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Breaking News: Leaked Documents Show Somaliland government’s decision to take control of its airspace Before Istanbul Agreement

WebmasterJuly 14, 2013July 14, 201302 mins

Hargeisa, July 14, 2013 (SDN) — Somaliland government has decided to take full control of its airspace, the Medeshivalley website reported Today, quoting from documents it said came from Somaliland’s minister of civil aviation. The leaked document is an official letter dated 5th July which Somaliland’s minister of civil aviation sent to CACAS project manager and United…

Somaliland: UCID Leader refutes Presidency Minister’s allegations

WebmasterJuly 6, 201303 mins

Hargeisa, 06 July 2013 (SDN) –— The chairman of Somaliland’s opposition Justice and Welfare party (UCID) Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe has swiftly refuted presidency minister’s claim of labeling him as a traitor to Somaliland, while stressing that the presidency minister must proof his claim. The remarks by presidency minister Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan which prompted…

Somaliland: Minister Hirsi Labels UCID Chairman as a “Traitor”

WebmasterJuly 5, 201303 mins

Berbera, 05 July 2013 (SDN) –Somaliland’s presidency minister Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan has labeled the Justice and Welfare party (UCID) leader Faisal Ali Warabe as a ‘traitor to Somaliland’ during a press conference in the VIP lounge of Berbera’s international airport prior the departure of high-ranking Somaliland negotiations team to Turkey to hold talks with…

Somaliland Armed Forces Seizes Puntland’s Election Material in Eastern Sanaag

WebmasterJuly 4, 2013July 4, 201302 mins

Badhan, 04 July 2013 (SDN) – Somaliland armed forces on Thursday confiscated election materials for the upcoming Puntland elections in eastern Sanaag region. Somaliland army commanders in Badhan city have brought the confiscated election materials in Erigavo, the capital of Sanaag region. The confiscated election materials include ballot boxes, stamps, inks and posters intended for…

Somaliland: Hargeisa Appeals Court Releases Jailed Journalists on Bail

WebmasterJuly 4, 2013July 4, 201302 mins

Hargeisa, 04 July 2013 (SDN) –Hargeisa regional appeals court has on today ordered the release of the Manager of Hubaal newspaper Mohamed Ahmed Jama “Caloolay” and the chief editor Hassan Hussein Abdilahi “Keefkeef” on bail. Hubaal duo of Mohamed Ahmed Jama “Caloolay” and Hassan Hussein Abdilahi “Keefkeef”were released from the central prison in Hargeisa, at around…

Stranded in Somaliland, the son of a South Hams water engineer pleads for help from the British Government (Photos)

WebmasterJune 28, 2013June 28, 2013015 mins

Hargeisa, Jun 28, 2013 (SDN) – The son of a South Hams water engineer murdered in Africa is pleading for help from the British Government. Nim’an Bowden, who lives in Somaliland, claims he is one of five children whose father Brian Bowden was from Dartmouth. Brian Bowden, who was born in Dartmouth in 1928, left…

Haksoor Leader Denies Reaching a Deal with Somaliland Government

WebmasterJune 20, 201302 mins

Hargeisa, Jun 20 2013 (SDN) – Haksoor political association which failed to qualify as a political party in last year’s local council elections has denied that they have reached a deal with KULMIYE led government of President Ahmed Silanyo. According to a press release issued by the chairman of Haksoor Hassan Issa Jama has said…

Somaliland Denies Landing Passenger Plane over Mogadishu Issued Permission

WebmasterJune 18, 2013June 18, 201302 mins

Hargeisa, June 18, 2013 (SDN) –– Somaliland authorities on Tuesday denied clearance to a passenger Airline to land at the Hargeisa’s Egal international airport. Civil aviation ministry revealed in a press statement that the plane, carrying passengers, was denied permission to land after the pilot took landing permission from Mogadishu. The press statement also revealed that…

Somaliland Government Denies Hosting UNSOM Offices

WebmasterJune 13, 201302 mins

Hargeisa, June 13 2013 (SDN) — Somaliland government has denied hosting UNSOM offices in the country. The government’s denial came after UN Special Representative for Somalia and Somaliland Ambassador Nicholas Kay’s meeting with president Silanyo ended empty handed. Foreign minister Dr Mohamed Abdilahi Omar has informed the press after the meeting that the newly…

Somaliland: CPJ condemns the indefinite suspension of HUBAAL Newspaper

WebmasterJune 13, 201305 mins

New York, June 13, 2013 (SDN) –The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the closure of Hubaal newspaper and its English sister publication of The Independent in Somaliland. In a press release issued by the CPJ in New York has called Somaliland’s acting attorney general should withdraw his request to suspend the independent daily Hubaal….

