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Two rival Somali clans have signed up to a groundbreaking peace deal which aims to end the cycle of revenge killings. Following three weeks of mediation, the rival Sa'ad Yoonis and Ba'iido clans in the disputed Sanaag region reached an agreement on harsh new rules. Now,...

Nasihah Thompson, a 16-year-old African-American basketball player from Mastery Charter School, Philadelphia, was prevented from playing in a basketball game by the referee due to her headscarf. “My hijab is part of me, and I feel like I was going to take off a...

DUBAI: A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Saturday Turkey's policy towards Arab states was not reasonable and advised it to respect their sovereignty. Relations between the two countries have been strained by Ankara’s support for Qatar after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and...

By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur This part is about the dynamics of SNM’s ‘operation liberation’ effort of the North from occupied troops of Siyad Barre’s the dictatorial regime. Having signed the truce discussed previously, the SNM found itself in a desperate situation. Nevertheless, the SNM political and...

President Muse Bihi Abdi at a press conference at the Press Club in the Convention Tower, Dubai.He said he did not expect the move by Somalia to deter foreign investments into Somaliland.    

Abdi calls Somalia’s vote on deal ‘a joke,’ says Somaliland is independent state Sarah Diaa, Staff Reporter Dubai: The President of Somaliland said on Friday that Somalia “has neither the strength nor the ability” to interfere in his country’s operations, calling a move by Somalia to...

Written by  Hodan Ahmed Mohamed First, I need to tell you who I am. I am a diaspora Somali Canadian based in Toronto, Ontario. I am an educator, researcher with a focus on diversity and inclusion, curriculum development, public engagement, immigration, and Criminal Justice System working with...

By Kaleyesus Bekele Two American energy firms, Greencomm and Innovative Clear Choice Technologies (ICCT), have proposed to the Ethiopian government to build a natural gas refinery plant that can process gas to liquid petroleum at a cost of two billion dollars. Ethiopia has proven natural gas reserves...

Following complaints from the US military, the East African nation of Djibouti has denied that they would cede an economically and strategically crucial port to China. Beijing opened their first-ever overseas military base in Djibouti in August 2017. The Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) is a...

Dubai’s DP World reported a 7 per cent increase in profit to $1.2bn for 2017 on rising volumes that the port operator said had outperformed the market. Full-year revenue grew 13.2 per cent to $4.7bn, driven by gross throughput growth of 10 per cent...