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  1. Somalia's Government Denies It Suspended Work by Humanitarian Aid ...


    Bloomberg - Hamsa Omar - 15 hours ago

    Somalia denied it suspended the work of international aid agencies, a day after the Water, Energy and Mining ...
    Death of gravely ill Somalia- Mareeg
    Somalia: Government Regrets Aid Agencies' Ban, Calls to Go On Working-AllAfrica.com
    Somalia lifts suspension on aid agencies- Africa Review
    Vancouver Sun - People's Daily Online
    all 49 news articles »


  2. Chemical tanker hit off Somalia


    The Japan Times - 1 day ago

    A chemical tanker operated by a Japanese company was shot at in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, with two of its 21 crew members sustaining minor injuries, ...
    Japanese Ship Attacked Off Somalia- Arirang News
    Japanese ship attacked off Somalia, crew slightly injured- MSN Malaysia News
    Panamian-flagged vessel repels pirate attack- The Voice of Russia
    Island Crisis
    all 103 news articles »


  3. 900 Somali soldiers pass out in Ibanda


    New Vision - Abdulkarim Ssengendo - 9 hours ago

    The group will this week rejoin the Somalia Transitional Federal Government ...Somalia's first deputy prime minister and minister of defense Abdul-Hakim ...
    1000 TFG Somali soldiers passed out at Bihanga military training ...- Daily Monitor
    all 2 news articles »


  4. SOMALIA: The Last, Worst Place


    Strategy Page - 20 hours ago

    The Sufi group is still allied with the TNG (Transitional National Government), which is strongest in central Somalia. All four of these groups are loose ...
    Somalia: Al Shabaab Takes Over Region From Hizbul Islam- AllAfrica.com
    Somalia Fighting at Dabka Junction in Mogadishu Leaves 13 Dead ...- Bloomberg
    Yemen al-Qaida chief said slain in Somalia- UPI.com
    TMCnet - Garowe Online
    all 45 news articles »


  5. Somali refugees stranded in Djibouti


    BBC News - 7 hours ago

    The BBC's Zeinab Badawi looks at the human cost of the fighting in Somalia, which has created one of the world's worst refugee problems. ...
    Rape with impunity- BBC News
    In pictures: UN project helps Somali women- BBC News
    all 4 news articles »
  6. Somalia: UK Announces Emergency Humanitarian Assistance for Country


    AllAfrica.com - 19 hours ago

    Nearly 1.5 million people in Somalia have been displaced by violence in recent years. The UN estimate that 2 million people - more than a quarter of the ...
  7. Somalia,s Puntland Arrests Al shabaab suspected elements


    Mareeg - 18 hours ago

    BOSASO (Mareeg)-One day after the semi-autonomous region of Somalia's Puntland apprehended more than one hundred people in a bid to prevent the repeated ...
    Somalia: Puntland forces seize more than 100 people- Mareeg
    all 3 news articles »
  8. Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 US Somalis live in Minnesota


    The Associated Press - 1 day ago

    Gillaspy said the federal estimate, which includes people born in Somalia and their descendants, was in line with the state's, although based on different ...
    One Third Of Somalis In US Live in Minnesota- KEYC
    Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 US Somalis live in Minnesota- Jerusalem Post
    all 263 news articles »


  9. Somalia: Amisom Apologizes to Shabelle for Destroying Part of Its ...


    AllAfrica.com - 1 day ago

    Mogadishu — One day after an AMISOM tank rammed ito Shabelle building, Major Barigye Ba-Hoku, the spokesman of African Union peacekeepers in Somalia took ...
    Somalia: Embattled Radio Station Wins Press Freedom Award- AllAfrica.com
    Somalia: Amisom's Tank Deliberately Smashes Shabelle's Building in ...-AllAfrica.com
    Radio Around the World:- Radio-Info.com
    AHN | All Headline News
    all 6 news articles »


  10. Somalia: Eunavfor Force Headquarters Handover Ceremony


    AllAfrica.com - 19 hours ago

    At a ceremony in Djibouti on board the EUNAVFOR French warship, FGS DE GRASSE, Rear Admiral (FR) Philippe Coindreau, who has been the Force Commander of ...
    Somalia: European Union's Naval Force Counter-Piracy Operation ...- AllAfrica.com
    European Council - New EU Force Commander of EUNAVFOR Somalia ...- DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
    all 3 news articles »
  11. Army base terrorism trial jury retires


    Sydney Morning Herald - Ian Munro - 17 hours ago

    Prosecutors alleged the men sought from figures in Somalia a fatwa, or religious ruling, on the permissibility of staging an attack in Australia. ...
  12. Somalia president calls for war against foreign criminals


