Somalia

The United States has reported the first casualties in its operation against the Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Two Marines, missing since an operation on January 11 to seize Iranian weapons destined for the Houthis in Yemen, are now believed to have died, according to the Pentagon.

"We apply the rules of engagement in accordance with international law. If we detect a ship approaching in a threatening manner, we follow a specific procedure," K.S. tells Kathimerini.

Turkish lawmakers have approved a presidential decree extending the mission of Turkish military naval elements in several maritime zones, including the Gulf of Aden, Somali territorial waters, the Arabian Sea and adjacent regions.

Last year witnessed the highest number of civilian casualties caused by airstrikes, bombs or artillery in more than a decade, reveals a report by a U.K.-based monitoring group.

Ethiopia has struck a "historic" agreement to use the main port in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, as the landlocked country seeks more access to sea channels for shipping, officials said Monday.

A multipolar world, subject to new predominant threats and global divisions, arises from the distribution of military and economic power and new agreements for providing military facilities to foreign countries.

Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has requested a sentence of two to six years in prison for Muhammed Hasan Sheikh Mahmud, the son of Somali President Hasan Sheikh Mahmud, who caused the death of motorcycle courier Yunus Emre Göçer in Fatih, Istanbul.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reached out to the grieving widow of Yunus Emre Göçer, the motorcycle courier killed after a collision involving the president's son in Istanbul two weeks ago.

Navigation Maritime Bulgare confirmed the evacuation of a crew member from the hijacked Bulgarian-owned, Malta-flagged ship, Ruen, with the assistance of the Indian Navy. The individual was shifted to a warship for medical attention and later deemed in need of hospitalization following a health assessment by the Indian medical team.

A forensic report has identified Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the son of Somalia's president, as the primary negligent party in a crash that claimed the life of a motorcycle courier.

Yunus Emre Göçer tragically lost his life on Dec. 6, six days after being struck by a car driven by Mohamud's son, Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on a bustling highway in Istanbul.