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DOHA — Officials from Qatar Chamber and Somalia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs held a meeting yesterday in Doha to discuss ways to enhance economic and commercial relations. Qatar Chamber’s second vice chairman Rashid bin Hamad al-Athba met Somalia Minister for Labour Durran Ahmed Farah and his accompanying delegation …

HUDUR  — Within the scope of the annual free microfinance, Salaam Somali Bank has put a smile on the faces of small business owners in Baidoa city, the regional capital of Bay province. Salaam Somali Bank has offered a helping hand to many merchants in the country, the latest being …

MOGADISHU — A senior UN delegation led by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, travelled to Garowe on Monday to meet with Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni and his regional administration. The two sides discussed political reconciliation, security, and humanitarian assistance. A broad list of UN officials including …

MOGADISHU — Five children from the same family were killed in the ongoing fighting between federal and Jubbaland forces in Belet-Hawo after a motor shell landed in their house, medical sources have said. A doctor in the border told the media that they had collected bodies of the children who …

BULO HAWO — Heavy fighting has broken out in a Somali town near the Kenyan border between Somali forces and those from the state of Jubbaland as Somalia’s election troubles spill over into violence. Somalia’s information ministry in a statement early Monday accused Kenya-funded rebels of crossing into the town …

HARGEISA — A delegation from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has opened a kidney dialysis center in the Republic of Somaliland for the benefit of more than 30 patients per day. The move comes in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al …

MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently announced the launch of a three-year project developed in partnership with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the European Union (EU). The Resilient Fisheries and Livestock Value Chain for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Somalia (RAAISE) …

MOGADISHU — On 23 December 2020, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Somalia and World Health Organization (WHO) Somalia country office signed a €5 million multi-year contribution agreement for a project to prevent further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and to strengthen the health systems in …

WAJID — Water prices in Wajid district have skyrocketed making it difficult for the most vulnerable communities to access safe water. Water scarcity has also led to some mortality rate amongst livestock and failed crop production. Water is an essential element for household survival. Many households, usually women and girls, …

HARGEISA — A delegation from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has opened two hospitals in the Republic of Somaliland. The first, is the “Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital,” in the city of Berbera, northwestern Somalia, and the second, is a specialized hospital for women, childbirth and …