    Sunatimes - 1 day ago

    By A Hersi MOGADISHU (Sunatimes) Somalia's president Sharif Sheik Ahmed on Tuesday called on the military forces to liberate the country from the occupation ...
    Sudanese businessman sues Somalia's parliament speaker over $8 ...- Gant Daily
    all 3 news articles »


  13. Hijacked Bangladeshi ship crew unhurt in Somalia


    AFP - 2 days ago

    DHAKA — All 26 people on a Bangladeshi ship hijacked by Somali pirates last week are unharmed but confined on board with the vessel now anchored off the ...
    Somali Pirates Capture Vessel in Indian Ocean; Second Time in a Week- TIME
    Somali pirates hijack cargo vessel near India- The Associated Press
    Hijacked Bangladesh ship reaches Somalia- AsiaOne
    The Guardian - Reuters Africa
    all 458 news articles »


  14. Heroic, Female and Muslim


    New York Times - Nicholas D. Kristof - 2 hours ago

    Dr. Hawa Abdi runs a hospital in Somalia and stands up to extremists there. ... A member of Somalia's elite, she founded a one-room clinic in 1983, ...


  15. Somalia: Former warlord takes over control of Mogadishu port


    Sunatimes - 2 days ago

    By A Hersi MOGADISHU (Sunatimes) Heavily armed clan militiamen loyal to former warlord in Somalia have forcefully taken over the control of Mogadishu's port ...
    Somalia Gets a Tourist, Mogadishu Officials Are Baffled- TIME
    Somalia: MP Halts Activities At Mogadishu Seaport- AllAfrica.com
    Uganda: Mogadishu's Lost Beauty- AllAfrica.com
    AllAfrica.com
    all 10 news articles »


  16. Jane's review: Somalia least stable entity


    UPI.com - 1 day ago

    14 (UPI) -- Somalia, Gaza, the West Bank and Haiti are the world's least stable environments, Jane's Country Stability Ratings released Tuesday indicate. ...
  17. High food prices hurting livelihoods in Somalia's Afmadow


    Middle East Online - 19 hours ago

    Like most of southern Somalia, Afmadow town - in the Juba region - is now under the control of the Islamist Al-Shabab, which opposes the Transitional ...


  18. EU Naval Force commander: Somali pirates could strike in SA waters


    DefenceWeb (press release) - 18 hours ago

    Somalia's pirates are attacking ships at increasing distances from the shore and venturing further south into the Mozambique Channel, raising the chance of ...
    Greek ship escapes pirate attack off coast of Oman- ArabianBusiness.com
    Iran vs. Somali Pirates in Thug Navy Showdown- Wired News
    Two Crewmembers Wounded In Pirate Attack- Maritime Executive Magazine (press release)
    Strategy Page
    all 20 news articles »


  19. Somalia: President of Puntland Meets TFG Prime Minister in Djibouti


    Garowe Online - 2 days ago

    DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti – The President of Puntland Government of Somalia, HE Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole), has met privately in Djibouti City with ...
    Djibouti Government Opens its Embassy in Mogadishu- Demotix
    Somali PM flies to Djibouti- allvoices
    Somali prime minister trips to Ethiopia- Mareeg
    FTC Publications
    all 9 news articles »


  20. SOMALIA: High food prices hurting livelihoods in Afmadow


    IRINnews.org - 1 day ago

    Like most of southern Somalia, Afmadow town - in the Juba region - is now under the control of the Islamist Al-Shabab, which opposes the Transitional ...
  21. Somalia: Dawn battle erupts in Mogadishu


    Garowe Online - 1 day ago

    Heavy fighting between Al-Shabab fighters and the Somali government soldiers gaining military support from the African Union troops in Mogadishu has on ...
  22. Somalia: Al Shabaab Cuts Off Teenager's Hand in Somalia


    AllAfrica.com - 1 day ago

    The incident took place in Diinsoor district in Bay region of southern Somalia. Hundreds of local residents were invited to watch the teenager's hand have ...
    al-Shabaab Juvenile Division Chops Off Teen Boy's Hand- Jawa Report
    all 2 news articles »
  23. Leaked cables claim Kenya sent tanks to South Sudan


    Daily Nation - 5 days ago

    Kenyan military officers inspect some tanks after they were offloaded from the mv Faina, which had been hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia. ...
    US considered military action on pirated arms ship- The Associated Press
    Faina truth revealed- Safety at Sea
    Pirated tanks were going to Sudan- Times LIVE
    NPR - Voice of America
    all 258 news articles »


  24. Somalia mulls privately trained antipiracy force


    The Associated Press - 5 days ago

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia is considering allowing a private security company to train a 1000-man antipiracy force in the capital of Mogadishu, ...
    Somalia mulls privately trained antipiracy force- BusinessWeek
    all 157 news articles »


