Eritrea, a reclusive and authoritarian nation, is sometimes referred to as “Africa’s North Korea.”But the country’s capital city, Asmara, has been dubbed “Africa’s Miami,” due to its ...

Eritrean officials say the decision by the U.N. cultural agency to put the African nation's capital city of Asmara on the UNESCO World Heritage list is a "victory." ...

Once in Eritrea, Asmara is an impressive destination, according to Ahmed Soliman, a researcher for Chatham House, an international affairs think tank in the U.K., who has been to the city twice ...

The people of Eritrea have long said their capital Asmara is like no other city in Africa, and on Saturday the UN agreed, designating it a World Heritage site. The proclamation ends a long-running ...

The U.S. Embassy in Eritrea says six explosions were heard Saturday night in the capital, Asmara. It follows an embassy report of another “loud noise, possibly an explosion” in the city on ...

Rockets launched from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region again hit the capital of Eritrea, diplomats said on Sunday, as the US embassy in Asmara reported “six explosions” in the city.

In this undated photo provided by UNESCO, the Cinema Impero in the Eritrea capital city Asmara, which formed part of the country’s application to be named a UNESCO World Heritage city.