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One Woman's Fight to Rescue the Environment
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Somali Children Smuggled To U.S.
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Ethnic Clashes In Ethiopia Somali Zone 5
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"Peace In Somalia Will Take Years" - Mediator
Rayale Describes his West African Tour as Successful
Somali Boy Passes Away
Nine Bus Passengers Killed By Gunmen In Somalia
Globalization & Self-Determination Movements: International Conference to Be Held at Pomona College in January
Joint Communiqué of the 2nd Tripartite Meeting of Foreign Ministers Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen
The UN condemns killings of children in Somalia
Eritrea Joins Arab League As Observer
Exclusive Interview with International Actor/Comedian Billy Connolly
"I am Swinging This Flower To You" III
Another Human Tragedy at Sea
Kulmiye Party’s irresponsible Policy
Praying For A Miracle
Justice For the Atrocities of the 1980s: The Responsibility of Politicians and Political Parties
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Addis Ababa, January 17, 2003 (Addis Tribune): Eritrea has joined the Arab League as an observer and is to send an ambassador to the pan-Arab body later this month, the Cairo-based organisation said Friday.
The Arab League welcomed Eritrea's decision as "a positive sign of the deepening relations between Eritrea and the Arab states". Hassan Kordi was named as as Asmara's representative, who is expected at the League's headquarters in late January, according to a report filed by Syria Times.
This will be the first time that Eritrea, whose second official language is Arabic, to take part in the 22-member body since winning independence from Ethiopia in 1993.
In the Horn of Africa, Somalia and Djibouti are both full-fledged members of the League.
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