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Somalia vowed the war-torn country’s offering of offshore exploration tenders will be open to all, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is keen on a call to participate. Erdogan said Somalia’s invitation […]

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Somalia had invited Turkey to explore for oil in its seas, after Ankara signed a maritime agreement with Libya last year, broadcaster NTV reported. […]

Bosaso-(Puntland Mirror) Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam on Thursday arrived in Bosaso. He was received by the leader of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni at the airport of the commercial town. The trip of Jubaland President […]

Erigavo-(Puntland Mirror) Leader of Somaliland rebels Col Said Awil Aare reached an agreement with the Somaliland government, he told reporters on Thursday, speaking from his base in the mountainous area near Erigavo. Col Aare, a former army […]

An explosion from a car bomb meant for a senior Somali army official has left eight people dead in central Somalia, local police said. The car bomb went off on Saturday evening just outside a […]

Garowe-(Puntland Mirror) Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission launched its strategic plan on Saturday, at an event held in Garowe. According to a statement issued by the commission, the registration of political parties will be opened from […]

Garowe-(Puntland Mirror) Commemoration of World Aids Day on Sunday held in Garowe, Puntland capital. Speaking at the event, director of Puntland Aids Commission (PAC) Abdikadir Mohamed Ahmed said that 486 people with HIV were found […]

Kenya and Somalia agreed to restore diplomatic relations that had deteriorated over the disputed ownership of an Indian Ocean territory thought to be rich in hydrocarbons. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and President Uhuru Kenyatta […]

Abdirashid Yousuf Jibril was a songwriter lived in the UK before joining the Puntland election campaign in 2013 to support former President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. During the election campaign in 2013, he composed a famous […]

Garowe-(Puntland Mirror) Puntland Parliament on Thursday elected Abdirashid Yousuf Jibril as a new speaker. Three candidates, Abdirashid Yousuf Jibril, Abdijamal Osman Mohamed and Ali Ahmed Dhahar took part in the election. Abdirashid received 46 votes […]