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    CAIRO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Thursday that Egypt had "an understanding of Ethiopia's intervention that came upon a request by Somalia's legitimate government," the official MENA news agency reported. <<Full Story

Kenya calls for ceasefire in Somalia

    NAIROBI, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Tuesday called for a ceasefire in Somalia, urging warring parties in the war-ravaged nation to embrace dialogue as a way of restoring peace and stability in the Horn of African nation. <<Full Story

PM: Ethiopian troops to withdraw from Somalia within weeks

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Tuesday said that the country would withdraw its troops in Somalia within weeks. <<Full Story

Somali gov't troops control Kismayo

    NAIROBI, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Somali Islamist militiamen early Monday fled their last major stronghold Kisimayo towards the Kenyan border after the Ethiopian-backed government troops captured the city, a Somali lawmaker said on Monday. <<Full Story