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Iro to Muse Bihi: Resign over UAE deal or face impeachment
Iro was reacting to a UAE minister who said that the port of Berbera deal was the result of mutual understandings between Somalia’s national government and his country.
By the Star Staff Writer
MOGADISHU -- The current leader of the northwestern region of Somalia, Muse Bihi Abdi, and his predecessor, Ahmed Mahamed Mahamud Siilaanyo have committed a high…
Qatar’s ambassador presents credentials to president Mohamed
Although Qatar has a special relationship with the Somali government, it maintained a low-level representation that barely matched its outsize influence in the country.
By The Star Staff…
UAE: Our policy is a united Somalia
The declaration ends speculations that the Gulf state’s recent deal with politicians from that region was a prelude to forming diplomatic ties with an area that was agitating for independence since 1991.
By The Star Staff Writer
MOGADISHU—The United Arab Emirates doesn’t recognize the northwestern Somali region as an independent country, said Abu Dhabi’s state minister for foreign…