Islamic NGO Trains Young Somali Administrators Dec. 31, 2000 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Several hundreds of young Somalians underwent courses in civil administration organised in Somalia by the Riyadh-based ...

Madaxweynaha KMG ah oo soo saaray Wareegto dib loogu habeynayo Ciidankii Xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed Mogadishu- Somalia - Cabdiqaasim Salaad Xasan, Madaxweynaha Dowladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya ayaa maanta ka soo saaray...

Cali Khaliif oo sheegay inay Talyaaniga ku soo heshiiyeen inaysan la xiriirin hoggaamiye kooxeedyada Mogadishu- Somalia - Wasiirka 1-aad ee Dowladda KMG ah, Cali Khaliif Galayr ayaa sheegay in dowladda Talyaaniga ay isku afgarteen inaysan mar ....

SOMALIA: Islamic court militia clash with traders NAIROBI,(IRIN) - Forces of the Islamic court in Buulo Mareer in Lower Shabeelle Region of southern Somalia have clashed with militia loyal to local traders ...

SOMALIA: Hiiraan Autonomous Region declared NAIROBI, (IRIN) - Hasan Abdulle Qalad, governor of the Hiiraan Region, south-central Somalia, announced on 20 December in Beled Weyne, that an autonomous . ...

BEESHA BARAAWE OO KA HADLAY DHIBAATOOYINKA IYO XAQDARRADA LAGU HAYO DEGAANKA BARAAWE Burhakabo. 29 Dec. .Warar aan ka helney Odayaasha iyo wax garadka ka tirsan beesha baraawe ayaa todobaadkan ku shiray degmada Buur-hakaba ...

Show of support for Somali president Nairobi, Kenya (BBC) ( Dec. 28, 2000) - Thousands of people in Somalia have attended a government rally in Mogadishu, as the interim administration recovers from a recent ...

Somalia's Central Bank To Reopen Soon Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) ( December 28, 2000) - Plans are underway to revive the former Somali Central Bank, Star of the Horn, a regional weekly newspaper published in ...

Measures To Contain Cholera In Somalia Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) ( December 28, 2000) - The Somali Aid Co-ordination Body (SACB), which groups UN agencies, NGOs, and ...

Better Days Cover Story · Vol 21 · Issue 1046 · The first time he saw someone murdered, Mohamed Abdullahi was seven. It happened on a road outside Mogadishu, on New Year's Day of 1991 ...

SOMALIA: Violation of arms embargo NAIROBI, 27 December (IRIN) - The interim government's deputy prime minister complained that recent deliveries of Ethiopian arms to Somalia was ...

Hailing Somalia's Political Change, Annan Urges Support To Consolidate Peace United Nations (United Nations, December 27, 2000) - Welcoming the recent political change in Somalia, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for international ...

Badanaa Dunida Muslimka oo Iskuraacay in Ciida Soonfur ay kubeegantahay Arbacada December 27 War aan kasoo xiganey hay adda wararka ee AP waxa uu sheegayaa in badanaa dunida muslimku ay isku raaceen ...

SULDAN QABOOS RECEIVES ABDIQASSIM'S LETTER Muscat (WAM) 25th Dec.2000 The Suldan of Oman Suldan Qabus bin Saeed received yesterday a written message from President Abdiqassim ...

Waraysi: Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga ee Dowladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya C/llaahi Boqor Muuse (Kingkong) Mogadishu, Somalia - Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga ee Dowladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya C/llaahi Boqor Muuse (Kingkong) ayaa dhowaan ...

WAREYSI RA'IISUL-WASAARAHA SIIYAY JARIIDADA AL-KHALEEJ Dubai, 24th December 2000. - Wuxuu Raiisul Wasaare Cali Khaliif Galaydh ku tirtirsiiyay wadamada Carabta inay gacan ka geystaan hawlaha dib loogu dhisayo Qaranka ...

Muuse Suudi Yalaxow oo War Cad ka soo saaray mowqifka uu ka taagan yahay Dowladda KMG ah Mogadisu, Somalia - Hoggaamiye kooxeedka, Muuse Suudi Yalaxow ayaa ku nuuxnuuxsaday in sida keliya ee nabad ay uga curan ...

