The Abrasive Diplomacy of Somalia’s De-Facto President

May 23, 2012 · 2904830 Comments2012-05-23+16%3A02%3A47Goth+Mohamed

The dire warnings of the head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia(UNPOS), Mr. Augustine Mahiga, acting in his assumed capacity as the de ...

SOMALILAND: SBi-Coca-Cola Venture an Commercial Diplomatic Coup

OPINION | MAY 23, 2012 The colourful grand inauguration yesterday by Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverages maker, of their modern soft drinks plant in Hargeisa is ...

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 ...

Dr. Abdishakur Jowhar-Franz Fanon of the Somali People

“He lit up a room. If you can imagine the sun, his face was like the sun, that smile, the arm around your shoulder. He ...

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 ...

Somaliland National day – for the sake of a decent life and principle of the future

OPINION | May 18, 2012 By Abdirahman Maeeg In a wonderful day like this day, our talk should have significance from a different angle; it is an ...

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 ...

SOMALILAND: Where is the Justice in our Justice System?

OPINION | May 17, 2012 By Ali Yare What is the need for maintaining a military base in the densely populated and residential neighbourhood? How could a ...

Unionist are Dead — Long Live SOMALILAND

By Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye Formally, Somaliland and Somalia willingly joined together in July 1 in 1960 to make what was once referred to as the “Democratic ...

Apprehending Ratco Mladic: a reminder of a war criminal working as jury

OPINION | May 17, 2012 Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye Mohamed Hirsi Morgan known as “Hargiesa Butcher” is the man behind Hargiesa wide-scale massacre which constitutes a war crime ...

Dr Jowhar: We lost a friend, a Hero

Jama Musse Jama A tribute to a true patriot Abdishakur passed away on May 13, 2012 in a car accident at Tulli village, between Dilla and Borama ...

GEESI LOO HANWEYNAA – A tribute to my hero Dr. Jowhar

Hearing of the death of Dr. Abdishakur Sh. Ali Jowhar struck me as a thunderbolt out of the blue. At no time can one be ...

10 Years after Timor’s Independence, Where Is the Justice?

OPINION | May 16, 2012 John M. Miller The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) congratulated the people of Timor-Leste as they prepared to celebrate the ...

Why Hiil Qaran Party Will Not Have a Significant Impact on the Politics of Somalia

OPINION | May 15, 2012 by Hussein Samatar On Saturday, May 12th the weather in Minneapolis was exquisite. It was sunny and beautiful day. It was a ...

Sunday 20 May: Join in Commemorating late Dr Jowhar

Naalilaahi wa inaa ilayhi Raajicuun Please join us for a gathering to commemorate our friend, colleague and fellow countryman late Dr. Abdishakur Sheikh Ali Jowhar, this ...

Qurbomeer State should stop smearing the reputation of Lula A Osman

OPINION | May 13, 2012 Mohamed Ahmed Abdi Qurbomeer State are again at it and resorting to their old disgusting little tricks. Insults, smearing all around ...

May 18: Somaliland Independence Day – Message from Islamabad

18 May, is the official national day of Somaliland when they celebrate their National Independence annually. The day commemorates when the main part of the ...

When will Somaliland people know that their choices determine their destiny

OPINION | May 12, 2012 Jama Falaag Civilized people and uncivilized people are not alike.The dissimilarity between the two peoples is not between the fundamentals of life ...

What does the Somaliland flag really represent?

OPINION | May 12, 2012 Abdul Hussein The current Somaliland flag was adopted in 1997 during a period when debating about a flag was the least of ...

Somaliland: Istanbul is not the end of the world

OPINION | May 10, 2012 Yusuf Dirir Ali,MD I strongly feel that we should have had this public debate months ago and not just few weeks before ...

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 ...

Coca-Cola opens $17m production plant in Somaliland

HARGEISA — An opening ceremony was held in Marodi Jeh province on Tuessday to inaugurate global beverage leader Coca-Cola’s first bottling plant in Somaliland. The state-of-the-art ...

SomTel broadcasts Somaliland celebrations far and wide

HARGEISA — Local telecom giant, SomTel, has once more lived up to its reputation by providing free services to enable media houses to cover national ...

Horn Petroleum suspends drilling at Somalia well

MOGADISHU — Horn Petroleum Corp has suspended drilling at its Shabeel well in Somalia’s Puntland and said it will move the drilling rig away from ...

Facebook could be first U.S. company worth $100 billion at IPO

NEW YORK — Facebook will raise the price of shares for its initial public offering, possibly vaulting the world’s most popular social network to the ...

Hass Petroleum Group is a regional Oil Marketing Giant

The Managing Director of HASS Petroleum Mr. Omar Hassan Mohamed speaking to the media said he believed that his company was in a strong position ...

Somaliland: Amended production sharing agreements signed

HARGEISA — Somaliland Minister of Mining, Energy and Water Resource Hussein Abdi Dualeh has announced the execution of an amendment to the production sharing ...

Mindesta to Earn Interest in Third Exploration Permit in Somaliland

OTTAWA, CANADA, May 09, 2012 — Mindesta Inc. (“Mindesta” or the “Company”) wishes to announce that it now has an option to earn an ...

TELESOM HONOURS CYBER MAN

The local leading telecommunication and banking entrepreneurs, Telesom, has honored the founder of the English international website SomalilandPress.com Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim Guleid by according ...

Livestock Market In Hargeisa Somaliland

Livestock farming is the backbone of Somaliland economy. Every year, an estimated 4.2 million heads of sheep, goats, cattle and camel –mainly living animals- are ...

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