The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani discussed with Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed the strong bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to boost and develop them in various fields. During the talks held on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan, the developments in Somalia were reviewed and the Amir directed to support the

For the past 10 years the EU has successfully deployed a CSDP military naval operation to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia. Today the threat of piracy has been minimised. At the same time the operation was tasked with monitoring fishing activity and reporting any illegal activity. Improved security conditions now allow communities to

Photo (AP) Pakistan’s air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday and captured two Indian pilots, one of whom was injured, a military spokesman said. The dramatic escalation came hours after Pakistan said mortar shells fired by Indian

Photo Reuters Egypt rebuked Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday after he criticized European leaders for attending a summit hosted by Cairo days after nine men were executed. Erdogan and his foreign minister accused European Union leaders of hypocrisy for telling Turkey reinstating the death penalty would end hopes of joining the bloc yet attending

Photo (AP) He is a former military dictator who briefly seized power in the 1980s and now says he regrets his ruthless past. Spare in charisma and physique, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari faces new pressure to deliver after securing a second term in Africa’s most populous nation. The 76-year-old Buhari won Saturday’s election despite frustration

Mogadishu, Somali Times Threats to the Somalia state have been land-based, but the threat has come from sea-based. ‘Kenya’ powers throwing their weight around through Somalia to control resources. This reality facing Somalian people recently when official Somali government organised a Somalia oil business meeting in London, on February 7, 2019, Then Kenya’s kicks off

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation arrived in Doha, following talks with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tami Bin Hamad Al Thani. Somalia President H.E Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has been welcomed at the airport by Qatari officials and welcomed the of the Qatar government and the diplomats

African nations such as Somalia may be perceived as conflict-ridden and risky for business but “fragile states” can be an untapped opportunity for social enterprises that are flexible and think out-of-the-box, said industry experts. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) lists 58 countries as “fragile states” – most of which are in Africa

Photo Reuters Fighting between parties and factions in Iran is a “deadly poison” undermining foreign policy, Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying in an interview published on Tuesday, a day after he resigned as Iranian foreign minister. Zarif’s comments suggest he may have quit over pressure from hardline elements who have long criticized his

The U.S. military has killed 35 fighters from al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in an airstrike in Somalia near the Ethiopian border, U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said Monday. In a statement, Africom said the Sunday airstrike targeted the fighters “as they were transitioning between locations in a rural area,” approximately 23 miles east of Beledweyne in