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LONDON (Reuters) - The world should stand up to Washington’s bullying behavior, Iran’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state media in a letter to counterparts, as the top diplomat intensifies efforts to save a nuclear deal after a U.S. exit. U.S....

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Several of Somalia’s small and medium-sized businesses are getting support from the new Somali Business Catalytic Fund, launched in November The fund aims to boost economic growth in the country by providing grants to profitable businesses...

Horniplomat-Saudi Press Agency reports on Ramadan 18, 1439, June 03, 2018, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) distributed, in the 17th day of the holy month of Ramadan, 2050 food baskets in Hodan district, Somaliland, benefiting 12300 people. The distribution falls within the...

The United States is considering a sharp reduction in its special forces operations in Somalia and other African countries, the New York Times reported on Monday. As many as half of the US counter-terrorism troops based on the continent could be withdrawn over the next three years,...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum (SONSAF): Invitation letter for Launching Domestic Election Observers Report-Horndiplomat Reports Invitation Dear Sir/Madam Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum (SONSAF) is pleased to invite launching domestic election observers report on November 13th, 2017 presidential elections. SONSAF was leading domestic election observers’ mission which was working...

Horndiplomat-The International Organization for Migration says it has repatriated 150 Somali migrants stranded in Libya this past week. Most had been held in government-run detention centers for months under abysmal conditions. IOM Statement Tripoli/Mogadishu – This week (30/05), IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in collaboration with the...

Landlocked Ethiopia is planning to build a navy, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said during a briefing of the heads of the country’s National Defense Force. “Following the efforts made to build capacity of our national defense, we built one of the stronger ground and air...

Horndiplomat-The Somaliland Government has refuted the United Nations recent call that said More than 150 thousands of people have been displaced, following recent fighting between Somaliland and Puntland forces. The UN Deputy Special Representative & Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq The United Nations Deputy Special Representative & Humanitarian Coordinator for...

Nearly three decades ago, the authoritarian military leader of Somalia, General Mohamed Siad Barre who came to power in a coup, was ousted after over ten years of civil war that had devastated the country. The overthrow of the civilian government in 1969 aborted a...