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ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Military transport planes from the United Arab Emirates landed on the sleepy Yemeni island of Socotra last week, unloading tanks and troops as part of the Gulf Arab state’s drive to extend its influence over a strategic waterway flanked by...

By:Aljazeera President Ashraf Ghani has left Afghanistan for Tajikistan as Taliban closes in on Kabul, according to the country’s top peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah. “The former Afghan president has left the nation,” Abdullah, the head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, said in a video...

Deputy Governor General of Sistan and Balochestan province for security and disciplinary affairs said on Tuesday that arrest of Konarak Port sailors by Somalia in trans-coastal waters is illegal and Foreign Ministry is following up the case. Ali Asghar Mir-Shekari said that on September 27...

Horndiplomat-The President Republic of Somaliland H.E Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo Released official press Statement Over Rohingya Muslim Crises In Myanmar. President Silanyo Statement Over ROHINGYA COMMUNITY CRISES The President of Republic of Somaliland; H.E. Ahmed Mohamed (Silanyo) In The Name of ALLAH, the Most Merciful Most Magnificent; We are...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, On 13 October 2016: Global trade enabler DP World has announced a USD multi-million dollar investment in US based Hyperloop One to provide funds for the continued research and development of Hyperloop technology building on the company’s successful test in...

By Sylvia Westall and Tom Finn | DUBAI/DOHA Just 10 days after President Donald Trump called on Muslim countries to stand united against Iran, a public feud between Qatar and some of its Gulf Arab neighbours is jolting his attempt to tip the regional balance...

ABDULLAHI Alim wants to unlock the potential of disadvantaged people. The Manning resident, who has born in Somalia, has been named as a finalist in the 2017 WA Australian of the Year Awards in the young person category alongside Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo, singer...

By: ALJAZEERA Israel must stop bombing Gaza and killing civilians, French President Emmanuel Macron has told British media. There was “no legitimacy” for the bombing, Macron told the BBC in an interview published...

Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki held talks with the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed on Tuesday, which the Horn of Africa nation’s information ministry says focused on enhancing existing ties of cooperation between the two countries. Eritrea’s information minister Yemane Meskel said the...

Qatar to observe three days of mourning after the former emir, who ruled for more than 20 years, passes away at 84. Former Qatari Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani passed away on Sunday aged 84, the Emiri Diwan announced. He ruled Qatar from 1972...