June 2009 Archive

Gruesome Details Emerge On Young Somali Girl

Jeddah, 1 July 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Investigations with the six men taken under custody in connection with the killing and burial of an 8-year-old Somali ...

A Mendacious Pen for Hire: Megalomatis’s Articles on Somalia

Among many other things, the chief characteristic of the 21st century is the internet that opened up the gates of communication and closed the vast ...

Donald M Payne Speech: Somaliland rejects to participate in Washington meeting on Somalia

United States Congress (Washington, DC) Somalia: Prospects for Lasting Peace and a Unified Response to Extremism and Terrorism Donald M. Payne 29 June 2009 document Washington, DC — Opening remarks ...

Ignoring Somaliland’s Interests Damages US Interests

Hargeisa, 1 July 2009 (Somalilandpress) – In order to get an idea of what is wrong with US policy towards Somalis, one only has to ...

Somali President Jets Off To Libya

Mogadishu,Jun 30 2009 (Somalilandpress) — Somalia’s transitional leader, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed led a delegation of Ministers and Parliamentarians to the Libyan city of Sirte ...

U.S. Congressman Lashes Out at Democratic Republic of Somaliland

Written by Dalmar Kaahin Hargeisa, 30 June 2009 (Somalilandpress) — As I watch the video of U.S. congressional hearings convened in Washington DC in June 25, ...

Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros, 150 on board

MORONI, Jun 30 2009 (Somalilandpress) — An airliner with 150 people on board belonging to Yemeni state carrier Yemenia crashed in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros ...

US official stresses support for embattled Somali govt.

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — A top US diplomat on Monday stressed his country’s support for Somalia’s transitional government, whose control has been hanging by a ...

East Africa: Kenya Would Do Well to Keep Off the War in Somalia

By Paul Goldsmith And Abdi Umar Nairobi, Jun 30 2009 (Somalilandpress) — Naturally, threats to bring down glassy skyscrapers and demands that Kenya withdraw security forces ...

Noble Travel Agency Gets Ethiopian Airlines Contract

Hargeisa, 29 June 2009 (Somalilandpress) — Ethiopian Airlines has officially delegated Noble Travel Agency to carry out their flight bookings in Somaliland. The agency will have exclusive access ...

Ethiopian Art Shines In Somaliland

Hargeisa, Jun 29 2009 (Somalilandpress) — World refugee day took place in Somaliland on June 20th at the Ethiopian refugee center. The celebration proceedings were ...

Somaliland appeals to international community for urgent emergency livelihood assistance

Somaliland: press Release Urgent Emergency Humanitarian Assistant The Vice President To: All International Agancies And Organizations Since The Year Of 2007. The “Dayr” and “Gu” rains in Somaliland ...

Somali envoy says situation “very severe”, calls for intervention

Somali’s Ambassador to Kenya Muhamad Ali Nur has said the situation in his country is “very severe” and has consequently appealed for help from the ...

Somaliland: Xukuumadu Maxay ka tidhi Abaaraha Ba’an iyo Biyo-yaraanta Baahsan ee Caasimada?

Hargeysa (Somalilandpress)- Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka Somaliland ahna Gudoomiyaha Guddida uu Madaxweyne Daahir Rayaale Kaahin u xilsaaray Gurmadka Abaaraha, ayaa shaaca ka qaaday inay wadanka ku habsadeen ...

What to Do With Somalia and Somaliland ?

Washington, 28 June 2009 (Somalilandpress) — The Problems plaguing Somalia show no sign of abating in the near future. It seems that every other day there ...

Why we are not orienting social change thoughts?

Why we are not orienting social change thoughts? Our early history we were rural society and moving towards where rain falls after a period we immediately ...

Somaliland: Does Temporary recognition Will Serve for All Interests?

Hargeisa, 27 June 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Somaliland scored 4.5 in the numerical index rating, with 1 representing the most respect and 7 the least respect; ...

Somaliland Central Bank Opens First Branch In Sool

Las Anod, June 27 2009 (Somalilandpress) — The Central Bank of Somaliland (CBS) opened it’s first branch in Las Anod, the regional capital of Sool on Friday. ...

Ethiopian-American Lawyer on Conflicts Along the Nile

A scorpion once tried to cross the river Nile. He approached several animals, asking if he could ride on their backs. None of them dared ...

“Somalia: Militant Islamists Try to Draw Kenya Into a Trap”,

Hargeisa, 27 June 2009 (Somalilandpress) – As Somalia’s transitional government fights for its existence and the region’s governments debate how to respond, guest columnist Daniela ...

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