to the Israeli think tank, the Institute for National Security Studies [5], regional positioning may be relevant to future campaigns against the Houthis. Although the IDF has not indicated any intention to establish a permanent base in Somaliland, it is reported to be seeking access for monitoring purposes, potentially enabling earlier warning of incoming threats [6]. The relationship, therefore, appears to provide mutual benefits as Somaliland receives assistance that may bolster its security and development, while Israel enhances its strategic capabilities in a critical maritime corridor. Criticisms However, Israel’s decision has been widely criticised because recognising Somaliland does not align with the UN Charter and appears driven by strategic self-interest. Article 2 of the UN Charter upholds the principle of territorial integrity, and in Africa, this has been reinforced by post-colonial agreements preserving inherited borders as inviolable [3]. In this context, recognition is seen as moving away from established international norms regarding Somalia’s sovereignty. The criticism also reflects concerns about motive. As the Interior Minister of Puntland, Somalia’s semi-autonomous region, stated, recognition risks becoming transactional rather than based on principle [1]. If recognition is shaped by strategic calculation, it introduces a geopolitical dimension to the treatment of de facto states that remain unrecognised elsewhere, which threaten the sovereignty of states. Through this move, Israel has secured a greater presence in the Red Sea, a region of clear strategic and economic importance, while appearing to depart from established legal norms. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson similarly criticised the decision as “encourag(ing) or support(ing) other country’s internal separatist forces for its own selfish interest” [5]. The controversy, therefore centres not only on Somaliland, but on the broader implications for international law and the principles governing recognition. Regional Power Competition and The Strategic Importance of the Red Sea Moreover, given the Red Sea’s economic and security importance, Somaliland’s location places it within a wider arena of global competition. The corridor’s strategic significance has drawn external powers seeking influence and access along one of the world’s most vital maritime routes. According to Cameron Hudson, a US-based Africa analyst, Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is driven primarily by the objective of countering Iran’s influence in the Red Sea [5]. This interpretation aligns with Israel’s sustained efforts to secure a foothold along this corridor. Earlier attempts to bring Somalia into the Abraham Accords similarly reflect the weight Israel attaches to Red Sea positioning. In 2016, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to explore prospects for recognition and normalisation. However, as al-Shabab intensified its offensive and Somalia’s security environment deteriorated, Mogadishu became increasingly reliant on military support from Turkey and Qatar [6]. According to the Washington Institute, this shift contributed to the collapse of talks with Israel [6]. The subsequent turn toward Somaliland, therefore, reflects continuity in Israel’s strategic approach: even as relations with Mogadishu faltered, Israel appears intent on maintaining influence in the Red Sea region in order to counter Iran. Somaliland may also serve as an arena for further alignment between Israel and certain Arab states. Hudson suggests the move reflects a growing convergence between Israeli and Emirati interests in the Red Sea [5]. Although several states have commented on the recognition, the United Arab Emirates has remained publicly silent, despite maintaining a military port in Somaliland [5]. Both Israel and the UAE appear to view Somaliland as a strategic actor capable of shaping, and potentially counterbalancing, the influence of Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the region [4]. In this sense, Somaliland becomes more than a bilateral partner; it emerges as a platform through which external powers project and contest influence along a critical maritime corridor. Conclusion Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is more than a symbolic gesture. For Somaliland, it opens the possibility of greater economic engagement and international visibility. For Israel, it secures a strategic foothold in an increasingly contested Red Sea region. At the same time, the move feeds into a wider regional power play, as external actors compete for influence along an important route. Whether this recognition remains an isolated development or reshapes regional alignments will depend on how other powers respond. Works Cited [1] Ali, F. (2025). Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland. [online] Al Jazeera. Available at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/israel-becomes-first-country-to-recognise-somaliland. [2] Assefa, M. (2026). Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland and its Implications for Regional Peace and Development | Atlas Institute for International Affairs. [online] Atlas Institute for International Affairs. Available at: https://atlasinstitute.org/israels-recognition-of-somaliland-and-its-implications-for-regional-peace-and-development/. [3] Badawi, H. (2026). The Illegal Fragmentation of Somalia: Israeli Recognition of Somaliland and the Violation of International Law. Horn of Africa Journal of Social Science, 4(Special Issue), pp.1–13. doi:https://doi.org/10.70806/eh2wa793. [4] Donelli, F. (2026). Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: the strategic calculations at play. The Conversation. [online] doi:https://doi.org/10.64628/aaj.3rypmwh4k. [5] Wedaeli Chibelushi, Ameyu Etana and Lamane, F. (2025). 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United States Sanctions Hamas’s Illicit Charity Network Press Statement Thomas “Tommy” Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Today, the United States is sanctioning four illicit charities that directly fund Hamas militants. These actions expose Hamas’s shameful use of civilian organizations to generate illicit financial support for its military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and disrupt key funding sources that support terrorist activities in Gaza. The Trump Administration will continue to use all available tools to expose and end the deceitful practices that these entities and individuals use to raise funds that support terror networks. We are committed to ensuring that humanitarian aid can be delivered by reliable and safe organizations and to supporting international efforts to advance legitimate Palestinian interests and lasting peace in the region. Today’s action is being taken pursuant to the counterterrorism authority, Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended. On October 31, 2001, the U.S. Department of State designated Hamas pursuant to E.O. 13224 for having committed, or posing a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals, or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Hamas is also designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. For more information on today’s action, please see the Department of the Treasury’s press releases. Qaran News