  25. Somalia: Ahlu Sunna militia pardons Al Shabaab fighters


    Garowe Online - 3 days ago

    The administration of the moderate Islamist faction of Ahlu-Sunnah Waljama which is in control of partly of the central regions in Somalia has entirely ...
  26. UNHCR says situation in Somalia continues to deteriorate


    ReliefWeb (press release) - 2 days ago

    The situation continues to deteriorate in war-torn Somalia. Because of the endless fighting in the South-Central part of the country, humanitarian agencies ...
    UNHCR celebrates with milestone in Nepal- SOS Children
    UN refugee group points to changes since WW2- GenevaLunch (blog)
    all 46 news articles »


  27. US, Kenya plans on Somalia rebels revealed


    The Standard - Peter Orengo - 6 days ago

    Leaked communication by American envoy says Kenya Government is By PETER ORENGO Kenya and the US Government planned to launch an offensive inside Somalia to ...
    Somalia embassy 'sold illegally'- BBC News
    Kenya warned of bleak humanitarian situation in 2011- Business Daily Africa
    Nairobi Court Rules Embassy Land Property of Somalia- Sunatimes
    Bloomberg - Daily Nation (blog)
    all 53 news articles »


  28. Somalia: Radio Shabelle Wins Prestigious Press Freedom Prize


    AllAfrica.com - 2 days ago

    It is indeed recognition of the sacrifice that Shabelle and the entire journalism fraternity of Somalia... have been making all these years in the face
    Somali radio wins Media of the Year- AfricaNews
    all 3 news articles »
  29. Somalia mothers cry for peace


    Tehran Times - 3 days ago

    The female parents are resorting to the media to drum home the urgent need for peace and promised to press on until Somalia know peace. ...
  30. UN Says Nearly One-Third Of Somalia's Population Needs Aid


    Voice of America - Lisa Schlein - 5 days ago

    Photo: AP The World Health Organization reports about two million people in Somalia, or nearly one-third of the total population, are in need of ...
    Drought threatens lives in Somalia- Tehran Times
    Humanitarian Situation in Somalia Remains Fragile: UN Official- CRIENGLISH.com
    Somalia: UN Official Urges Greater Support to Address 'Chronic ...- AllAfrica.com
    all 9 news articles »


  31. Indonesia detains four 'people-smugglers'


    Sydney Morning Herald - 3 days ago

    Indonesian police arrested four men on Sunday on suspicion of trying to smuggle 77 illegal immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan to Australia ...
  32. East African Safari resumes Somalia flights


    Business Daily Africa - Wangui Maina - 2 days ago

    Upon its brief withdrawal from the market, local airlines were quick to capture market share especially to Somalia where the East African has been a major ...


  33. Somali refugees need protection not abuse


    Myjoyonline.com - 3 days ago

    “Continued fighting and horrendous abuses in Somalia pose a very real ... No Somali should be forcibly returned to southern and central Somalia,” said ...
  34. Two Swedes jailed for plotting Somalia attacks


    The Local.se - 8 Dec 2010

    The two men are suspected of having plotted suicide attacks in Somalia, with the aim of "murder" or "maiming" a large number of people and causing "massive ...
    Swedish court sentences two Somalis to four years- Raxanreeb Online
    Swedish court jails al-Shabab men- BBC News
    The Somalia Connection- FrontPage Magazine
    Hindustan Times - Sify
    all 39 news articles »


  35. Somalia clan fighting kills 15


    News24 - 7 Dec 2010

    Was R160.00 Now R136.00 Mogadishu - Fierce clan fighting over land issues broke out in central Somalia, killing at least 15 people, many of them civilians, ...
    Clan fighting in central Somalia kills 20- Washington Post
    Clan Fighting in Somalia Leaves 15 Dead- Voice of America
    Somalia: Tensions Rise in Villages Near Galka'o Town- AllAfrica.com
    Press TV
    all 113 news articles »


  36. Mo Farah gets hero's welcome in Kenya


    ITN - 6 hours ago

    Farah was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, but moved to London at the age of eight and was soon noticed as a promising schoolboy athlete.
  37. Pirates taking seized ship to Somalia


    Bangladesh News 24 hours - 6 Dec 2010

    Sunday's hijack happened around 3000 km (1864 miles) east of Somalia. WARNING: Any unauthorised use or reproduction of bdnews24.com content for commercial ...
    Bangladesh says pirates steering ship towards Somalia- Africasia
    Pirates steering ship towards Somalia- Capital FM
    Bangladeshi ship heads to Somalia- BBC News
    The Daily Star - Financial Express Bangladesh
    all 316 news articles »


  38. Cartoons, threats preceded Sweden bombing


    CNN International - Paul Cruickshank - 1 day ago

    And a few weeks ago Al Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, released a video in which a Swedish member exhorted Swedish militants to kill Vilks. ...