Annan Set To Propose Somalia Peace UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he is ready to propose a U.N. mission to help restore peace in Somalia, which is starting to emerge from ...

Better Days Cover Story · Vol 21 · Issue 1046 · The first time he saw someone murdered, Mohamed Abdullahi was seven. It happened on a road outside Mogadishu, on New Year's Day of 1991 ...

SOMALIA: Violation of arms embargo NAIROBI, 27 December (IRIN) - The interim government's deputy prime minister complained that recent deliveries of Ethiopian arms to Somalia was ...

Hailing Somalia's Political Change, Annan Urges Support To Consolidate Peace United Nations (United Nations, December 27, 2000) - Welcoming the recent political change in Somalia, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for international ...

Badanaa Dunida Muslimka oo Iskuraacay in Ciida Soonfur ay kubeegantahay Arbacada December 27 War aan kasoo xiganey hay adda wararka ee AP waxa uu sheegayaa in badanaa dunida muslimku ay isku raaceen ...

SULDAN QABOOS RECEIVES ABDIQASSIM'S LETTER Muscat (WAM) 25th Dec.2000 The Suldan of Oman Suldan Qabus bin Saeed received yesterday a written message from President Abdiqassim ...

Waraysi: Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga ee Dowladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya C/llaahi Boqor Muuse (Kingkong) Mogadishu, Somalia - Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga ee Dowladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya C/llaahi Boqor Muuse (Kingkong) ayaa dhowaan ...

WAREYSI RA'IISUL-WASAARAHA SIIYAY JARIIDADA AL-KHALEEJ Dubai, 24th December 2000. - Wuxuu Raiisul Wasaare Cali Khaliif Galaydh ku tirtirsiiyay wadamada Carabta inay gacan ka geystaan hawlaha dib loogu dhisayo Qaranka ...

Muuse Suudi Yalaxow oo War Cad ka soo saaray mowqifka uu ka taagan yahay Dowladda KMG ah Mogadisu, Somalia - Hoggaamiye kooxeedka, Muuse Suudi Yalaxow ayaa ku nuuxnuuxsaday in sida keliya ee nabad ay uga curan ...

Annan Set To Propose Somalia Peace UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he is ready to propose a U.N. mission to help restore peace in Somalia, which is starting to emerge from ...

U.N. Urges Support for Peace Process in Somalia UNITED NATIONS, December 22 (Xinhua) U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for international support to Somalia's peace process in the ...

PRIME MINISTER GALAYDH TO RETUN HOME AND THE FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT OMAN Dubai, 21th December 2000 -After concluding their official visit to the Republic of Italy, the Somali delegation headed by Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh will transit through Dubai early. ..

Man faces charges in khat bust By Toni Heinzl Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH -- The German couple and their 12-year-old daughter seemed bound for a vacation in the United States.

SOMALIA: A health system in crisis MOGADISHU, 20 December (IRIN) - No car, no bus, no heavily armed jeep can make its way through this Mogadishu roadblock: only goats and pedestrians attempt ...

New Somali government loses battle for key town MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's new government flexed its military muscle for the first time Tuesday, taking a strategic town from ...

Somali militia leader retakes town MOGADISHU, Somalia (BBC) -- There has been fierce fighting near a town north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after it was briefly taken by forces loyal to the ...

New Somalia Gov't. Takes a Town MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somalia's leaders flexed their military muscle Tuesday for the first time, peacefully taking a strategic town from a faction leader opposed ...

Three killed in fighting between rival militiamen in Somalia MOGADISHU, Dec 19 (AFP) - At least three people were killed and eight others wounded after militiamen of a warlord clashed with

Special Italian Delegation for Somalia sends Mission to Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Italian Special Delegation for Somalia has sent a technical mission to Mogadishu.

Somalia's new president, government, yet to gain a sure foothold NAIROBI, Dec 19 (AFP) - A decade after plunging into civil war and general disintegration, Somalia in 2000 regained a president and government, which enjoy the tentative support

SOMALIA: General's killers caught NAIROBI, 18 December (IRIN) - The men who allegedly assassinated General Yusuf Talan, a prominent supporter of the new government, have been arrested

Somali Refugees Moved From Uganda To US Nairobi (The East African, December 19, 2000) - Up to 300 Somali refugees have been relocated from Uganda to the United States and Europe in the past one year.

