Yemeni Rebels Threaten to Strike Somaliland’s Berbera Port

BY JERRY OWILLI | CGTN AFRICA Yemen’s Houthi rebel groups have threatened to strike Somaliland’s Berbera port should authority in Somaliland continue its lease agreement to the United Arab Emirates. Somaliland – a semi-autonomous region in Somalia – is reported to have signed a deal with the UAE to have the latter use the Berbera […]

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Houthis Killed ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh

BY AGENCIES The former President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has been killed in clashes with rival Houthi fighters, the country’s Houthi-controlled interior ministry confirmed. Houthi-controlled al-Masirah TV cited Houthi officials as announcing the “end of the crisis of the treason militia and the killing of its leader”.

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UAE’s Somaliland Naval Base Construction Begins

BY AGENCIES * Construction of a UAE naval base in Somaliland has started with the facility expected to be completed by June 2018. Sharjah-based engineering group Divers Marine Contracting is leading the project after being awarded the $90m contract in April, Arabian Business reported, citing company managing director Abdulla Darwish as saying.

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