  39. Yemen convicts, sentences 12 al-Qaeda activists


    Ynetnews - 4 days ago

    A Yemeni court has convicted 12 men of belonging to al-Qaeda, planning terrorist attacks and trying to take up arms in Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq. ...
    Yemen jails 12 Qaeda members- AFP
    all 44 news articles »


  40. Somalia: Yemen-born 'foreign fighter' killed in Mogadishu


    Garowe Online - 6 Dec 2010

    A foreign jihadist supporting an Al Qaeda-linked group, Al-shabaab in southern Somalia has been killed in the war-torn Horn of Africa country, ...
    Somalia in Fact and Fiction- New Yorker (blog)
    Somalia Fights Back and the UN Should Take Notice- Huffington Post (blog)
    Somalia: Fighting escalates, government vows more war- Sunatimes
    Washington Post - Africa Review
    all 125 news articles »


  41. Al-shabab sentences a man charged for stealing money in southern ...


    allvoices - Hassan Osman - 1 day ago

    DINSOR – The Islamist fighters of Al-shabab controlling Dinsor district of Bay region in southwest of Somalia has sentenced a man for ...
  42. Does Somalia's New Pirate-Fighting Militia Stand a Chance?


    Wired News (blog) - David Axe - 8 Dec 2010

    That's why the US and UN both expressed cautious optimism when the Puntland region of northern Somalia announced it was standing up a 1050-strong ...
    Piracy: Somalia's response to a world that stopped caring- Africa Review
    Somali pirates widen reach despite EU efforts- Reuters Africa
    Piracy and the Maldives: special report- Minivan News
    TMCnet - Washington Post
    all 36 news articles »


  43. Somalia: Eunavfor Thanks French Warship Fs De Grasse After 4 ...


    AllAfrica.com - 1 day ago

    It is EUNAVFOR's priority mission to escort WFP merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid, along with vessels of the African Union Mission in Somalia ...
  44. Somalia: NUSOJ Marks Human Rights Day With Report On the Misery of ...


    AllAfrica.com - 1 day ago

    "Journalists are expected to be the ears, eyes and messengers of the people of Somalia, yet they are the most disadvantaged workers in the media industry ...
  45. WikiLeaks Reveals US Twisted Ethiopia's Arm to Invade Somalia


    Antiwar.com - Rob Prince - 2 days ago

    By mid-2007, the 50000 Ethiopian troops that invaded Somalia in late 2006 found themselves increasingly bogged down, ...
    WikiLeaks: "Jihadi Tourism" Worries US, UK- CBS News
    all 2 news articles »


  46. Gambia: Govt Issues Statement On Burning International Issues


    All Africa ICT - 1 day ago

    These include the election crisis in Cote D'Ivoire, Sudan, Guinea Conakry, the tensions in Korea (North and South), the situation in Somalia and the ...
    SA under pressure to join anti-piracy war- Mmegi Online
    all 3 news articles »


  47. Somalia: EU Navfor Welcomes the French Warship FS Jacoubet


    AllAfrica.com - 2 days ago

    EU NAVFOR Somalia - Operation ATALANTA's main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the World Food Programme (WFP) and vessels ...
  48. Navy foils another piracy attempt off Somalia coast


    Times of India - 5 days ago

    NEW DELHI: Striking another blow against piracy off the coast of Somalia, an Indian Navy warship "intercepted and disabled" a dhow carrying 31 pirates and ...
  49. Somalia: Puntland police kill 2 assassins, blame Al Shabaab


    Garowe Online - 8 Dec 2010

    Police authorities in Somalia's Puntland region have shot and killed two suspected assassins in the region's port city of Bossaso after the suspects shot ...
    Somalia: Puntland VP opens training for second batch of 220 marine ...- Garowe Online
    Somalia: Two 'Islamist militants' killed in central Puntland region- Adnkronos International English
    Land mine explosion kills 4, injuries others in Bosaso- Mareeg
    all 7 news articles »


  50. Somalia: SENDING MORE FOREIGN PEACEKEEPING FORCES TO SOMALIA ...


    Sunatimes - 4 days ago

    In the other hand, foreign soldiers stationed in hostile ground, like the southern Somalia, are not performing peace keeping duties alone. ...