Somaliland: Ambassador Nicholas Kay Arrives in Hargeisa

WebmasterJune 13, 201301 mins

Hargeisa, June 13 2013 (SDN) —Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ambassador Nicholas Kay, arrived in Hargeisa, Somaliland on today. The ambassador and his delegation were warmly greeted at Egal International Airport by Foreign Minister, Dr. Mohamed Abdullahi Omar. Amb. Kay told reporters in the VIP room that he is very happy to his…

Somaliland presidential pardon to release 491 prisoners

WebmasterJune 12, 201301 mins

Hargeisa, June 12 2013 (SDN) — As many as 491 Somaliland prisoners will be released under the general amnesty granted by the president, prisons department director Abdirahman Ahmed Mohamoud reveals Wednesday while speaking to the press in Hargeisa. ” we are excuting a presidential pardon for releasing 491 prisoners from 13 different Somaliland prisons.” said…

Somaliland: WADDANI Opposition Party Criticizes Government Over Closure of HUBAAL Newspaper

WebmasterJune 12, 2013June 12, 201303 mins

Hargeisa, June 12 2013 (SDN) –Somaliland’s government has been criticized for its suppression of the media, after leading newspaper HUBAAL and its English sister publication were shut down Tuesday by the police. Somaliland’s WADDANI opposition party on today expressed their concerns over the closures. Opposition WADDANI Party information secretary Mohamed Hassan Dirir said today during…

Breaking News: Somaliland media under threat as Hubaal newspaper closed down

WebmasterJune 11, 2013June 11, 201301 mins

Hargeisa, June 11 2013 (SDN) –Somaliland government has today ordered the closure of the independent Hubaal newspaper and its English sister publication of The Independent. The order to close the newspaper was requested by the attorney general and ordered by Hargeisa district court to immediately cease publication. The paper was visited by police officers who…

Djibouti Donates Tuberculosis Medicine to Somaliland

WebmasterJune 7, 201301 mins

Djibouti, June 7, 2013 (SDN) — The Djiboutian government’s Centre for the Purchase of Medicines and Essential Materials donated 650 cartons of streptomycin sulphate and 150 of vitamin B complex on Tuesday (June 4th) to help Somaliland fight tuberculosis, Djibouti’s La Nation reported. Somaliland Minister of Religious Affairs Sheikh Khalil Abdullahi Ahmed and Minister of…

Somaliland Army Chief Shaqale leaves for Ethiopia

WebmasterJune 6, 2013June 6, 201301 mins

Hargeisa, June 6, 2013 (SDN) —Somaliland Army Brigadier General Ismail Mohamed Shaqale on Wednesday embarked on a four-day visit to Ethiopia. Shaqale is visiting Ethiopia at the invitation of the Chief of General Staff of Ethiopian armed forces. According to the local media the army chief of Somaliland’s National Army Brigadier General Ismail Shaqale accompanied…

Somaliland joins in celebration of World Environment Day

WebmasterJune 5, 201302 mins

Hargeisa, June 5, 2013 (SDN) —Somaliland joins the countries around the globe to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5th with a well-organized ceremony today in Ambassador Hotel, Hargeisa. Hundreds of participants from all walks of life, including ministers, local leaders, UN agencies and university students, attended the ceremony. The director general of Somaliland’s ministry…

Al Jazeera Interviews President Ahmed Silanyo of Somaliland

WebmasterJune 5, 201308 mins

Hargeisa, June 5, 2013 (SDN) —Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri conducts an interview with Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo, Somaliland president. President Silanyo discusses regional stability, aid, the challenges Somaliland faces and African affairs. Below are the excerpts of the Interview. Nazanine Moshiri: President Silanyo, it has been 22 years since Somaliland declared independence, but you still haven’t…

Welcome back Prof Ahmed! Veteran Politician Prof Ahmed Samatar receives hero’s welcome on Somaliland return (Video)

WebmasterJune 2, 2013June 2, 201303 mins

Hargeisa, June 02 2013 (SDN) — after more than twenty years in self-imposed exile the Somaliland born veteran politician and a long time pro unionist has returned on Sunday to his homeland to a rousing reception. Prof Ahmed Ismael Samatar, co-founder and dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College who has been…

Somaliland government reiterates ban on UN flights

WebmasterJune 1, 201302 mins

Hargeisa, June 01 2013 (SDN) -Somaliland’s minister of aviation Mohamoud Hashi Abdi has reiterated Somaliland government’s decision to ban all UN flights from its airports following a spat with the Mogadishu-based federal government of Somalia. Speaking at Egal international airport, minister Mohamoud said that Somaliland government sticks to its decision to ban all UN…