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By The Washington Post ISTANBUL -- The Saudi government acknowledged early Saturday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, saying he died during a fist fight. The announcement, which came in a tweet from the Saudi foreign ministry, said that an...

On 21-22th September 2019, Somaliland Counter Piracy Coordination Office (CPC) together with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) launched Maritime Resource and Security Strategy Meeting at Mansoor Hotel Hargeisa. The main agenda of the meeting was to discuss, suggest and recommend policies towards six thematic...

By: AFP Britain on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized a British-flagged tanker in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the region. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt condemned Iran's actions as "state piracy" while at...

By:Hassan Jama Horndiplomat regional contributor Turkish-made ventilators produced with technological advances will be breath of life for our Somali brothers, says president The Minister of Health and Social Care of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr Fawziya Abikar Nur, on Saturday received a shipment of medical...

By: Staff Writer Horndiplomat-Somaliland Vice president Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail has embarked on a visit to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.  In his departure statement, the Somaliland Vice President said "Somaliland and UAE are close friends and strong allies. We work together to promote regional...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed departed this morning for Khartoum, Sudan for an official working visit. According to Fana ,The Premier is expected to hold discussions on bilateral issues with Chairman of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. He will also...

Somaliland is experiencing severe droughts concerning sequential failure of rainfall in the past four years. With livestock contributing to more than 60% of the country’s GPD, thousands of people loss their life-dependent livestock and consequently migrated to remote places to save their lives with whatever...

Riyadh- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo have discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation and the developments in the region. Farmajo’s trip to Riyadh was his first official foreign visit after his Feb. 8 election. Thursday’s...

Academics, artists, authors, musicians, poets and lovers of their work gathered in Somaliland’s vibrant capital, Hargeysa, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Hargeysa International Book Fair (HIBF) from 22 to 27 July 2017. Among hundreds of the festival’s attendees was a delegation of...

By: UNSOM Mogadishu – To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, 30 survivors of sexual violence completed business skills training to improve their lives under a UN-supported initiative. The survivors underwent three months of training in tailoring and clothes dyeing and...