  51. Rapists stalk women in Somali refugee camps


    The Associated Press - 7 Dec 2010

    GALKAYO, Somalia (AP) — The three masked gunmen burst into Asha Muse Ali's tent at night and grabbed every item of value they could find: $85 in cash, ...
    UNHCR chief visits Somalia, Djibouti to highlight plight of the ...- UNHCR (press release)
    Rapists Stalk Women In Somali Refugee Camps- NPR
    all 228 news articles »


  52. Somalia: UN refugee agency chief to spend days in stable Puntland


    Garowe Online - 4 Dec 2010

    A high-ranking United Nations official is spending a number of days in Somalia's... stable region of Puntland to report about security and humanitarian
    UN official glad about new Somali force but wary- The Associated Press
    Somalia's anti-piracy war triggers UN and US concern- Afrik-news
    1000-man militia being trained in north Somalia- Richmond Times Dispatch
    BusinessWeek - CBC.ca
    all 225 news articles »


  53. African troops seize insurgent strongholds in Somalia capital


    Garowe Online - 3 Dec 2010

    African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) have established new bases in Somalia's... capital Mogadishu after seizing several areas from Al Shabaab insurgents,
    Somalia's last poets sing of a country on the brink- Independent
    Somalia government retakes key positions in the capital- Sunatimes
    African force in Somalia reaches full strength- AFP
    Reuters Africa - Voice of America
    all 133 news articles »


  54. Somalia: Puntland pres meets Kuwait emir, defends anti-piracy force


    Garowe Online - 2 Dec 2010

    The president of Somalia's Puntland government has met with Kuwait's emir, while defending the establishment of an anti-piracy force, which is currently ...
    Undisclosed Muslim country 'paying for anti-piracy force in Somalia'- The Guardian
    1000-man militia being trained in north Somalia- The Associated Press
    Puntland hires anti-piracy security firm: US officials- AFP
    Washington Post - Foreign Policy (blog)
    all 295 news articles »


  55. Indonesia detains 77 Aussie-bound migrants


    Sydney Morning Herald - 8 Dec 2010

    Sumenep police operational head Edy Purwanto said the migrants, from from Iran, Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan, departed from a harbour in Surabaya but got ...
  56. OIC and WFP agree to work together in helping Somalia


    Garowe Online - Paul Mwaura - 6 days ago

    The agreement said that WFP and the OIC will jointly raise funds for their work in Somalia for the six-month duration of the memorandum of understanding. ...
  57. Somalis in Norfolk, Va., convicted of piracy


    Workers World - Abayomi Azikiwe - 1 hour ago

    At present the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), underwritten largely by US ... US interest in Somalia goes back decades, when during the 1970s, ...
  58. Dancing with the feds


    The Free Lance-Star - 5 Dec 2010

    LAWYERS for Mohamed Osman Mohamud, the 19-year-old Somalia-born Oregonian charged with plotting to detonate a bomb at Portland's Christmas tree lighting ...
    Teen arrested in Oregon car bomb plot led 2 lives- The Associated Press
    Oregon Terrorism Reflects Vanishing American Culture- BorderFire Report
    Intended Pioneer Courthouse Square bombing 'a violation'- OregonLive.com
    National Review Online
    all 320 news articles »


  59. Somalia Schools Its Former Pirates


    Wall Street Journal - Abdinasir Mohamed - 22 Nov 2010

    GAROWE, Somalia—On a recent morning in this dusty, inland town, Mohamed Indhagel stood before a group of haggard and rough-looking men ...
    Battling pirates- BBC News
    Virginia jury convicts Somali men of piracy- CNN (blog)
    Five Somalis convicted in US court for piracy- Reuters Africa
    UPI.com - The Epoch Times
    all 1836 news articles »
  60. Family of Portland's bomb suspect, Mohamed Mohamud, fled chaos in ...


    OregonLive.com - Lynne Palombo - Candice Ruud - 4 Dec 2010

    The suspect in the foiled Portland bomb plot, Mohamed Mohamud, was born into chaos, his family fleeing a bloody civil war in Somalia to a crowded refugee ...
    The Truth About Our Homegrown Terror Problem- Fox News
    Somalis bring fears for their youth to radio- Minneapolis Star Tribune
    Fayette Daily News - Minnesota Public Radio
    all 120 news articles »


  61. On Somalia, UN Looks Away from Mercenaries & Funder, Withholds MOU


    Inner City Press - Matthew Russell Lee - 2 days ago

    Inner City Press: there is a former US official, Pierre Prosper, who has said that Puntland, the portion of Somalia, has hired a ...


  62. Somalia:Al-shabab Militias Destroy Drugs in Kismayo


    Sunatimes - 5 days ago

    Kismayo (Sunatimes) Al-shabab militias in Kismayo district today burnt in open field a bulk of medicines they have collected form Kismayo's general hospital ...


