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  United nations-The top UN envoy for Somalia on Wednesday condemned truck bombing of the SYL Hotel in Mogadishu on Tuesday in which 22 people were killed and 30 others injured. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, also wished those...

Berbera Somaliland-A plan to upgrade Somaliland's port of Berbera promises to transform the ancient town, almost tripling the port’s size and boosting the region's economy, backers say. But critics contend the plan was pushed through without sufficient explanation and could adversely affect traditional fishing. The...

horndiplomat-(Mogadishu)On behalf of the United States of America and the Federal Government of Somalia, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) signed a bilateral agreement today to formalize USAID’s support for educational development in Somalia.According Statement...

The text translator’s blunder put down to crowdsourced suggestions after anger from Saudi officials and social media called for countrywide boycott Microsoft has been forced to apologise after its Bing translation service suggested that the Arabic name for Islamic State “Daesh” meant “Saudi Arabia” in...

Al Ain-based hotel group Ayla Hotels and Resorts is due to open its first property in Africa, which will also be Ayla’s first launch outside of the UAE. The upcoming Ayla Djibouti Resort is currently expected to open in Q2 2017. Speaking to Hotelier, Ayla Hotels...

Somalia is one of the most extraordinary places on Earth, its people no less remarkable. In theory it should be the most united country in Africa. Somalis share one language, one religion and one culture. Yet in practice they are probably the most divided nation...

A car bomb claimed by al Shabaab Islamist militants killed five soldiers outside the president's palace in the Somali capital of Mogadishu and badly damaged two nearby hotels, police said. Reuters witnesses said gunfire could be heard after the explosion and a huge cloud of...

OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA -- Italian naval ships and vessels from non-government groups rescued thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast on Monday, the latest surge in desperate attempts to flee to Europe driven by war, poverty, and human traffickers. The dramatic operation took...

This month, the parliament of the breakaway republic of Somaliland approved a draft of a $442-million deal to upgrade the port of Berbera. The plan promises to transform the ancient trading post and boost the region's economy but some worry local fishermen will be left...

Five people have been arrested over a fire at crime laboratories in Brussels that officials believe may have been started to destroy forensic evidence. Prosecutor's spokeswoman Ine Van Wymersch said a car rammed through fences, leading to an explosion and a large fire at about...