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Interest in stable Somalia grows
February 05, 2012
The international community has shown renewed interest on Somalia following improved security in the country that has been at war since the overthrow of Siad Barre in 1991.
Tired of the persistent insecurity in the country that has also posed a threat to peace globally, a number…
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Iran humanitarian aid to Somalia hailed
February 05, 2012
Hailing Iran's humanitarian aid to Somalia; the President of the Somali Red Crescent Society says that his country has been able to leave behind an all out famine. In a visit with his counterpart in Tehran Ahmad Mohammed Hassan thanked Iran for its considerable contribution in aiding…
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Iran humanitarian aid to Somalia hailed
February 05, 2012
Hailing Iran's humanitarian aid to Somalia; the President of the Somali Red Crescent Society says that his country has been able to leave behind an all out famine. In a visit with his counterpart in Tehran Ahmad Mohammed Hassan thanked Iran for its considerable contribution in aiding…
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Food aid: doing more harm than good in conflict-torn countries
February 04, 2012
From Biafra in the 1960s to present-day Somalia, armed groups have seized it to feed their ranks and to buy weapons. Sometimes it gets stolen from refugee camps or taken from aid convoys at checkpoints as a form of tax. The merits of food aid have come…
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Unmanned aircraft crashes into Somalia refugee camp
February 04, 2012
An unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed Feb. 3 into a refugee camp in the Somali capital, reports the Associated Press. Refugees and soldiers in Mogadishu's Badbado camp say they watched the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), said to be the size of a small airplane, crash into one of…
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Iowa Muslim leader: Law enforcement betrayed us
February 04, 2012
The Muslim community in Des Moines, Iowa, is as small as it is diverse. The members of the four mosques here are from Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan and Bangladesh, among other nations. Although the roots of the Muslims here may be worlds apart, the community is a tight-knit…
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Minneapolis Somali youth talks jobs with President Obama
February 03, 2012
Hashim Yonis was born in Somalia. He and his family were forced to flee his native land and live in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya because of a civil war when he was young. He eventually wound up in Minnesota, where he attended middle school, high…
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ICRC denies distributing expired food aid in Somalia
February 03, 2012
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has rejected accusations it distributed out-of-date food aid to famine-hit Somalis in south and central areas controlled by al Shabaab rebels. On Monday, the militant group's office that supervises foreign aid operations said it had terminated the ICRC's contract…
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MANKATO, MN: Somali High School Student wins Pathfinder Awards
MANKATO — An advocate for the disabled, a progressive company and a high school student from Somalia are this year’s recipients of the annual Pathfinder Awards.
Wilbur Neuschwander-Frink will receive the Pathfinder Award, Zeynab Omar will receive the Young Pathfinder Award and Lloyd Management will receive the Business Pathfinder Award.
The awards, given annually to people who embody the spirit and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were announced at a news conference Thursday…
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Macdonald apologizes for election-night comments
December 17, 2011
LEWISTON — Mayor-elect Bob Macdonald apologized to the city Thursday for his election-night comments — but his apology wasn't enough for some members of the city's immigrant community.
Abdifatah Ahmed, a local landlord and pharmacist, said Macdonald ought to apologize for his tone throughout the mayoral campaign, not just his election-night comments.
During his campaign, Macdonald said he wanted to make the city less attractive to layabouts and deadbeats, many of whom…
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Flow of money from US to Somalia faces disruption
December 9, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS — A critical pipeline that Somalis in America use to send money to relatives in Africa faces disruption after a bank in Minnesota announced it would no longer handle the wire transfers. Sunrise Community Banks said it would close its accounts with the Somali money transfer businesses after realizing it was at risk, and could not prevent funds from winding up in terrorists' hands. Without Sunrise, many money transfer businesses known…
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Ra'iisul Wasaare A/wali Gaas oo ka qeybgalay shir looga hadlayo xaalada Soomaaliya oo ka furmay dalka Jabuuti
February 05, 2012
Shirkii kooxda xiriirka caalamiga ee Soomaaliya ICG ayaa maanta ka furmay dalka Jabuuti, iyadoo shirkan looga hadlayo xaaladda dalka Soomaaliya, waxaana ka qaybgalaya xubno ay ka mid yihiin ra'iisul wasaare, C/weli Maxamed Cali iyo afhayeenka baarlamaanka, Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan.