  63. Yemen, Somalia review bilateral relations


    Yemen News Agency - 4 days ago

    11 (Saba)- Prime Minister of Somalia Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed received on Saturday Yemen ambassador to Somalia Ahmed Omar who conveyed to Mohammed ...
  64. Lure of a 'holy war'


    Seattle Times - Sudarsan Raghavan - 28 Nov 2010

    When Somalia collapsed with the fall of President Siad Barre's government ... 11 attacks, a decade into Somalia's anarchy. "Our religion must dominate until ...
    A Somali teen, lured into 'holy war'- Washington Post
    Teen held in alleged Portland bomb plot- Los Angeles Times
    USA Today - Wall Street Journal
    all 6775 news articles »


  65. WikiLeaks cables show deeper US military role in Muslim world


    MiamiHerald.com - Shashank Bengali - 6 days ago

    BAGHDAD -- From the Saudi-Yemen border to lawless Somalia and the north-central African desert, the US military is more engaged in armed ...
  66. Somalia: Christian Martyred


    Continentalnews.net - 5 days ago

    On Nov. 14, the body of a 23-year-old Christian convert, Mumin Abdikarim Yusuf, was discovered in Mogadishu's Yaqshid district, according to Compass Direct ...
    Somalia: Convert Abused by Family- Continentalnews.net
    Somalia: Somali Christian Killed- Continentalnews.net
    all 4 news articles »
  67. Mogadishu's 'first tourist' puzzles immigration officials


    AFP - Mustafa Haji Abdinur - 5 days ago

    "I knew that Somalia plunged into civil strife nearly the day I started travelling ... Somalia used to attract some visitors before it plunged into chaos ...
  68. Somalia receives first head of state visit in nearly 20 years


    CNN International - 29 Nov 2010

    (CNN) -- A surprise trip from Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to Somalia has made him the first head of state to visit the war-torn country in ...
    President makes surprise visit to Somalia- Daily Monitor
    Somalia MPs endorse new cabinet- Aljazeera.net
    Somalia: Parliament unanimously votes for confidential to new cabinet- Raxanreeb Online
    Reuters Africa - NASDAQ
    all 331 news articles »


  69. Somalia: Shebelle Wins Awards of Best Radio Station in the World ...


    AllAfrica.com - 5 days ago

    Shabelle radio had lost two directors, deceased Bashir Nor Gedi, Moktar Mohamed Hirabe and several others reporters in and out of the Somalia capital ...
    Somali radio station wins award- BBC News
    all 6 news articles »
  70. The Netherlands to try five suspected Somali pirates


    DutchNews.nl - 6 Dec 2010

    The five, aged between 20 and 30, are part of a group of 20 people arrested off the coast of Somalia in two separate operations led by the HMS Amsterdam ...
    SOMALIA: Mystery Mercenaries Mass Up North- Strategy Page
    The puzzle of property boom in Kenya- The Standard
    Five Suspected Somali Pirates To Be Tried In Netherlands- RTT News
    Reuters Africa - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
    all 149 news articles »


  71. Will Sudan threaten the idea of African statehood?


    Daily Monitor - Alan Tacca - 4 days ago

    In the same Horn of Africa, a part of Somalia separated from the old country and called itself Somaliland. Somaliland has not yet been recognised by the ...
  72. Somalia coach upbeat despite elimination


    The Citizen Daily - 1 Dec 2010

    As Somalia's national soccer team fell to their second consecutive defeat in the Cecafa Tusker Senior Challenge Cup on Tuesday, coach Yousuf Adam remained ...
    Tanzania thrash Somalia- SuperSport.com
    Tanzania rip woeful Somalia apart- Daily Nation
    Rough road for Poulsen's team- The Citizen Daily
    postzambia.com - AllAfrica.com
    all 9 news articles »


  73. Relieved Chandlers relive horrendous Somalia captivity


    Sify - 28 Nov 2010

    Paul and Rachel Chandler are smiling these days in a relieved sort of way after their release a fortnight ago from 13 months of captivity in Somalia, ...
    Saved by a guardian angel in Somalia- Radio Netherlands
    Changing perceptions- BBC News
    Paul and Rachel Chandler: 'We're so lucky to be home'- Telegraph.co.uk
    The Press Association - ITV.com
    all 438 news articles »


  74. Somalia embassy sale voided


    Daily Nation - Richard Munguti - 7 Dec 2010

    Hezron Njoroge | NATION The building, which is to be reclaimed by the Embassy of Somalia after Tuesday's landmark court order. ...
    Judge nullifies sale of Somalia embassy- The Standard
    all 3 news articles »


  75. San Diego woman accused of aiding Somalia terrorist group


    Los Angeles Times - Nicole Santa Cruz - 27 Nov 2010

    A 24-year-old San Diego area woman allegedly sent $800 to a terrorist group in Somalia and tried to recruit at least ...
    Somalia: Al-shabab sympathizers case to be heard in December- Garowe Online
    Feds: San Diego woman sent $800 to Somali terrorists- San Diego Union Tribune
    all 168 news articles »
  76. Somalia: Pregnant Women Need More Care


    SOS Children's Villages Canada - 4 days ago

    The state of maternal health in Somalia is among the worst—and most difficult to assess—in the world. In this country where women and children are the most ...
  77. Cardinal Health employees pack care packages for troops


