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Awdalpress(Mogadishu) 09 Sep.10–A suicide car bomber and a vehicle with militant gunmen attacked the front gate to Mogadishu’s seaside airport on Thursday, triggering an explosion and gunbattle that killed several people, officials said. The coordinated attack was the latest in a surge of assaults by Islamist insurgents, who last month declared a new, stepped-up...
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Baidao(Awdalpress) 05 Sep.10– The Al-shabab militias in the capital of the Bay region have arrested ten local businessmen. The traders were arrested from different parts of the main market in Baidao. Among the traders who were arrested today in Baidao are hawkers and small time business people. They were arrested while operating their business...
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  Written by Benjamin Joffe-Walt Published Wednesday, August 25, 2010     Analysts say Al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda-inspired group, may soon completely control the teetering Somali capital. Heavy fighting has continued for a third straight day in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which analysts and human rights groups say was in fear of falling...
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TheNational Tom Hussain, Foreign Correspondent ISLAMABAD // Malik Riaz Hussain, a billionaire Pakistani developer, has responded to the misery of millions of his flood-stricken compatriots by pledging to spend 75 per cent of his fortune on rebuilding their lives. The extraordinary offer was made in a television interview in which he told how he...
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Aasslamu Aalaikum Wa Rahamatulla Wa Baraktuhu, Bismillah Rahamaani Raheem   In its charitable work to provide humanitarian assistance to impoverished communities in the Horn of Africa and elsewhere, Amoud Foundation complies with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, US department of Justice  & IRS guidelines to ensure donor funds are used for charitable purposes only...
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Awdalpress(Hargaysa) 27 july,10–Before jubilant crowd and large diplomatic presence in Hargiea presidential palace, the victor of Somaliland presidential election, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo was sworn as the new president of Somaliland. The Outgoing president Dahir Riyale Kahin handed over power to Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo during a ceremony at the presidential palace in the capital...
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Awdalpress(Hargeisa) 25 July,10–Appointed presidential delegation representing the Republic of Djibouti and Kenya are expected to arrive in Hargeisa later today to attend the inauguration of Somaliland President-elect Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo on Monday July 26th, local sources said. The Djibouti Delegation consisting of 12 members were appointed by President Ismail Omar Guelleh and will be...
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Awdalpress(Kampala) 25 July,10–An African Union summit has begun in Kampala with calls for tougher action against  extremists in Somalia and piercing questions about why so many of the continent’s women are dying in childbirth. The opening session heard a strong message of support from President Barack Obama. Joy and sorrow intertwined as more than...
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Awdalpress- 21 July,10-A key Somalia strategy meeting is underway in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with military chiefs from across Africa expected to hammer out a plan of action to confront the crisis in the war-torn country. It was announced yesterday on the sidelines of the ongoing AU Summit in Kampala that the African...
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How do the thousands trapped in the world’s largest refugee camp survive daily life? Writer and photographer Will Storr reports. Eyes. that’s the first thing I make out in the room’s low corners and overwhelming shadows. Eyes, unnaturally wide, and mechanically chewing jaws. They’re all sitting on the floor and they’re all men –...
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