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YINCHUAN, China – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday declared that Somalia is positioning itself as a strategic hub connecting Africa, the Arab world, and Asia, as he addressed the opening ceremony of the 7th China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, northwest China.   In a keynote speech highlighting Somalia’s development vision and investment potential, Barre said the country is...

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Office of the Auditor General hosted a key meeting with senior officials from the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office of the Accountant General to review the 2024 financial audit results and follow up on audit recommendations.   The discussions focused particularly on the Baxnaano Project, funded by the World Bank, addressing the sharing of beneficiary data...

Muqdisho – Xafiiska Hantidhowrka Guud ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa marti-geliyay kulan muhiim ah oo ay ka soo qaybgaleen madax sare oo ka kala socday Hay’adda Cuntada Adduunka (WFP) iyo Xafiiska Xisaabiyaha Guud ee Dowladda.   Kulanka ayaa diiradda lagu saaray natiijada baarista maaliyadeed ee 2024 iyo fulinta talooyinka Hantidhowrka, iyadoo si gaar ah diiradda loo saaray Mashruuca Baxnaano oo uu...

MOGADISHU — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has welcomed a political agreement reached between the leadership of the Federal Government of Somalia and members of the Somali National Salvation Council regarding the country’s electoral process.   In a statement issued from his office, IGAD Executive Secretary Dr Workneh Gebeyehu described the deal as “a significant step towards unity, stability, and...

MOGADISHU – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday received UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan at the presidential palace in Mogadishu, the presidency said.   The high-level meeting focused on strengthening the long-standing fraternal relations and deepening cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the areas of security and economic development, according...

MUQDISHO – Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa shalay ku qaabilay qasriga Madaxtooyada wafdi heer sare ah oo uu hoggaaminayay Wasiiru-Dowlaha Arrimaha Dibadda ee Isutagga Imaaraadka Carabta, Mudane Sheekh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan.   Kulanka ayaa si gaar ah diiradda loogu saaray xoojinta xiriirka walaaltinimo iyo iskaashi qoto dheer oo ka dhexeeya Soomaaliya iyo Imaaraadka Carabta, iyadoo xoogga...

PARIS, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent claims of rising antisemitism in France, stressing in an open letter that the fight against antisemitism must not be "weaponized."   Macron made the remarks in response to a letter from Netanyahu dated Aug. 17, in which the Israeli leader accused him of...

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- As a child, Zhang Lianhong grew up on stories filled with the roar of bombs, frantic escapes and desperate attempts to find safety.   Her father often recalled the day Japanese planes soared over Chongqing, then China's wartime capital. He jumped into a boat, crossed a river, and reached the hospital where her mother had just...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to withhold billions of U.S. dollars in foreign aid, challenging a federal court injunction that forces the government to continue payments.   The U.S. Justice Department filed an emergency appeal, noting that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

MOGADISHU – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday received a high-level Sudanese delegation led by General Ahmed Ibrahim Ali Mufadal, Director General of Sudan's National Intelligence Service, during an official visit to the capital, Mogadishu.   General Mufadal delivered a formal message from Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, reaffirming Khartoum’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation between Sudan...