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Nearly 40,000 gather to celebrate Somali Independence Day in Minneapolis

Close to 40,000 Somalis celebrated Somali Independence day on a sticky Saturday afternoon at the heart of the Somali-American community with a street festival in South Minneapolis.

DP World considering logistics facility in Ethiopia - state news agency

DUBAI (Reuters) - DP World is considering setting up a logistics facility in landlocked Ethiopia to handle goods from a port it is developing in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland, according to United Arab Emirates (UAE) state news agency WAM.

Saudi King Congratulates President of Somalia on Independence Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of the Federal Republic of Somalia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.

ONLF Repeats Pledge to Disrupt Ethiopian Oil Production

The rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front repeated its pledge to interrupt oil and gas extraction in Ethiopia's Somali region after the Government announced plans to test crude deposits.

DP World to set up facility in Ethiopia

The DP World is planning to set up a logistics facility in Ethiopia to facilitate transport of goods to landlocked countries in Africa, revealed Sultan Bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman & CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation.

Ethiopia to lift terror label on three rebel groups

Ethiopia is to lift terror labels from three rebel groups, an Ethiopian official said on Saturday.

U.S. intelligence believes N.Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks: NBC

U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks with the United States, NBC News quoted U.S. officials as saying. In a report on Friday,…

EU leaders reach migration deal after talks in Brussels

Angela Merkel has saved her political skin with an EU deal that enables Germany to send migrants back to Spain and Greece - three years after she forced Europe to open its doors to refugees. The German Chancellor had been given an ultimatum from her hardline coalition partners to find a Europe-wide…

Foreign students detained over FETÖ links in Turkey's south

Some 16 foreign students -- 10 from Somalia, three from Djibouti, two from Guinea and one from Syria -- were rounded up for their alleged links to the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) in the southern Mersin province, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on June 30, citing the Chief Prosecutor's…

'Smiling' Somali Pirate Says Jailers Have Ruined His Grin

The lead hijacker of the MV Maersk Alabama off the coast of Somalia nearly 10 years ago has lost nearly half of the teeth in his mouth, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit he filed from prison. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, who was portrayed by Oscar-winner Barkhad Abdi in the 2013 blockbuster film…

Ethiopia to remove OLF, ONLF and Ginbot 7 from terror list

UAE steals old and rare trees from Socotra Island

Ethiopia releases ONLF commander Abdikarim Muse Qalbi Dhagah

Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) commander Abdikarim Muse Qalbi Dhagah has been freed by the Ethiopian government on Thursday.

Five dead in 'targeted attack' on US Capital Gazette

A man armed with a shotgun and smoke grenades burst into a newspaper office in the US city of Annapolis on Thursday, killing five employees in what police described as a "targeted attack."

How Trump's travel ban kept one Somali man from Indianapolis

A week ago, Wengel Tessema Ayalew was getting ready to go to work in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when the U.S. Embassy called her: she was to leave for Indianapolis the next day.

AU, Kenya seek to improve camel productivity through new drug

The African Union and Kenya are set to unveil a new camel drug to help increase productivity and improve livelihoods in the Horn of Africa market.

A new approach to Somali pirates frees more hostages

NO ONE seized by pirates can be considered lucky. But many of the seamen taken hostage by Somali pirates have at least been set free fast, once fat ransoms have been paid. At the height of the piracy scourge off the coast of Somalia almost a decade ago, the average ransom to free a crew and vessel was,…

Ethiopian Parliament Passes amnesty Bill into Law

In its 32nd regular session today, Ethiopian parliament has passed a proposed amnesty bill into law. The bill, which is now a law, was presented to the parliament for consideration by the Law, Justice and Administrative Affairs Standing Committee.

Security Sector Reform in Somalia: A Disaster in the Making

Political Reform 2013-2016 Between 2013 and 2016, Somalia experienced the hype and disappointment of "Vision 2016," metaphor for "political reform" that prioritized three tasks: 1. the review and completion of the Provisional Constitution; 2. the establishment of Federal Member States…