Posts By Qalinle Hussein
Al-Qaeda on the run as troops advance in Somalia
MOGADISHU — Al-Qaeda linked Shebab fighters in Somalia are fleeing their key stronghold of Afgoye ahead of an advancing column of government and African Union ...
SOMALIA: Thousands flee as troops build up in Afgoye corridor
Photo: Somalis flee military build up in Afgoye (AF/photo) MOGADISHU — Thousands of people in speeding trucks or pulling carts piled high with clothes and furniture ...
Livestock industry benefits from improved food security, provides affordable energy
Photo: Sheikh Technical Veterinary School (STVS) in Sahil region, Somaliland (UNDP) PRESS RELEASE United Nations Development Programme Sheikh, Somaliland, 21 May 2012 –- The livestock industry is the ...
IN PICTURES: Scars of war slowly fade away in Mogadishu
The campaign to rebuild Mogadishu, once known as the white pearl of the Indian Ocean, has began three months after al Qaeda affiliated insurgents were ...
SOMALILAND: Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Hargeisa
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, is pleased to announce the resumption of its flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland as ...
SOMALIA: Puntland seizes alcohol stash in Galkayo
BOSASSO — Police in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland have seized more than 150 bottles of alcoholic drinks that smugglers were seeking to bring into ...
Building a New Somalia Requires Infrastructure and a Stable Currency
MOGADISHU — Somalia has increasingly been the target of unfavorable international press, ranging from the atrocities of war and the poverty that it brings or ...
Why not recognize independent Somaliland?
OPINION | MAY 22, 2012 By Ali Mohamed Twenty-one years ago this month, Somaliland was reborn when the tyrannical regime of Siad Barre collapsed. Since then, the ...
Ethiopian Government, Muslims Clash about Ideology
ADDIS ABABA — Unofficial committees within Ethiopia’s 30-million strong Muslim community are organizing demonstrations to protest what they say is government interference in Islamic affairs. ...
Somali government ready to fight for oil finds
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s embattled central government will not argue with semi-autonomous Puntland over potential oil revenues for fear of scuttling a fragile peace process, but ...
The Somali millionaire ‘thanked’ for being rich
DUBAI — The emirate of Dubai is one of the richest places in the world with a large population of foreign nationals – including tens ...
Somalia: Federalism, Division and The Dual Track Policy
OPINION | MAY 20, 2012 Photo: Alternative to federalism and Somaliland/Somalia ideology – the three branch Somalia (three branches of government in three different parts of ...
SOMALIA: Turkish Airlines diverts to Nairobi after security scare in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — A carrier operated by Turkish Airlines left its Somali passengers stranded in the wrong airport after landing in Kenya rather than their intended ...
Somaliland community in KSA celebrates May 18
On the evening of Thursday 17th May, there was a very well organised and well attended event celebrating the 21st anniversary of Somaliland’s recovery of its sovereignty ...
SOMALIA: Mogadishu recovers slowly
Photo: Lido beach is reminiscent of seaside towns around the world (Phil Moore/IRIN) MOGADISHU — It is Friday morning in Mogadishu and Lido beach presents a ...
SOMALIA: SKA Air and Logistic staff on the run with large money
MOGADISHU — The Somali department of immigration is trying to locate an American man with Egyptian backgrounds after Dubai-based SKA Air and Logistics reported that ...
SOMALILAND: Two Journalists join two others in prison
HARGEISA — Mohamed Abdi Omar and Khadar Farah Hussein, managing editor and reporter/cameraman, respectively, with the newspaper Yool newspaper, became the latest number of journalists ...
Somaliland marks independence amidst of tight security
HARGEISA — Somaliland marked its 21st Independence Day today amidst unprecedented tight security measures for fear of further clashes over the recent military tribunal ruling ...
Djibouti President visits exhibition by his friend
BORAMA — The president of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh visited an art exhibition titled “color palettes” organised by painter Rifki Abdoulkader Bamakhrama in Djibouti Palace ...
Somaliland media: Spreading the word
OPINION | May 17, 2012 By Liban Obsiye While speaking with my young teenage cousin over supper at home I was surprised when he asked me to ...
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