BY REUTERS Sudan is assessing its participation in Saudi-led military operations in Yemen, its defense minister said on Wednesday, amid growing discontent in parliament over high costs and the deaths of dozens of Sudanese soldiers, Reuters reports.
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BY EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY The UAE has decided to disband its military training programme in Somalia which started in 2014 to build the capabilities of the Somali army. The decision comes in response to Somali security forces’ seizure of a UAE-registered civil aircraft at Mogadishu Airport and confiscation of money destined to pay the soldiers.
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In Somalia, which already lacks a strong central government, the foreign military presence risks aggravating matters and contributing to the country’s disintegration BY MUSTAFA SALAMA | MIDDLE EAST EYE Late last month, Somalia called on the United Nations Security Council to halt the construction of a UAE military base in Somaliland. Somalia’s ambassador to the […]
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Mogadishu Airport security violated UAE Embassy Diplomatic immunity, pursuant to article 27 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, by search and seizure of $9.6m cash BY HARUN MARUF | VOA NEWS Somali security officials said they have seized a large cache of money that arrived Sunday at Mogadishu airport from Abu Dhabi, United Arab […]
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BY TAIMUR KHAN | THE ARAG GULF INSTITUTE On February 22, Djibouti seized control of the Doraleh Container Terminal from its joint owner and operator, the Dubai-based DP World. The seizure was not wholly unexpected and was the culmination of Djibouti’s deteriorating bilateral ties with the United Arab Emirates and a lost legal battle with […]
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BY JON GAMBRELL | AP Djibouti has seized control of a container terminal run by Dubai-based port operator DP World, the latest move in a long-running legal dispute over the facility in the East African nation. The nationalization of the Doraleh Container Terminal in Djibouti comes as the United Arab Emirates’ interests across East Africa […]
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The talks centered on enhancing the warm bilateral ties that exist between the two countries BY EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, who is currently visiting the country.
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BY MELA GHEBREMEDHIN | SHABAIT What a year it has been for the world and for Eritrea also. The country has gone through a year of challenges and successes. Stronger diplomatic ties have been registered. New economic agreements have been signed. The capital city, Asmara, entered the UNESCO World Heritage list. Financial reform continues and […]
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