Qatar on Tuesday welcomed a Turkish-Russian agreement to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. According to a Tuesday statement released by Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, the agreement will prevent the death of civilians and avert a feared humanitarian crisis. The ministry also voiced its support for continued efforts to find a political solution

Germany’s coalition government forced out the nation’s spy chief on Tuesday for his controversial comments and contacts with far-right politicians. Hans-Georg Maassen, head of the domestic intelligence agency BfV, had sparked a debate in the country by contradicting Chancellor Angela Merkel on recent far-right unrest in eastern Germany. Despite Merkel’s strong condemnation of the far-right

Britain should not give preferential treatment to citizens from the European Union in its post-Brexit immigration system, a report commissioned by the British government said on Tuesday. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent body which gives the government advice on migration, also said Britain should make it easier for higher-skilled workers to migrate than

The historic meeting between the leaders of Djibouti and Eritrea on Monday ‘opens a new page to promote peace and stability in the region’, the Saudi Arabia foreign minister, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said. Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki met his Djibouti counterpart, Ismail Omar Guelleh met in Saudi Arabia, one day after the Gulf nation

Dr Farah Ali Shire, announced in Bosaso today that he is among the candidates for the presidency of Puntland. Dr Farah Ali Shire, former Puntland State minister for finance, told Somali Times that he had been discussing the issue of his campaigns on a number of issues, including security, economic and social security. stable Puntland.

At least 23 people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in the ethnic Oromo heartland near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a police source said. The state-owned Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) said an organised mob looted and carried out a series of murders in and around Burayu town. Oromia Regional Police Commissioner

Mogadishu- Mr Salad Ali Jelle, one of the most respect politician in Somalia, has strongly condemned the current disagreement between the central government and the regional states. Mr Salad Ali Jelle first spoke to the National Security Committee, especially the members who would appear to be the President, Prime Minister, Security Council, Defense and Chief

Mogadishu-Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has responded to the decision of the government of the state to request a third party mediator and at the same location as the conference and security. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire also said that he did not welcome a third foreigner and a middle-level mediator between the central

Mogadishu – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mr Ahmed Issa Awad has received his office in the European Union Special Representative for Somalia, Dr Fulgencio Garrido Ruiz. Mr Ahmed Issa Awad, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG), addressed the two sides, including the latest

Leaders from Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a “peace agreement” on Sunday during a summit in Saudi Arabia, yet another sign of warming ties between two nations that have faced decades of war and unease. Terms of the agreement signed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki weren’t immediately clear. Saudi authorities