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Int’l leaders condemn vile terror attack in Turkish capital Ankara

Police forces execute extensive security measures in the area after an attack outside the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ankara, Türkiye, Oct. 1, 2023. (AA Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA world leaders have shown their support for Türkiye and denounced a thwarted terrorist attack in the capital city of Ankara on Sunday morning. During the incident, two police officers sustained minor injuries when one...

Somaliland:The chewing Of Khat In Horn of Africa

It is estimated that 90% of Somaliland’s adult male population – and about 20% of women – chew khat for mirqaan, the Somali word for the buzz it can give. In 2014, khat sales generated 20 per cent of the government’s $152m budget, according...

Threat of Islamic State could increasingly threaten international peace, security; Under-Secretary General warns in briefing to Security Council

The threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) might become a growing challenge to international peace and security as the military operations against the group continued to make progress, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs told the Security Council today. Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey...

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg dines with Somali refugees in Minneapolis

"You are a powerful reminder of why this country is so great," he said of his hosts.  By Tim Harlow Star Tribune Flanked by Somali women in their Hijab, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan by eating...

Somaliland Ministry of Water Launches Borama Water System Improvement Project

By: Mohamed Duale Horndiplomat-Somaliland ministry of Water Officially Launched the Implementation of Borama Water System Improvement Project. The groundbreaking ceremony which was held in Borame on Wednesday, Nov 13, 2019, was attended by Suleiman Yusuf Ali, the Minister of Water Resources Development, Dr Abdirahim Osman H....

Somaliland:Conclusion of the Voter Registration Process and Election Preparations(Briefing Paper 9)

Horndiplomat-The process of voter registration started in Somaliland on 15th January 2016 with new technology termed the IRIS system and peacefully completed in six regions of Somaliland on 29th September 2016. The National Election commission (NEC) has begun the distribution of the voting cards...

Somaliland Opposition leader criticized Somalia’s open interference in Somaliland sovereignty

Horndiplomay-The opposition National Party chairman Hon.Abdirahman Mohammed Abdillahi  (Irro)  speaking during an interview with Horn Cable television journalist Mr. Hamse Ali Bulbul confirmed his party stance on  Somaliland independence. Hon. Irro stated that his party fully supports the independence of Somaliland, he went further...

Somaliland Wants To Make One Thing Clear: It Is NOT Somalia

Somaliland's Foreign Minister Saad Ali Shire is clearly frustrated. Somaliland is being hit by a regional food crisis that the U.N. has described as one of the largest humanitarian emergencies since 1945. More than a million of Somaliland's four million people are at risk of...

Somaliland:End of the Book Fair ? Not Really

Horndiplomat-Today is the last day of the Book Fair. I can already see tears on cheeks, sorrow on some faces and excitement at the same time. A number of International guests would say goodbye to Somaliland and others will be here waving at those...

Samsung Galaxy S8 Rumors: What to Believe

Samsung has dominated the Android phone market for at least a half-decade, but the Galaxy Note 7 debacle last year lost the company goodwill with customers after its phones exploded in pants, hotel rooms, airplanes, and elsewhere. Now, in the wake of a global recall...