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Somalia expels Ethiopian ambassador, closes consulates over port deal

Two Somali officials on Thursday announced that their country has expelled the Ethiopian ambassador and closed a consulate in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland and another in the breakaway region of Somaliland, following rising tensions over a port deal. The dispute stems from Ethiopia, a landlocked country with no access to waterways, agreeing on January …

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Egypt Independent April 5, 2024

Iran vows revenge as it accuses Israel of deadly airstrike on Syria consulate in deepening Middle East crisis

CNN — Iran has vowed to retaliate after it accused Israel of bombing its embassy complex in Syria on Monday, in a deadly escalation of regional tensions over the war in Gaza that once again appeared to raise the risk of a wider Middle Eastern conflict. The airstrike destroyed the consulate building in the capital Damascus, …

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Egypt Independent April 3, 2024