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Last update: an hour agoVenice Biennale Spotlight: Somalia’s Ayan Farah and Asmaa Jama are set to represent the country at the 61st Venice Biennale, with the pavilion in Palazzo Caboto—Farah plans embroidered landscape works using clay from Somalia and sea-shell pigments, while Jama focuses on “saddexleey” poetry. Global South Media Push: Somalia also joined the High-Level Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Cairo, represented by SONNA director Ismail Mukhtar Omar, to discuss development-focused, balanced media and digital journalism. Somalia’s Online Pressure: In Mogadishu, TV stations including Shabelle TV, Universal TV and Dalsan TV say they were hit by coordinated online campaigns during opposition protests, disrupting content via mass reporting and false copyright complaints. Maritime Security Worry: Families of eight Egyptian sailors abducted after a tanker hijacking near Yemen say they’re receiving threats and fear for their safety as the ship is held toward Somalia’s Puntland.
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