Navy’s 29th Flotilla Berths in Djibouti Port

    TEHRAN (FNA)- The 29th Flotilla of the Iranian Navy which has been dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean berthed at Djibouti port in Africa on Monday. The Iranian warships plan to stay in Djibouti port for three days after 73 days of journey in the high seas. The flotilla, which is the first dispatched to the…

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      British UN worker killed in Somalia

      A British man working for the United Nations has been shot dead alongside a colleague in Somalia. The two UN consultants were shot at Galkayo airport in Puntland, Somalia, by unknown gunmen after getting off a plane, it was reported. A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are aware of the death of a British national…

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        Somaliland and bolloré group forge ahead in a new Business Adventure: The Berbera Corridor

        April 06, 2014(SDN)- Hargeisa has instructed a British lawyer to negotiate with the French group Bolloré to hammer out the details of the agreement to manage Berbera port. Meetings began about two weeks ago between representatives of Bolloré Africa Logistics and the British law practiceMcCue & Partners to work on an agreement for the French group to run Berbera port….

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          Kahn, Noor to face primary after deadlocked DFL convention

          Minneapolis Rep. Phyllis Kahn and Somali activist Mohamud Noor are headed for a DFL primary election in August after a contentious endorsing convention deadlocked. After more than five hours and five rounds of balloting, neither candidate managed to earn the 60 percent support needed to secure the party’s backing. Nearly 300 activists participated in the…

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            SAN DIEGO SOMALI LEADER HONORED BY FBI FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE LIVES

            April 5, 2014 (San Diego)— In a ceremony at FBI Headquarters on April 4, 2014, Director James B. Comey recognized the recipients of the 2013 Director’s Community Leadership Award. These leaders, selected by their area FBI field office, have demonstrated outstanding contributions to their local communities through service. The San Diego Division’s recipient was Ahmed Idlle,…

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              Ethiopia: Malaysia’s Pexco terminates oil exploration project in Somali region

              The Malaysian exploration company, Pexco Explorations (East Africa),  recently terminated  its oil exploration project that it has been undertaking for the past eight years in the Somali Region of Warder-Geladi and Ferfer localities. The Kuala Lumpur-based company signed a Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement with the Ministry of Mines on October 18, 2005 to prospect for…

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                Berlin gives go-ahead for military instructors for Somalia

                Berlin 5, April 2014 (SDN/DW)- Parliamentarians in Berlin have given approval for the dispatch of military instructors to Somalia on a training mission mandated by the European Union. Opposition deputies voted against the deployment. Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, have been training Somali soldiers since 2010, but up until now the training has taken place…

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