Ra'iisul wasaaraha oo ka hadlay shirka ayaa…
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Madaxweyne Sheekh Shariif: Soomaaliya fanka horumar weyn ayuu kusoo kordhiyay
February 05, 2012
Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa maanta dugsiga tababarka Jen. Kaahire ee magaalada Muqdisho kaga qaybgalay kulan looga hadlayay soo nooleynta iyo kobcinta fanka Soomaaliyeed, kaasoo ay soo qabanqaabisay hay'adda wadatashiga iyo cilmi-baarista CRD.
Kulankan oo ay ka qaybgaleen, wasiirka warfaafinta, wasiir-u-dowladaha arrimaha gudaha, taliyaha booliska,…
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Kenya oo sheegtay inay dileen boqol dagaalyahan oo Al-shabaab ah
February 04, 2012
Afhayeenka milateriga Kenya, Maj. Emannuel Chirchir ayaa sheegay in weerar ay Jimcihii shalay fuliyeen diyaaradaha dagaalka ee qummaatiga u kaca lagu dilay 100 dagaalyahan oo ka tirsan Xarakada Al-shabaab.
Maj. Chirchir ayaa sheegay in weerarka lagu qaaday goob ay ku shirayeen 200 oo ka mid ah dagaalyahannada…
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Nin xabbado ku furay Caweys ku yaal magaalada Gaarisa ee dalka Kenya
February 04, 2012
Weerar uu nin hubeysani ku qaaday goob lagu caweeyo oo ku taalla degmada Gaarisa ee dalka Kenya ayaa sababtay dhimashada laba qof iyo dhaawaca laba kale oo dhammaatood rayid ahaa.
Goobjoogayaal ayaa sheegay in dadka dhintay iyo kuwa dhaawacmay ay ahaayeen Soomaali, waxaana la sheegay in ninka…
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Ra’iisul wasaare A/weli Gaas iyo dowlada Talyaaniga oo ka wada hadlay wax ka qabashada Markab looga haysto Soomaaliya
February 03, 2012
Ra'iisul wasaaraha Talyaaniga Mario Monti ayaa ka dalbaday ra'iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya, C/weli Maxamed inuu gacan ka geysto sidii lagu sii-dayn lahaa markab Tayaaniga laga leeyahay iyo 18-shaqaale ah oo dushiisa saaran.
Mr. Monti ayaa codsigan ugu jeediyay ra'iisul wasaaraha Talyaaniga kulan uu kula qaatay Roma, isagoo ka…
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Al-shabaab oo deegaano ka tirsanaa Jubbada Hoose oo ay gacanta ku haysay ka baxday
February 03, 2012
Jaziiradda Kudhaa oo qiyaastii 180km dhanka koonfur galbeed kaga beegan magaalada Kismaayo ee gobolka J/hoose ayaa la sheegay in ay halkaasi isaga baxeen xoogaga Alshabaab oo in mudo ah ka ariminayay.
Dadka deegaanka oo aan la xiriirnay ayaa inoo sheegay in xalay abaare 10:00 fiidnimo ay magaalada…
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Wakiilka Qaramada Midoobay Augustine Mahiga oo ka hadlay khilaafka xubnaha baarlamaanka Soomaaliya
February 02, 2012
Danjire Augustine Mahiga oo ah wakiilka UN-ka ee arrimaha Soomaaliya ayaa sheegay inaan loo dulqaadan doonin khilaafka u dhexeeya xildhibaannada baarlamaanka, isagoo tilmaamay in khilaafku uu caqabad ku noqon karo fulinta Roadmap-ka.
Ergayga oo ka hadlayay meel-marinta qorshaha looga baxayo xilliga KMG ah ayaa sheegay in loo…
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Xoghayaha Arrimaha Dibadda ee dowlada Britain oo booqasho ku tegay Soomaaliya
February 02, 2012
Waxaa magaalada Muqdisho booqday xoghayaha arrimada dibadda ee Britain, William Hague iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayo iyadoo ay noqonayso booqashadii ugu horreysay oo uu mas'uul darajadan leh uu ku yimaado Muqdisho tan iyo sannadkii 1992-kii.
Xoghayaha arrrimaha dibadda ee Britain oo la kulmay madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Sheekh Shariif ayaa…
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