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LONDON, Dec 19 2012 (SDN)— The professional head of the British military on Tuesday outlined a future for the country’s armed forces that included a much-enhanced engagement with African, Gulf and Arabian peninsula states. Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards said in his annual keynote address at the Royal United Services…
BRUSSELS Dec 18 2012 (SDN) — NATO officials say no ships have been hijacked off the Somali coast in the second half of this year, reflecting a sharp decrease in piracy along one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Commodore Ben Bekkering attributed the success to the continuing efforts of an international fleet along the…
Muqdisho Dec 17 2012 (SDN)— In the last few months the story of Abu Mansur Al-Amriki has been playing out in the media circles, not only feeding the narrative of the Western media that deep ideological differences were beginning to devour the Mujahideen in Somalia, but also leaving the Muslim Ummah extraordinarily confounded with a…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud left the Somali capital on Sunday for Djibouti to attend a convention marking the 40th anniversary of Somali language reforms. This is the second visit by Mr. Mohamud to the tiny Red Sea nation since his election last September by Somali MPs in Mogadishu. The Somali language is spoken by…
New Delhi Dec 16 2012 (SDN)- India, Sri Lanka and Maldives will soon sign a trilateral agreement on maritime cooperation to pool resources and share data in the region for better control over the territorial waters, and detect suspicious movements. Revealing this at the maritime security seminar, Galle Dialogue, here, Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya…
NAIROBI, Dec 15 2012 (SDN) — Kenya should tread carefully before ordering Somali refugees living in urban areas to return to refugee camps, a former senior Somali government official said on Friday. Former Somali Prime Minister Dr Abdiweli Ali told Xinhua in Nairobi that most of the Somalis resident in Kenya is law abiding and…
NAIROBI, Kenya (SDN) — An intelligence message intercepted from an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group shows that the rebels are being offered up to $8,000 as a reward for killing Kenyan security officers, a Kenyan official said Thursday. The rewards are enough incentive to motivate some youths in the eastern Kenya town of Garissa to carry…
BALEDWEYNE Dec 02, 2012 (SDN)—A delegation from Djibouti reached Beledweyne town the headquarters of Hiraan province today This delegation was led by the Djiboutian defense minister Abdikarim Mohamed Kaamil, the head of Djibouti national security Hassan Sa’iid, military commander Saakariye sheikh Ibrahim and other officials. The exact purpose of the visit has not been disclosed,…
A journalist in the northern breakaway republic of Somaliland was attacked by police while covering a child custody dispute in a local court on Saturday, according to local journalists and news reports. Police beat Hodan Abokor, a reporter for the state broadcaster Somaliland TV, during a fight among members of the public who were present…
An Open Letter to the Minister of Finance of Somaliland (KampalaSDN)It is really amazing and interesting issue last night’s message from the ministry of finance when the team of ministry of finance led by the minister of finance was appeared an opening discussion live on Somaliland national television the issue of…
Hargeysa 05, Feb.2012 (Qurbejoog.com)- Mudaneyaasha labada gole ee Guurtida iyo Wakiilada Somaliland, ayaa ogolaaday in Somaliland ka qaybgali karto shirarka Soomaaliya. Fadhi ay mudaneyaasha labada gole ee Baarlamaanku ku sheegeen xarunta golaha Wakiilada ee Hargeysa, waxay ku go’aamiyeen in wax-ka-bedel lagu sameeyo sharci ay sannadkii 2003 ansixiyeen oo mamnuucayay ka qaybgalka shirarka loo qabto kooxaha…
Holding a Somali conference in Garowe, the capital of Puntland State was high praise for the local population and opportunity for all Somalis to engage a genuine national reconciliation. Puntland State duly represents the interests of one sub-clan of one of the 4.5 Somali clan families. However, the population of Puntland State has no responsibility…
After a series of attacks, aid operations for Dadaab refugees were suspended. Reports of injuries during a security crackdown were reported by the IRIN. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis have fled to Kenya, including malnourished children. With warnings of possible attacks by Somalia-based al-Shabab rebels over the Christmas season, authorities in East Africa have stepped…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States government is increasingly concerned about the Twitter account of the Shabab militant group of Somalia, with American officials saying Monday that they were “looking closely” at the militants’ use of Twitter and the possible measures to take in response. American officials would not disclose what action they were considering….
SOMALI ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION CENTRE (SAPIC) For Immediate Release PRESS STATEMENT 29/12/2013. While speaking at a town hall meeting convened by Somali Anti-Piracy Information Centre (SAPIC). The SAPIC Baidoa Liaison Officer outlined that piracy is the key problem in Somali society. Saying that if piracy exist in coastal communities of Somalia, piracy activities in other forms…