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Somali Prime Minister Meets UK Minister of State for Africa

Mogadishu- Somali Times Somali Prime Minister, HE Hassan Ali Khaire, welcomed the  UK Minister of State for Africa , Harriet Baldwin, to Mogadishu on her first mission. Prime Minister Khaire and minister The Right Honourable Harriett Baldwin discussed the relationship between the two governments, the political and economic gains and the support of the British government

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Somali foreign Minister receives a copy of the credentials of the Ambassador of France to Somalia

Mogadishu- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr Ahmed Isse Awad, received at his office in the Ministry a copy of the credentials of the new Ambassador of France to Somalia . Ms. Aline Kuster-Menager. Congratulating the Ambassador on her appointment. Minister Ahmed Awad expressed the hope

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Saudi Arabia Tells Trump No More Oil

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman responded publicly to President Donald Trump’s recent spate of Tweets and statements concerning oil. While the President has been asking for Saudi Arabia to increase oil production to flood the market and keep prices down, the prince said no. This is a risk for Saudi Arabia, because Saudi

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UK, Germany sign defense cooperation statement

Britain and Germany signed a Joint Vision Statement on Friday to deepen the relationship between the two countries and boost defense cooperation, a government statement said. The new vision statement, signed in Berlin by British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson and his German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen, will strengthen U.K.-German cooperation across a range of

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Trump: Saudi Arabia would not last 2 weeks without US

Washington-U.S. President Donald Trump warned Saudi Arabia would be unlikely to last a fortnight without military assistance from Washington. “We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say they’re rich? And I love the king, King Salman. But I said, ‘King, we’re protecting you. You might not be there for two weeks without us. You have to

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Somalia, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on the aviation cooperation

The Minister of Transportation and Air Transport of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Salad, participated in the Regional Aviation Safety Oversight Organization which co-ordinates the coordination of the aircraft using their airspace. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. Nabeel bin Mohammed Alamudi and CEO of Saudi Airlines discussed bilateral cooperation between

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Sayyid Asa’ad bids farewell to Chinese, Somalian ambassadors

Muscat: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, His Highness Sayyid Asa’ad bin Tariq Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan received in his office separately on Wednesday Yu Fulong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Sultanate and Abdul

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China-Africa ties and the China-Africa Cooperation Forum

China-Africa ties have been greatly influenced by history. The Moroccan scholar and traveller Ibn Battuta’s visit to China in the 14th century, and Admiral Zheng He’s voyage stretching to the coast of Somalia and the Mozambique Channel during the Ming dynasty, established contacts between countries well beyond immediate neighbourhoods. In modern times, China’s interest in

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UK house prices remain stable apart from London, says Nationwide

UK house prices climbed slowly in September as properties in London continued to see their value decline, according to data released on Tuesday by mortgage lender Nationwide. The building society’s house price index showed 2% year-on-year growth for houses across Britain, roughly unchanged from August’s rate of annual increase and matching the slowest pace of

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Oil prices reach four-year high on Iran sanctions and NAFTA deal

Wall Street kicked off the fourth quarter on a positive note on Monday, as a last-minute deal to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact helped ease trade concerns. Canada and Mexico accepted more restrictive commerce in the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which will make it harder for global automakers to build cars cheaply in

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