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On 3 July, the Embassy of Somalia commemorated its 65th anniversary of independence as well as the inauguration of the new chancery in Pretoria. Back in 1960, on 26 June, the Northern Region ...
An Ejder armoured personnel carrier (APC) made by Turkish company Nurol Makina was seen in Somalia for the first time when it was displayed at a graduation event at the ...
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, tonight hoisted the Somali national flag at Villa Somalia, in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the country's ...
One of Somalia’s leading Muslim sects has transformed into a political party and plans to contest for presidential elections set for May 2026.
2024 in review: Why did Minnesota's new state flag become so divisive? Lee Herold, owner of Herold Flags, said the effort filled him with hope; the result left him disappointed.
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali government has introduced new regulations requiring all vessels navigating its territorial waters to hoist the Somali flag, aiming to bolster national security and ...
A random white dude designed Minnesota’s flag—but Tim Walz is being blamed for turning it Somalian When it debuted, the flag got some extremely misguided criticism from the far-right.
Tim Walz didn’t pick Minnesota’s new flag, and its designer said it wasn’t inspired by Somalia’s The flag includes a star and blue coloring, as does Somalia’s national flag, but Somalia ...
Minnesota did pick a new flag in 2023 but Tim Walz was not involved in the selection process. Any similarities to the Somali flag are unintentional.