Category: Somalia News & Reports in English
Is War About to Break Out in the Horn of Africa? Will the West Even Notice?
A cloud of dust rises from a dynamite blast, as part of construction work, at Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam during a media tour along the river Nil [...]
How the U.S. Is Making the War in Yemen Worse
The conflict has killed at least ten thousand civilians, and the country faces famine. Why are we still involved?
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Ethiopia Is Falling Apart
Oromo protesters demonstrate in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu on October 1. (Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty Images)
Tepid reforms and halfhearted con [...]
MBS vs Wahhabism: Can Mohammed bin Salman break the Saudi-Wahhabi pact?
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has embarked on an ambitious modernisation plan in Saudi Arabia [Reuters]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is prese [...]
The Battle for the Red Sea: Turks return to Suakin Island after two centuries
An aerial view of Suakin Island, which was a part of Ottoman Empire from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
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The Battle for the Red Sea: UAE-backed Egyptian forces arrive in Eritrea
Following coordination with the United Arab Emirates, Egyptian forces arrived in Eritrea today, Al Sharq has reported. The forces are armed with moder [...]
Why are so many countries expanding their presence in the Red Sea?
Al Jazeera English | Published on Dec 28, 2017
Turkey has signed an agreement with Sudan that will allow it to have a military presence on the Red Se [...]
ISRAEL: Foreign Ministry cartoon depicts Arab world as a man on a mule
Anti-BDS cartoon by Israel's foreign ministry depicts Jewish state a futuristic city with flying cars and the Arab world as a stubborn man on mule. (A [...]
What Would a Saudi-Iran War Look Like? Don’t look now, but it is already here
By Michael Knights | Best Defense guest columnist
When asked to address the question of what a Saudi-Iran war would look like, my first instinct is [...]
Nuruddin Farah: How Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden sowed seed of Somalia’s woes
In Summary
When I visited Mogadishu in 1996 after a 22-year exile, I found a divided city run by two warlords, each claiming his half as his fief [...]
Here Are The 128 Countries Who Are Now Dead To Nikki Haley
Amb. Haley threatened on Wednesday to cut off UN aid to all countries who voted in favor of a UN resolution on Trump's Jerusalem decision. It didn't w [...]
Somalia: U.S. Diplomat’s Resignation Signals Wider Exodus From State Department
One diplomat's stinging resignation letter offers a glimpse into the weakening State Department under Trump.
An award-winning U.S. diplomat who was [...]