Quran award winners say door opened to higher education (Dubai -18-12-00) Abdul Aziz Abdullah Adam, from Somalia, winner of the top prize. ©Gulf News The top three winners of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award said the prize will help them pursue . ...

Somali Prime Minister visits Italy Mogadishu, ( Dec. 17 - BBC)The new prime minister of Somalia, Ali Khalif Galaid, is due to meet his Italian counterpart, Giuliano Amato, today Monday. ...

WIIL SOOMAALIYEED OO KU GUULEYSTAY TARTANKA QURAAN AKHRISKA EE DUBAI Dubai,17th December 2000 Waxaa caawa ku guuleystay tartankii 4aad ee caalamiga ah ee Quraan akhriska ee lagu qabtay bishan barakeysan ...

PRIME MINISTER GALAYDH TO RETUN HOME AND THE FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT OMAN Dubai, 21th December 2000 -After concluding their official visit to the Republic of Italy, the Somali delegation headed by Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh will transit through Dubai early. ..

Man faces charges in khat bust By Toni Heinzl Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH -- The German couple and their 12-year-old daughter seemed bound for a vacation in the United States.

SOMALIA: A health system in crisis MOGADISHU, 20 December (IRIN) - No car, no bus, no heavily armed jeep can make its way through this Mogadishu roadblock: only goats and pedestrians attempt ...

New Somali government loses battle for key town MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's new government flexed its military muscle for the first time Tuesday, taking a strategic town from ...

Somali militia leader retakes town MOGADISHU, Somalia (BBC) -- There has been fierce fighting near a town north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after it was briefly taken by forces loyal to the ...

New Somalia Gov't. Takes a Town MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somalia's leaders flexed their military muscle Tuesday for the first time, peacefully taking a strategic town from a faction leader opposed ...

Three killed in fighting between rival militiamen in Somalia MOGADISHU, Dec 19 (AFP) - At least three people were killed and eight others wounded after militiamen of a warlord clashed with

Special Italian Delegation for Somalia sends Mission to Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Italian Special Delegation for Somalia has sent a technical mission to Mogadishu.

Somalia's new president, government, yet to gain a sure foothold NAIROBI, Dec 19 (AFP) - A decade after plunging into civil war and general disintegration, Somalia in 2000 regained a president and government, which enjoy the tentative support

SOMALIA: General's killers caught NAIROBI, 18 December (IRIN) - The men who allegedly assassinated General Yusuf Talan, a prominent supporter of the new government, have been arrested

Somali Refugees Moved From Uganda To US Nairobi (The East African, December 19, 2000) - Up to 300 Somali refugees have been relocated from Uganda to the United States and Europe in the past one year.

Quran award winners say door opened to higher education (Dubai -18-12-00) Abdul Aziz Abdullah Adam, from Somalia, winner of the top prize. ©Gulf News The top three winners of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award said the prize will help them pursue . ...

Somali Prime Minister visits Italy Mogadishu, ( Dec. 17 - BBC)The new prime minister of Somalia, Ali Khalif Galaid, is due to meet his Italian counterpart, Giuliano Amato, today Monday. ...

WIIL SOOMAALIYEED OO KU GUULEYSTAY TARTANKA QURAAN AKHRISKA EE DUBAI Dubai,17th December 2000 Waxaa caawa ku guuleystay tartankii 4aad ee caalamiga ah ee Quraan akhriska ee lagu qabtay bishan barakeysan ...

Nairobi fire ravages shops Nairobi, ( Dec. 15 ) Yet another mysterious fire in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has burnt down a market complex in the Eastleigh suburb . ...

Southern militia group imposes landing fees on relief flights Mogadishu, ( Dec. 15 ) The Rahanwein Resistance Army, RRA, has imposed tough restrictions on international aid agencies operating in Bay . ...

