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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...

Horndiplomat-The President of the United States of America Donald Trump says his meetup with Kim Jong-un is set for June 12 in Singapore. It would be the first face-to-face meeting between a sitting U.S. president and North Korean leader. President post on his Twitter says "The...

Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University and Ash Rossiter, Khalifa University When Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Ethiopia became landlocked and therefore dependent on its neighbours – especially Djibouti – for access to international markets. This dependency has hampered Ethiopia’s aspiration to emerge...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States formally complained to China after Chinese nationals pointed lasers at U.S. military aircraft near Djibouti in recent weeks, the Pentagon said on Thursday, an account strongly disputed by China. Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, hosts a U.S. military...

By Prof. Abdirahman Ahmed Shunuf On the Anniversary of Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal’s untimely death 16 years ago, we present a brief analysis of his legacy. The aim of this article is to show how the selfish policies of the Somali Republic found it expedient...

Addis Ababa, May 3, 2018 (FBC) –Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to jointly develop and manage Port Sudan. Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed, who arrived in Khartoum for a two-day working visit yesterday, held talks with President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan on bilateral and...

Horndiplomat-Marking World Press Freedom Day, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, today commended the courage and dedication of the country’s journalists who operate in one of the world’s most dangerous environments for media workers. According to UNSOM press statement. “I salute the hundreds of...

By Mila Koumpilova Star Tribune staff Yasmin Ali didn’t leave her home for weeks after a video of her having sex with a former boyfriend showed up online. Caught in a wave of community backlash, the Savage mother of four obsessively checked her social media accounts and contemplated...

The US military warned Friday that pilots near Djibouti airspace should exercise “extreme caution,” as high-powered lasers are reportedly emanating from near China’s naval base there. "There have been multiple lazing events involving a high powered laser in the vicinity of N1135.70 EO4303.14," US aviation safety officials...

Kim made history by entering South Korean territory after shaking hands with Moon Jae-in in the demilitarized zone. Kim made history by entering South Korean territory after shaking hands with Moon Jae-in in the demilitarized zone. April 27, 2018, at 3:41 a.m. Updated on April 27, 2018,...