UAE steers discussion about humanitarian crisis in Horn of Africa with UN partners
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...
Manning resident Abdullahi Alim running for 2017 WA Australian of the Year Award
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...
Black Somali woman wearing hijab threatened at LRT station, hate crimes unit investigating
By: CTVNews Edmonton.ca Digital Journalist
EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Police Service is investigating after a young Black Somali woman wearing a hijab was threatened by a man at the Century Park LRT Station on Feb. 17.
EPS did not release more details about the incident, but...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s heads to Kuwait to help resolve GCC crisis
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's trip marks a new level of involvement in US efforts to help end the Gulf dispute.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to arrive in Kuwait on Monday to help seek a resolution to the crisis between...
Trump calls N. Korea’s Kim Jong-Un ‘madman with nucle
US President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a "madman with nuclear weapons" during a telephone call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a transcript of the conversation released by US media Tuesday.
A White House readout of the April 29 call...
Father of suspect in UK lawmaker’s slaying is ‘traumatized’
By: ASSOCIATED PRESS
The father of a man held for the fatal stabbing of a British lawmaker during a meeting with local voters has told British media that he was shocked and “traumatized” by his son’s arrest, as police continued questioning the suspect under terrorism...
Sudan’s Bashir to visit Ethiopia next week
The ministry’s spokesperson, Tewolde Mulgeta, told Sudan Tribune that Bashir will on Tuesday arrive in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he will hold meetings with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn and other government officials.
The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of...
Japan vows to work for ‘more resilient’ African economies
By: AFP
Tunis (AFP) – Japan will cooperate closely with African countries to promote "more resilient" economies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the final session of an investment conference in Tunisia on Sunday.He also promised Japan would...
Saudi aid agency signs $2 million deal with Somaliland to implement water and environmental sanitation project
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed virtually on Tuesday an agreement with Norwegian Refugee Council to implement a water and environmental sanitation project in Somaliland, with a total value of $ 2 million, benefiting 42,450 people.
The project aims to carry out works...
Djibouti President receives U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs
By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat Tweets @MohamadDuale
Horndiplomat-Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh Receives in his office US. a delegation led by the US. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs Tibor P. Nagy.Horndiplomat Reports
President Guelleh accompanied by his Foreign Minister Mohamoud Ali Youssouf.
" Had a chance to meet w/ President Guelleh and Foreign...
