Turkish parliament’s 28th term begins
By: Anadolu Agency
Türkiye’s new parliament has launched its first plenary session on Friday three days after the country’s Supreme Election Council revealed the final official results of the May 14 parliamentary elections.
The Nationalist...
US Special Envoy for the Horn due in Ethiopia and Djibouti
By: US Department of State
US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer will travel from May 31 – June 6 to Djibouti and Ethiopia. In Djibouti, Ambassador Hammer will participate in the East...
Türkiye to mark 570th anniversary of Istanbul conquest
By: Daily Sabah
The 570th anniversary of Istanbul’s conquest is to be celebrated in the Turkish metropolis on May 29, Monday.
Locals organize several activities to mark the anniversary of the conquest of...
World leaders congratulate Turkish President Erdogan on reelection victory
By : Anadolu Agency
World leaders on Sunday took to social media and public platforms to congratulate Türkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who on Sunday won a historic reelection as the nation’s president.
Turkey’s Erdogan re-elected president: State media
By: ALJAZEERA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election, according to unofficial data from state-run Anadolu Agency, in a tense run-off after he failed to secure more than 50 percent of votes required for an outright victory in the first...
Erdogan poised to win as Türkiye holds runoff vote to elect president
By: TRT WORLD
Turkish people will vote in a presidential runoff that could see incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan overcome main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu after no candidate was able to reach the 50 percent threshold in the...
Voting begins across Türkiye in first-ever presidential runoff
By: Anadolu Agency
Millions of voters started heading to the polls in Türkiye as the country’s first-ever presidential runoff election began Sunday at 8 a.m. local time (0500GMT).
More than 64.1 million people...
UN gets $2.4 billion in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts
BY: REUTERS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations received pledges of $2.4 billion on Wednesday to help fund aid operations for some 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, but the donations fell short of...
Meet First Somali Female Muslim Councilor Elected in Liverpool
By: About Islam
Striving to give voice to the voiceless, Rahima Farah has been elected as Toxteth’s new Labour councilor, making history as the first Somali Muslim woman on the board.
In election...
Berbera , Djibouti ports overtake Mombasa in new World Bank ranking
By: Business Daily
Dar es Salaam, Djibouti and Berbera ports have toppled Mombasa in the World Bank’s latest ranking on the most efficient ports, highlighting the competition fears that Kenya has had over Tanzania becoming a preferred route...