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By:Daniel Mumbere A major news source on the continent year in and out are elections – especially the presidential polls. 2017 was no different with as many as four elections taking place. With the exception of the Liberian situation which awaits a run-off, the three others...

Strengthening economic partnership will take center-stage during Djiboutian president's visit to Turkey By Addis Getachew DJIBOUTI-Economic partnership will take center stage during the upcoming visit of Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh to Turkey, says Turkish Ambassador to Djibouti. Ambassador Sadi Altinok told Anadolu Agency with regard to...

When Somalis appear in western media it is often as victims or perpetrators. “It is to be expected. They come from a country in anarchy”, we’re told. Yet, even among the ruins of Somalia, books are being read and written, and problems are being...

Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory: draft resolution (A/ES-10/L.22).

Turkey's presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin took exception to UAE Foreign Minister's retweet that accuses Ottomans of ransacking Medina. Turkey's Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin on Tuesday criticised United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan for sharing a tweet that targeted Ottoman history and...

New facility had a soft opening in December last year Dubai Camel Hospital officially opened its doors to patients recently, after a soft opening last year. The world’s first facility of its kind, the hospital can cater for up to 20 camels at a time, with...

The United Nations Security Council resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital could not be adopted despite 14 other Council members supporting it. The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognise...

The US has vetoed, as expected, a UN Security Council draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and his plans to move the American embassy in Israel to the city. However, the proposed measure was backed on Monday by the 14 other Security...

BY:Mohamed Haji Ingiriis Author Abdi Samatar’s muddled account of the history of Somalia is full of errors and inconsistencies. For reasons probably known to him alone, he avoids engaging with the existing scholarship on the post-colonial period. The author seems to be pursuing a certain...

The Muslim world is the target of numerous plots to reshape it to the benefit of others, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Saturday. Speaking at the 7th Hadith and Sira Studies Awards Ceremony in Istanbul, Erdoğan said "Just like a century ago, the Islamic world...