Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched four strikes on enemy concentration areas and one strike on their anti-aircraft missile system position. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in an evening update published on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that units of the rocket forces and artillery of […]

The Foreign Ministry summoned the Norwegian ambassador to Ankara on Thursday. A statement by the ministry said the envoy was summoned upon learning that a Quran burning would take place in the Nordic country on Friday. Far-right extremist Rasmus Paludan rants before burning the Quran, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo) “It was […]

QUESTION:  Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is back in Washington and joins me now. Ambassador, thanks very much, welcome back to the NewsHour. What will the impact be if Somalia does not get the additional funding it needs ahead of what’s expected to be another failed rainy season in the coming months. AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: We want to […]

The European Union’s top officials arrived in Kyiv on Feb. 2, to meet their Ukrainian counterparts ahead of a historic wartime summit taking place nearly a year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) pose for a photo with Ukrainian […]

Ankara is accused of being uncooperative with NATO business while its only plea is for support in its war on terror, something meant to be a joint effort, experts argue President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (L) hold a press conference following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in the capital […]

During his visit to South Korea and Japan, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the need to stay united and firm to “counter China’s security threats. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs ” Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Stoltenberg’s intention to deliberately play up the “China threat” theory, draw ideological […]

The delegation of 15 European Commissioners, led by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, February 2. This is said in a statement published on the European Commission’s website, Ukrinform reports. Accompanying President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen for this visit are Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for […]

In Summary They spoke during a summit in Mogadishu. In a 15-point discussed solutions, the summit also requested international partners to support Somalia’s stabilisation efforts in the newly liberated areas. Presidents William Ruto, Hassan Mohamed, Ismail Oguelleh and PM Abiy Ahmed Ali .Image: HANDOUT We will jointly plan and organise a robust operational campaign to search […]

The Swedish Foreign Minister claimed that his country is abiding by the trilateral agreement signed with Türkiye and Finland on NATO membership and that religion was not part of that deal. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström speaks at an event at the European Parliament, Jan. 24, 2023. (AA File Photo) Türkiye, having signed a memorandum […]

Viktoria Vozna, 25, had always enjoyed her quiet life in native Borvary, a city just east of Kyiv, and dreamed of raising her own children there one day.She never wanted to live abroad, but Russia’s brutal war forced her out of the country. A family arrives at the railway station in Przemysl, Poland, from Ukraine […]