    Delaware News - Kathleen L. Radcliff - 1 day ago

    "I was shot in the hip and abdomen while serving in Somalia in 1993," the former US Army sergeant said. As he spent the next six months recovering in a ...
  78. Somalia: Djibouti to open embassy in Mogadishu


    Sunatimes - 8 Dec 2010

    MOGADISHU (Sunatimes) - The Djiboutian government says on Wednesday it will open its embassy in the Somalia capital Mogadishu in the next few days. ...
  79. Somaliland holds plane taking military supplies to Puntland


    AFP - 5 days ago

    "This company that is training the militiamen is doing illegal business and violated the international arms embargo on Somalia," Gabose said. ...
    Somaliland Seizes Plane Carrying Military Equipment To Puntland- AHN | All Headline News
    all 8 news articles »


  80. Somalia 'most dangerous for civilians'


    New Zealand Herald - 25 Nov 2010

    The executive director of Civic, the US-based Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict, said civilians bore the brunt of war in Somalia, ...
    6 Peacekeepers in Somalia Arrested in Civilian Deaths- New York Times
    AU apologises for Somalia deaths- BBC News
    Somalia more dangerous for civilians than Afghanistan or Iraq ...- Daily Mail
    AHN | All Headline News - AfricaNews
    all 198 news articles »


  81. Zambia out-play 'little' Somalia


    postzambia.com - 3 Dec 2010

    By By Kalumiana Kalumiana CHIPOLOPOLO coach Dario Bonetti says anything is possible following his team's 6-0 rout of Somalia at the CECAFA Senior Challenge ...
    Zambia: Zambia Seek Spark Against Somalia- Lusaka Times
    Zambia inflict heaviest defeat on Somalia- The Standard
    Zambia seeks CECAFA quarterfinal slot- postzambia.com
    Lusaka Times - The Citizen Daily
    all 8 news articles »
  82. Chandlers forgive, and seek help for Somalia


    Independent - Victoria Summerley - 21 Nov 2010

    We want to follow what happens in Somalia and do what little we can to help people there lead peaceful and secure lives one day. ...
    Video shows Chandlers' death fear- BBC News
    Paul and Rachel Chandler: We kept fit doing yoga as the Somali ...- Daily Mail
    Paul and Rachel Chandler: British mercenaries hired to take on the ...-Telegraph.co.uk
    AFP - Indian Express
    all 302 news articles »


  83. Somalia: Christian's Sons Beheaded


    Continentalnews.net - 3 days ago

    Islamic extremists have beheaded dual boys in Somalia since their Christian father, 55 year-old Musa Mohammed Yusuf, refused to give them information about ...
  84. Suspected al-Qaeda recruits appear in a Kenyan court


    Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - 23 Nov 2010

    Nine youths arrested in Kenya on suspicion of being on their way to Somalia after enlisting with the al-Shabaab militia were on Tuesday arraigned at a ...
    Six al-Shabaab recruits and Nigerian arrested- Daily Nation
    Kenyans held over al-Shabab plans- BBC News
    Security chiefs discuss al-Shabaab- New Vision
    Jawa Report
    all 130 news articles »


  85. ANALYSIS – Is Al-Shabab loosing its grip on Somalia?


    Sunatimes - 29 Nov 2010

    Even though they still do attack the government and their AU backers to date, Al-Shabab seems to have lost its clout and vigour in Somalia and Mogadishu in ...
    Returned exiles offer Somalia its last chance- Independent
    Somalia:Six Drivers Arrested for Over Speeding in Kismayo- Sunatimes
    Somalia: Al-Shabab recruits 150 women in Kismayo- Garowe Online
    BBC News (blog) - BBC News
    all 11 news articles »


  86. A Minneapolis Businessman killed in Somalia


    Garowe Online - 25 Nov 2010

    Osman cited that Bashir left Minneapolis two weeks ago, claimed that had been invited to Somalia by friends in the government include Premier, ...
    Minn. Business Man Killed in Somalia- FOX 9 News
    Gunmen kill US national in Somalia- Press TV
    Minnesota news in brief- Post-Bulletin
    Fox News - Los Angeles Times
    all 233 news articles »


  87. Its now or never in Somalia


    Sunatimes - Guled Mohamed - 29 Nov 2010

    I recently tossed this question to a group of journalists visiting the capital Mogadishu who had come to cover the latest Somalia upheavals. ...
    Somalia: 'People are fed up of this chaos'- BBC News
    all 10 news articles »


  88. Somalia: TFG executes soldier, Shabaab trains 300 insurgents


    Garowe Online - 7 Dec 2010

    A soldier with Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was executed on Tuesday in Mogadishu after being convicted of killing another solider, ...


