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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...

By: MOHAMED DUALE The United Arab Emirates sent a plane of an emergency delivery of humanitarian and medical aid to Somaliland to help towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which today landed in Hargeisa. The Somaliland National Preparedness Committee for COVID19 has thanked the UAE government...

All valid holders of UAE residency visas will not be allowed to enter the country for the next two weeks, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The UAE will enforce the suspension from 12 noon today (Thursday) as part of its...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor The government of the United Arab Emirates has Cancelled the construction of the military base in Berbera, Somaliland. Horndiplomat reports According to the UAE daily newspaper The National, The Emirates has had a military base in Eritrea since 2015 but plans...

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that it had temporarily suspended entry for visitors from coronavirus-hit countries with otourist visas, as well as pilgrims embarking on the Islamic pilgrimage of Umrah. Below is the complete list of the countries and territories from which passengers can no...

By:fanabc Ethiopia and Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) have signed a 100 million loan agreement. The agreement was signed here today by Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance and Hussain Jasem Al Nowais, Chairman of KFED. Ahmed Shide said the loan will be used for the...

By:Horndiplomat Staff Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met in Riyadh today and discussed bilateral relations and comprehensive Red Sea cooperation. According to Yemane G. Meskel Eritrean Information Minister, President Isaias Afwerki underlined in the meeting that the profound economic...

By: Muse Yusuf, Horndiplomat regional correspondent  Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki met with His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today in Riyadh. According to Yemane G. Meskel Eritrean Information minister, King Salman stressed the long-standing relations and vital common interests between the two countries and...

By:BLOOMBERG The Red Sea state of Eritrea contracted DP World Ltd. to upgrade its ports as regional peace brings increased business to its shores. Formerly isolated Eritrea is normalizing foreign relations after signing an historic peace deal in July 2018 with neighboring Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous...

By: FANABC & HORNDIPLOMAT Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held discussion with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces. During the meeting which took place yesterday in the nation’s capital, Abu Dhabi, the...