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Qatar government launches construction of Hobyo Port

Doha-Somali Times Minister of Transport, Communications and Qatar, Jassim Bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, announced that his government will begin construction of the Hobyo port in Mudug region. The minister said the project started in private talks with Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Ali agenda, and visit in Qatar. Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic

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Eritrean President arrives in the capital, receives a warm welcome

Mogadishu-Somali Times President of Eritrean Republic, Asias Afwerki has on Thursday arrived in the Somali capital, Mogadishu for a historic visit after receiving an official invitation from President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed, President Mohamed and other Government officials welcomed Mr. Afwerki and his delegation at Mogadishu International Airport. “It is

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The Eritrean president set to arrive in Mogadishu under tight security

Eritrean president, Isaias Afwerki will be arriving in Mogadishu today barely two months after a delegation from his country visited Somalia to deepen the bilateral relations of the two countries. Somali presidency on Thursday in a Twitter post confirmed that a high-level delegation led by president Isaias Afwerki would be arriving in Mogadishu to hold

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May vows to fight on, warning Brexit is in peril

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street after it was announced that the Conservative Party will hold a vote of no confidence in her leadership, in London, Britain, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed on Wednesday to fight a challenge to her leadership of the

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May pulls parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal

© Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Downing Street in London, Britain, December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville British Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly decided on Monday to pull a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal, throwing Britain’s plan to leave the European Union up in the air on the eve of the vote

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EUCAP Somalia: mission extended, budget agreed

The Council extended the mandate of the EU capacity building mission in Somalia, EUCAP Somalia until 31 December 2020. The Council also agreed on a budget of €66.1 million for the period 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2020. The mission mandate is to enhance Somalia’s maritime civilian law enforcement capacity, through supporting Somali authorities

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Qatari media decry blockade on day of GCC summit

Qatari dailies on Sunday highlighted the blockade on their county alongside today’s 39th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh, which the Qatari emir declined to attend, despite an invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. In lieu of Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, only state ministers will represent Qatar at the one-day summit

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The Presidents of Sudan, Djibouti Arrive in Jimma

Addis Ababa-The leaders of Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti awarded the Jimma University Hospital. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed welcomed President Omar Hassan Bashir and Djibouti President Ismael Omar Galle. The hospital has 800 sleeping quarters and more than 20 million people in the southwest of the country. It is also designed to provide medical services

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UK’s ‘golden visa’ to be suspended amid crime crackdown

A general view of the U.K. Border crossing in the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, June 4, 2014. (EPA Photo) The United Kingdom’s tier one visa, known as the “golden visa,” will be suspended on Dec. 7 until new regulations are put in place in 2019, due to exploitation and money

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Rejecting suggestions of delay, PM May’s team says Brexit vote will go ahead

Parliament’s vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal will go ahead on Dec. 11, her office said on Thursday, rejecting suggestions from lawmakers that she should seek ways to avoid a defeat so big it might bring down the government. May has been trying to win over critics of an agreement that would keep

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