  89. Somali pirates free 19 Filipino sailors, abduct 24 more


    Global Times - 2 days ago

    ... it continues to coordinate closely with the local manning agencies for the early and safe release of all the other Filipino sailors held in Somalia. ...
    Pirate activity "constantly expanding" as two more vessels seized- Supply Chain Digital
    all 15 news articles »


  90. Somalia clashes kill 17: witnesses


    AFP - 21 Nov 2010

    MOGADISHU — At least 17 people, many of them fighters, were killed in heavy clashes between Somalia's Al Qaeda-inspired insurgents and a pro-government ...
    23 people killed in Somalia weekend fighting- The Associated Press
    Fighting Kills At Least 13 in Central Somalia- Voice of America
    Somalia: UN Calls to Halt Recruiting Young Children for Soldiers- AllAfrica.com
    Mareeg - allvoices
    all 184 news articles »
  91. Navy may escort Somalia WFP ships


    China.org.cn - 8 Dec 2010

    China may expand its anti-piracy mission in waters off Somalia by assisting the EU fleet in escorting World Food Programme (WFP) ships en route to the Horn ...
    Operation Atalanta- Second Line of Defense
    EU NAVOR flagship visits Aden south of Yemen- YemenOnline
    Spain proposes international anti-piracy tribunal- Inquirer.net
    all 10 news articles »


  92. International community seeks to support Somalia


    Deutsche Welle - Michael Knigge - 22 Nov 2010

    Somalia has been in a civil war nearly non-stop since dictator Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991. An international UN effort in the 1990s there failed. ...
    Uproar as Somali government confidence vote delayed- AFP
    A mayor, guided by his memories of Mogadishu- Washington Post
    Somalia: Assistant Minister resigns before Cabinet faces ...- Garowe Online
    Adnkronos International English - AllAfrica.com
    all 262 news articles »
  93. US behind Ethiopia invasion in Somalia - Wiki leaks dispatch


    Sudan Tribune - 6 Dec 2010

    December 6, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) — A WikiLeaks' leaked diplomatic cables exposed Ethiopia and the US government secret agreement to invade Somalia. ...
  94. Suspect's family fled bloodshed, now faces new despair


    Houston Chronicle - Lynne Terry - 6 days ago

    Mohamed Mohamud was born into chaos, his family fleeing a bloody civil war in Somalia to a crowded refugee camp in Kenya. ...
  95. SoCal man charged in Somali terror case


    Washington Post - 3 Dec 2010

    ... man has been indicted on charges of supporting a foreign terrorist organization in the government's latest strike targeting Somalia's al-Shabaab. ...
    4th suspect accused of raising money for terror group- Los Angeles Times
    Analysis: Somali Terror Suspects Multiplying In US- Post Chronicle
    Calif. man accused of funding Somalis- UPI.com
    MyFox Philadelphia - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release)
    all 147 news articles »


  96. Ethiopia and Kenya differ on Somalia


    Daily Nation - 5 Dec 2010

    By NATION CorrespondentPosted Sunday, December 5 2010 at 21:47 Kenya plans to help create an autonomous region on the border with Somalia as one way of ...
  97. Somalia's forgotten minorities seek recognition


    AFP - Jean-Marc Mojon - 24 Nov 2010

    NAIROBI — Somalia's minorities have suffered most in the civil conflict and should be recognised and protected in the new constitution currently being ...
    Report Finds Widespread Abuse of Minorities in Somalia- Voice of America
    Somalia: Minorities Raped And Tortured, Report- AllAfrica.com
    Rights of Somali minority violated - report- AfricaNews
    Reuters AlertNet
    all 17 news articles »


  98. San Diego Woman Accused Of Helping Al-Shabab Remains In Federal ...


    KPBS - Amita Sharma - 30 Nov 2010

    SAN DIEGO — A San Diego woman charged with helping a Somalia-based terror group will remain behind bars for the foreseeable future. ...
    Local Somalis Doubt Fed's Terror Support Case Against Four San Diegans- KPBS
    Somali woman decides to stay in U.S. jail- UPI.com
    all 117 news articles »


  99. US court sentences Somali pirate


    BBC News - 29 Nov 2010

    A US court has sentenced a Somali man to 30 years in jail for attacking a US warship off the coast of Somalia. Jama Idle Ibrahim was caught after an attack ...
    Somali pirates seize Malaysian cargo vessel- Reuters Africa
    No Malaysians aboard hijacked ship, says IMB- AsiaOne
    Pirate gets 30 year sentence- Marine Log
    Press TV - UPI.com
    all 443 news articles »


  100. Family from Somalia moves into Habitat home here


    KGUN - 4 Dec 2010

    TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - The Abduallahi family, a Somalian refugee family of six, got the keys to their new home Saturday. They've never had a home of their own. ...Alexander Language Schools, FranchiseAlexander Language Schoolsinfo@als-alexander.org or interalex1@yahoo.com Products and Services
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