Djibouti rebel police officer charged Djibouti, 14 Dec. (BBC) Prosecutors in Djibouti say the former police chief, General Yacin Yabeh Galab, who led an attempted coup last week ...

Somalia: New rescue plan for "world's worst humanitarian disaster" A peace plan for Somalia is back on the international agenda. Can this one succeed where all others have failed . ...

SOMALI PRIME MINISTER IS IN DUBAI Dubai, ( Dec. 14 ) As was reported earlier,the Somali Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Ali Khalif Galaydh and the accompanying delegation arrived this evening . ...

AID AGENCIES WORKING TO CURB ANNUAL CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SOMALIA 13 December 2000 – Members of the Somali Aid Coordination Body (SACB) – which includes UN agencies, NGOs . ...

SOMALI PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT ITALY SOON Mogadishu- ( Dec. 13 ) Reliable sources from Mogadishu confirm that the Somali Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Ali Khalif Galaydh will pay an official visit to Italy . ...

SOMALIA: November food security NAIROBI, 13 December - In their monthly report, the Food Security Assessment Unit and the Famine Early Warning System (FSAU/FEWS) say floods in the Lower Juba area ...

Hadal wadajira oo ay soo saareen Cabdiqaasim Salaad Xasan iyo Xuseen Xaaji Bood Mogadishu- ( Dec. 12)Hadal wadajira oo ay soo saareen kaddib markii uu goor dhoweyd u dhammaaday kulan irduhu u xirnaa oo ay lahaayeen Madaxweynaha Dowladda KMG ah ...

Somali faction leader joins peace process Mogadishu- (BBC) An important faction leader in Somalia, who's been opposing the new administration of President Abdulkassim Salad Hassan, has now . ...

Openings for Consultants to Provide Support to the Transitional National Government (TNG) in Somalia In line with the decision to support the Transitional National Government (TNG) in Somalia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Somalia is . ...

SOMALIA: Sub-clan clashes with police in Puntland Bosaso- (IRIN-CEA) 11 Dec 2000 - The central police station in Bosaaso, in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia ...

Somalis Suspect Vessels Roaming Coast To Dump Toxic Waste Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) ( Dec.r 10, 2000) - Two large ocean liners t the tanks were marooned in the coastal area in Ceeldheer District in ..

President's message delivered Abu Dhabi, (Dec. 11) - H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates tonight warmly received at his residence in ...

Somalia's new government starts fund-raising campaign MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia has launched an appeal to wealthy Somalis — especially those abroad ..

Somali Govt. Woos Support From People Living Abroad MOGADISHU (Dec. 10) XINHUA - The fragile government of Somalia launched Saturday night a major program here intended to win the support ...

Will there be peace in Somalia Now ? (Commentry) By Bernand Belander - A sympathetic world at first greeted news in late August of successful political negotiations in .

WAREYSI LALA YEESHAY DUQA MAGAALADA MUQDISHO MOGADISHU, Somalia- Cabdullahi Muse “Muqdisho oo ah caasimadda ummada waxay ahayd meeshii ay taallay hanitida umaadda…” .

Somalia recruits national force DJibouti, (BBC) - Six weeks ago, war-torn Somalia swore in its first president for nearly a decade. Since then, the new government says 5,000 militiamen .

Djibouti rebel police officers arrested MOGADISHU, Somalia (BBC) - Djibouti authorities say they have arrested all police officers who staged a rebellion on Thursday expect police chief General Yacin .

Djibouti Army Acts Against Mutinous Police PARIS (Reuters) - Djibouti's army stepped in on Thursday to quash what appeared to be an attempted coup by armed policemen who surrounded .

QASHINKA IYO SUNTA HALISTAA EE LOO DHOOFIYO DUNIDA SADDEXAAD: MACNAHA IYO UJEEDOOYINKA QORSHAHAN GURRACAN IYO SIDUU U SAAMEEYEY SOOMAALIYA IYO AFRIKA . Barnaamijkani wuxuu hordhac u yahay cilmi baaris aad u dheer oo ku soo baxday ..

Somalis protest at Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Published Thursday, December 7, 2000 - Members of the Twin Cities Somali community insisted Wednesday that money sent to family members in Somalia and . ..

