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Horndiplomat-The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) Authority has partnered with Dahabshil group to raise funds for the recently launched aid campaign named “For Your Sake, Somalia” meant to help the more than six million people who desperately need humanitarian assistance following droughts in Somaliland and...

Somali President, Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, has been offered $80 million in exchange for his agreement to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar, the New Khalij news outlet reported a prominent journalist has revealed. “After two hours of enticement, Farmajo rejected the tempting offer,”...

DUBAI, Sept 11 - DP World said on Tuesday it would continue to pursue all legal means in its dispute with the government of Djibouti which seized a port terminal operated by the company earlier this year. Djibouti this week nationalised shares held by the...

By Francis Matthew, Editor at Large UAE and Saudi Arabia are working in the waters between Africa and Asia to counter any possible Iranian threat from north Yemen. The UAE is establishing two naval bases in the Red Sea in Somaliland’s Berbera and Eritrea’s Assab at...

Ethiopian government has taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera. Dubai's state-owned DP World said on Thursday the Ethiopian government had taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera. The port operator said it would retain a 51 percent stake in...

By:ANADOLU In the Qatari capital Doha, top Turkish and Qatari diplomats on Thursday praised the good state of bilateral ties between the two countries. After arriving at the final stop of his Gulf tour on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a joint press conference with...

NEW YORK, 24th December, 2017 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates Mission to the United Nations in New York, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has hosted a briefing to engage Members States in evaluating the...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed arrived in Abu Dhabi, the UAE today (March 20) for an official working visit. The Premier has led a high-level Ethiopian delegation, including Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene. Upon arrival, the Premier was warmly welcomed by...

Ankara's growing deployments and initiatives in the Middle East and Africa are cheered and feared in near equal measure By JONATHAN GORVETT In Doha, his face is on bumper stickers. In Mogadishu, it looms on giant posters. Nowadays, Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan enjoys great popularity in...

Somali troops have taken over a military base in the capital Mogadishu run by the United Arab Emirates. The order to end military cooperation between Somalia and UAE comes amid growing bilateral tensions. It follows the closure of a UAE-funded hospital last week. Al...