Comoros

Comors Minister of Defense blames Iranian role in Middle East

Comoros - Mahdi Mossawy

Defense Minister of the Comoros, Yousuf Mohamed Ali, said that his country would continue to confront the Iranian project with “determination and firmness”, as long as it tries to exploit his country’s economic needs and poverty to interfere in its internal affairs. He also condemned Lebanese “Hezbollah’s” role in destabilizing the security of the region, stressing his country's support forRead more

President Al-Bashir Receives Written Message from President of Comoros

Khartoum - Arab Today

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has received a written message from the President of Comoros, Osman Al-Ghazali, dealing with means of strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries. The message was conveyed to President Al-Bashir Wednesday by the visiting State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Comoros, Dr. Hamid Kor Haila. President Al-Bashir has appreciated firmness ofRead more

Sharjah Ruler receives note from Comoros President

Sharjah - Arab Today

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has received a written message from President Azali Assoumani of the Union of the Comoros, regarding the promotion of relations between the Emirate of Sharjah and Comoros. H.H. Sheikh Sultan received the note this morning during a meeting with Abdullah Al Wadaan, Adviser to theRead more

Former coup leader elected president of Comoros

Mramani - Arab Today

Former coup leader Azali Assoumani was elected president of Comoros on Thursday, according to official provisional results, after an earlier poll had to be partially re-run due to violence and "irregularities". Colonel Assoumani beat Vice President Mohamed Ali Soilihi to lead the east African archipelago nation in April, but a court ordered that 13 polling stations should vote again afterRead more

AU calls for smooth, peaceful partial re-run of elections in Union of The Comoros

Addis Ababa - Arab Today

The African Union (AU) has called for smooth and peaceful election during the partial re-run of the elections in the Union of The Comoros scheduled for 11 May. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, is following with concern the political situation in the Union of The Comoros and called for smooth and peaceful during the partial re-run ofRead more

2-way showdown in Comoros presidential election

Moroni - Arab Today

Voters were heading to the polls in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros on Sunday in a likely face-off between the current vice president and a former coup leader who ruled the country for seven years. The second round of the presidential election comes after Vice President Mohamed Ali Soilihi -- known as Mamadou -- won the first roundRead more