December 2010 Archive

Peaceful Somali Enclave Seeks New Business: By SARAH CHILDRESS

HARGEISA, Somaliland— Southern Somalia is wrestling with virtual anarchy, but entrepreneurs and officials in this relatively stable, autonomous part of the north are touting their ...

Sonyo Election: Intense But Peaceful Transfer Of Power

I was standing inside a hall at Ambassador Hotel. With the right hand on my chest, I was singing the national anthem. Around me were ...

Somaliland jails Russians over weapons for Puntland

Six Russians have been jailed in the northern Somali breakaway territory of Somaliland. Their aircraft was seized earlier this month carrying military equipment bound for the ...

State of Kuwait Funds Ten Millions to Renovate Somaliland Airports

HARGEISA (SomalilandPress)—The government of Somaliland and the State of Kuwait have signed an agreement in which Kuwait will fund the renovation and rehabilitation of both ...

OP-ED:A Brief History of the ‘Somali’ Union: What is the Way Forward?

A Brief History of the ‘Somali’ Union: What is the Way Forward?* The former Republic of Somalia has been haunted by a problem called ‘Greater-Somalism’. Greater-Somalism ...

Burglars attack elderly woman

Hargeisa (somalilandpress)- Yesterday early in the morning at 5:30 a group of thieves attacked and threw Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf a 65 aged mother ...

US Government Officially invites Somaliland President

Hargeisa (JMG)- Foreing Minister Dr. Mohamed Abdilahi Omer announced that President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo was offially invited by the United State government. Before his departure ...

Somaliland fosters trade in frankincense and myrrh

HARGEISA, Somaliland — In the mist forests of the Golis Mountains in northern Somalia, clouds roll in off the sea. Up and over the mountain ...

New Management Improves Berbera Port Functionality

Hargeisa (Somalilandpress)-With a limited time the new administration of Berbera Port has been able to improve the ports functionality. Under the Management of ...

Beijing to Roll Out The Red Carpet for Silanyo

Hargeisa (JMG)-CNOOC is traying to win oil concessions directly from Somaliland after initially negotiating with Somalia’s central government. Which has no say in the breakaway ...

One week of Commemoration for International Migration Day was Concluded in Somaliland

Hargiesa (Somalilndpress) the social gathering of International Migration Day was bring to close in Hargiesa Somaliland. This celebration was taken part of government officials, IOM ...

Political cartoon of Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo nailed to his Presidential Chair.

This drawing comes to us from artist Hamdi Abdisalam Yassin currenly living in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The drawing protrays the present day political crisis in Ivory Coast ...

Somcable has completed preparation of the Optic Fiber Project

Hargeisa (Somalilandpress)- This week somcable has completed most of their surveys covering total distance of 1200 Km in land. Covering Berbera to Las-anod border of ...

IGAD Invites Somaliland for Southern Sudan’s Referendum

Hargeisa (Somalilandpress) IGAD has invited to Somaliland as a member of International observers for the Referendum of Southern Sudan which probably will occur on 9 ...

Hargeisa: Wayo-arag Foundation Grants Sports Equipment To Footbal Teams

 Hargeisa, 21, Dec, 2010-(Somalilandpress)- Somaliland’s main Sports organization united by the former veteran football players has given training and sports equipments to few of the ...

Two dead, 41 injured in Nairobi bus blast

Two people were killed and 41 injured in an explosion next to a Kampala-bound bus in downtown Nairobi on Monday night. The blast occurred at 7.40pm ...

For Africa: Success by country not on the map

Mohamed Yusef knows a good opportunity when he sees one. Recently the London businessman invested $5 million in Somaliland oil exploration. But though Somaliland is thought ...

SOMALILAND, A MIRACLE IN THE HORN

They say Somaliland went to the sky They wonder how it jumped so high A level that made the world surprised Making state like this history recorded They say ...

Somaliland to charge 8 over weapons-laden plane

HARGEISA (SomalilandPress) – Somalia’s northern breakaway enclave of Somaliland will charge the crew of a plane laden with weapons with airspace violation and carrying weapons ...

“Acknowledge The Benefits Of Migration And Share That Vision” Says Somaliland Vice minister of Interior

Somalailand 18 December 2010 (Somalilandpress)- The international Migration day was set recognized in 18 december 2010, and was celebrated in Hargiesa –Somaliland. This celebration Day was ...

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