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Mudane Axmed M. Maxamuud oo Loo Doortay Madaxweynaha Somaliland

Mudane Axmed M. Maxamuud oo Loo Doortay Madaxweynaha Somaliland

Komishanka Doorashooyinka Qaranka ayaa si rasmi ah ugu dhawaaqay natiijadii doorashada dalka ka dhacday maalintii Sabtida ee 26 June, 2010. Waxa Komishanku ku dhawaaqeen natiijada doorashada xaflad ay ku qabteen hotelka Maansoor ee magaalada Hargeysa.
Waxa Komishanku caddeeyeen in musharxiinta Madaxweynaha iyo Madaxweyne ku xigeenka Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Silanyo) iyo Cabdiraxmaan Cabdilaahi Ismaaciil (Saylici) ay ku [...]

Observers satisfied with Somaliland election

Observers satisfied with Somaliland election

British observers gave the thumbs-up to Saturday’s presidential election in Somaliland.
They characterised the poll as a free and fair expression of the people’s will and commended the high turnout despite the Islamist threat from neighbouring Somalia.
The endorsement of Somaliland’s much delayed presidential election came from the London University team and Somaliland Focus in Britain.
Observation organisations, [...]

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Somali charged over attack on Danish cartoonist (VIDEO)

Somali charged over attack on Danish cartoonist (VIDEO)

A Somali man has been charged with trying to kill a Danish artist whose drawing of the Prophet Mohammed sparked riots around the world.
The suspect, who was shot by police outside cartoonist Kurt Westergaard’s home in the city of Aarhus on Friday, was carried into court on a stretcher.
Police say he broke into the house [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Minister of Foreign Affairs of TFG Somalia Ali Ahmed Jama Jangeli

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Minister of Foreign Affairs of TFG Somalia Ali Ahmed Jama Jangeli

TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic Ali Ahmed Jama Jangeli on Wednesday in Tehran.
“The situation of many Islamic countries necessitates that a strong unified front is established against enemies,” Ahmadinejad said.
Enemies make troubles in different Islamic countries and employ some elements to [...]

Local Somalis condemn suicide bombing in homeland

Local Somalis condemn suicide bombing in homeland

Minneapolis — Even Somali-Americans hardened by the bloodshed of their homeland were sickened by the latest attack, a suicide bombing in Mogadishu on Dec. 3.
Many say the bombing was one of the saddest moments in recent Somali history. The bomber killed at least 22 people at a graduation ceremony for medical students. Some people have [...]

Large Demonstrations Against Latest Suicide Blast Happens in Mogadishu

Large Demonstrations Against Latest Suicide Blast Happens in Mogadishu

Somalia — Hundreds of people made large demonstration against the latest suicide blast targeted to Shamo hotel in south of Mogadishu which left more lives and injuries in the capital on 3rd December.
The demonstrators traveled on the streets and main intersections of the capital like Banadir, KM5, Km4 and Mekka Al-mukarama Street, a key road [...]

Sakhaudin Ahmed, “My happiest day turned into a nightmare”

Sakhaudin Ahmed, “My happiest day turned into a nightmare”

MOGADISHU, 8 December 2009 (IRIN) – When a deadly blast tore through a graduation ceremony in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on 3 December, 23 people died, dozens were injured and the day suddenly turned dark for hundreds of people who had turned up for what should have been a celebration. The government has since set [...]

Fourth Somali minister dies from suicide blast injuries

Fourth Somali minister dies from suicide blast injuries

Nairobi – Somalia’s minister for Youth and Sports has died of injuries sustained in Thursday’s suicide bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a government official said Sunday, raising the death toll to 24. A Somali government official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the German Press Agency dpa that Saleeban Olaad Roble died on [...]

Pirate Payoffs Feed Big-Money Lifestyle in Somalia

Pirate Payoffs Feed Big-Money Lifestyle in Somalia

A parcel of land here that sold for $12,000 two years ago now costs more than $20,000. The price of a nice pair of men’s shoes has gone up from $20 to $50.
The reason: pirates.
The influx of millions of dollars in ransoms has changed life in this coastal Muslim community, driving prices up and creating [...]

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