Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, has weighed in on the diplomatic tension between United Arab Emirates  and Somalia, describing the latter as ungrateful and unfair to its Gulf ally.Khalifa used his official Twitter account to blast Somalia for ‘denying and insulting’ its ally ‘in the name of the nation’s enemies’, despite UAE’s

Mogadishu- Former Speaker of the Somali Federal Parliament’s Lower House, Mr Mohamed Osman Jawari on Tuesday officially commented his resignation plan and said that the political standoff came to end, officials said.Mr. Osman said in press conference at the state house with President Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed that they avoided foreign intervention that their political in-fight

Ankara – The Mayor of Mogadishu, Banadir region Mr Abdirahman Omar Osman talked with the Mayor of  Ankara Prof. Mustafa Tuna participated in the renovation of local government jobs in Benadir region. The Turkish Mayor, who has been in charge of some of the regional administrations and regions in the country, said the plan is

Mogadishu-A visiting UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces Rt. Hon. Mark Lancaster has paid tribute to the AU troops in Somalia for securing the country and reducing the threat of terrorism. The minister yesterday met with the AU Special Representative to Somalia, Ambassador Mr Francisco Caetano Madeira and the Amisom Force Commander Lt.

Russia hopes to open a 1500-man naval base in the breakaway Hargeisa, Somalia in the horn of Africa, a region where numerous countries have done so in recent years because of its strategic location. But in exchange, Africa sources say, the  leadership expects Russia to recognize its independence  Hargeisa,  from Somalia. If that happens, Moscow,

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe still has the keys to an official residence more than four months after he was forced to retire, a spokesperson has claimed. George Charamba, who was Mugabe’s spokesperson and is now the spokesperson for new president Emmerson Mnangagwa, told the privately-owned Standard newspaper on Sunday: “Someone is not telling the

Mogadishu- In a fruitful meeting held today at the Foreign Ministry, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ahmed Issa Awad, and attended by the Minister of Finance  Mr. Abdirahman Dualeh Beileh, Minister of Trade and Industry  Mr. Mohamed Abdi Hayir Mareye and Special Representative of UN Secretary-General to Somalia  Mr.

Photo/Somali Times The speaker of the Lower House chamber of Somali parliament Mr Mohamed Osman Jawari was reported to have resigned following weeks of a political crisis over motion against him. The first deputy speaker of the house, Abdiweli Ibrahim Mudey has announced the resignation of Jawari on Monday morning on the eve of a

Aden Abdulle International Airport seized large bags containing bundles of cash reportedly sent by the United Arab Emirates -UAE.Members of the UAE’s Embassy in Mogadishu are said to be carrying the bags of the money. Airport officials, speaking on condition of anonymity said they captured huge sum of US dollars from the UAE that was

Have you ever seen or heard about the beauty of Somalia beaches? This is Mareeya, a small village in Nugaal region, strategically postured to the azure of the Indian Ocean waters. But no tourists visit here.But this is not the only attractions we have in Somalia. Other places with interesting rugged natural beauty include Mogadishu’s