Three Yemen Nationals Abducted by Somali Gunmen MOGADISHU (Dec. 6) XINHUA - Unidentified Somali gunmen attacked and abducted three Yemen nationals in the coastal town of His in Sanag . ..

KOFI ANNAN - AND HARGEYSA RESIDENTS - KICK OFF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS 2001 Nairobi . From Somalia to Sierra Leone, East Timor to Kosovo, Cambodia to Haiti, volunteers ..

ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA: "Serious concern" over Somali government NAIROBI, 6 December (IRIN) - The Ethiopian government has not officially recognised the new interim president of Somalia . ..

Somali warlord tells Libya to keep off Somalia MOGADISHU, Dec 6 (AFP) - Somali warlord Osman Hassan Ali "Atto" Wednesday demanded that Libya stop interfering in Somalia's internal affairs after . ..

SOMALIA: President "upbeat" after overseas trips NAIROBI, 6 December (IRIN) - Interim President Abdiqasim Salad Hasan said on his return to the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday that . . ..

Factions want new parliament enlarged to include their members Mogadishu, Somalia - Somali factions opposed to the new government headed by Abdiqasim Salad Hasan want the new 245-seat . . . ..

MPs urge interim government to disband clan-based militia NAIROBI, Kenya - Three members of the Somali national assembly have strongly condemned the allied factions that control Kismaayo . . . ..

U.N. to extend Somali development program for three years NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) -- The United Nations Development Program said on Monday it was extending its work in . . . ..

UNDP Expands Civil Protection Program in Somalia NAIROBI (Dec. 4) XINHUA - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced here Monday that it is expanding its civil protection . . . ..

Deportation deadlock puts many in limbo Mogadishu, Somalia -- Ahmed Abdullahi knew he'd found trouble the night he was hauled to jail for smashing a bottle and arming himself with the jagged edge . . . ..

Somalia Starts Over After Government-Free Decade Rule by warlords has destroyed social fabric and led to famine and countless deaths Mogadishu, Somalia -- After 10 years of anarchy, Somalia is preparing to govern itself once again. . . ..

Leader of southcentral faction leaves for Libya Mogadishu, Somalia - The chairman of the RRA [Ethiopian-backed Rahanwein Resistance Army] Col Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, left Baydhabo . . . ..

Qatari delegation in Mogadishu for talks Mogadishu, Somalia - A Qatari foreign affairs ministry delegation is in Mogadishu. The delegation, which arrived in the city on Thursday . . . ..

Somali mobile phone companies make communication easier MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) via NewsEdge Corporation - Plagued by clan rivalry and factional warfare for nearly a decade, Somalis have also had to worry about how to . . . . ..

Puntland authorities ban demonstrations, meetings Mogadishu, Somalia - The self-proclaimed Puntland regional state in northeastern Somalia has banned unauthorized meetings in the region. . . . ..

No more free speech in Somalia Nairobi, Kenya (BBC) Subscribers to three fiercely competitive telephone companies in Somalia will soon be able to speak to each other. . . ..

Former Soldiers To Join New Somali National Defence Force Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) ( November 30, 2000) - Somalia's transitional government of President Abdiqassim Salat Hassan has invited former . . ..

Somalia, Libya sign trade pact MOGADISHU, Somalia - The presidents of Libya and Somalia have signed a trade pact in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The interim president, Abdiqasim Salad Hasan t . . ..

Somali Currency Drops Dramatically MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A sudden influx of new banknotes into Somalia's anarchic currency system on Wednesday dropped the shilling to its lowest level against . . ..

Governing Somalia from a hotel Mogadishu, Somalia - Nearly two months after Somalia got its first president and parliament in nearly a decade, the country's new government is having to operate from a hotel . ..

New Somali Government Demobilises Militia Dakar, Senegal - In Somalia, which has had no central government for a decade, the new transitional national government is making . ..

Kenya, Somali Set To Resume Diplomatic Ties Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) ( November 21, 2000) - Kenya has agreed to support and re-open diplomatic ties with the new government in Mogadishu. ..

Kenya Hails New Government In Somalia Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Kenya has announced that it fully supports the recently inaugurated provisional government in Somalia . ..