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Joined December 2009
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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday that Hiiraan could host the capital of Hirshabelle state, but left the final decision to regional leaders. On the same day, Hiiraan's governor announced his resignation. mereja.com/index/838827
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday formally asked Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government after 67 of the Knesset's 120 members recommended him and 46 recommended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Eisenkot now has 28 days to build a coalition. mereja.com/index/838825
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Fano forces in North and South Wollo say they overran army positions in Meket and Ambassel last week and captured dozens of soldiers. Mereja Media could not independently verify the claims. mereja.com/index/838823
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Sudan's army says its air defenses shot down a Rapid Support Forces drone in West Kordofan on Sunday. AfriMEOSINT separately attributed the downing to a missile fired from an Akinci drone. mereja.com/index/838821
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Facebook has removed an Ethiopian Orthodox chant honoring Christian martyrs from the St. Gabriel Association page, saying it might show support for a "dangerous" organization without naming one, according to details supplied to Mereja Media. mereja.com/index/838817
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U.S. Central Command said Saturday that American forces disabled the St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman after its crew ignored warnings and tried to breach the naval blockade against Iran. mereja.com/index/838797
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A New York Times report on alleged Emirati linked Colombian mercenaries in Sudan has sharpened scrutiny of UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh's campaign to become UN secretary general. The Times says UN investigators found the UAE hired Desert Wolves to fight with the RSF; Nusseibeh and a UAE spokesman denied Emirati backing. mereja.com/index/838785
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mereja.com/index/838783 Monitors say Rapid Support Forces drones struck Damazin, cutting power and water and killing a civilian woman, while a fact checker warned that some strike video circulating online is old.
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The World Bank's Kenya Economic Update Edition 34 says public procurement is about 10 percent of GDP, but a World Bank Group Kenya Spokesperson told Mereja Media that detailed bid winner and contract data covered only KSh186 billion for FY2024/25. mereja.com/index/838781
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President Isaias Afwerki hosted China's Horn of Africa envoy Hu Changchun in Asmara on Thursday, Eritrea's information minister Yemane G. Meskel said, with Hu stressing respect for Eritrea's sovereignty and territorial integrity. mereja.com/index/838779
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Saudi Arabia's deputy minister for public diplomacy called a Wall Street Journal report of a $51 billion Houthi peace demand "pure fabrication," as Riyadh weighs how to answer the Red Sea war. mereja.com/index/838777
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Somalia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's mandate expired in May and voided his firing of the chief justice, while Galmudug swore in a new leader with the president looking on. mereja.com/index/838759
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Yemen's government said its forces captured mountain positions in Al Jawf province on Wednesday, while accounts on both sides described a heavy Houthi attack on neighboring Raghwan. mereja.com/index/838761
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Yemen's Houthis say a ballistic missile hit Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the claim, though Saudi Civil Defense issued an early warning alert for Riyadh Province on Wednesday. mereja.com/index/838757
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Sudan closed Ethiopia's consulate in Gedaref and gave its diplomats 48 hours to leave, a Sudanese government source told Asharq Bloomberg, after Ethiopia reportedly expelled six Sudanese consulate staff from Asosa. mereja.com/index/838755
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Israel's elections committee certified the October 27 vote results on Wednesday, while Shin Bet chief David Zini and Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara traded accusations over his request to question four Arab lawmakers, Israeli media reported. mereja.com/index/838753
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