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Somali held by CIA denies al-Qaida link
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Somali accused by U.S. officials of belonging to a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaida acknowledged to a U.S. military trib...
Read More »Former Somalia warlord sworn in as mayor calls on residents to disarm
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A former warlord who has long lived by his gun was sworn in as mayor of Mogadishu on Friday and immediately ordered resident...
Read More »U.N. says needs more funds for displaced Somalis
GENEVA, May 4 (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday it needs more funds to help the hundreds of thousands of people who have fl...
Read More »US Ambassador Optimistic About Somali Reconciliation Conference
The US Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger, says that despite the violence in Mogadishu, he is optimistic that a successful national reconciliati...
Read More »‘Flying While Muslim’? Some ‘Tips’ Might Help
Ever since six Muslim Imams were removed from a Minneapolis flight late last year, many local Muslims said they avoid the attention-grabbing activitie...
Read More »South/ Central Somalia: Fact sheet - May 2007
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) for Somalia was established in Kenya in late 2004 and relocated to Somalia in June 2005. During the summer o...
Read More »WFP cranks up effort to aid first wave of those who fled Mogadishu
Rome (WFP) - WFP today said it was stepping up a drive to deliver food to almost 100,000 of the 365,000 people driven from their homes in Mogadishu by...
Read More »No charges in ham incident
LEWISTON - A student who tossed ham on a school table occupied by Somali students last month will not be prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office....
Read More »Somali police chief promises security
Mogadishu, Somalia (AFP) - Somalia's business community on Thursday gave up hundreds of weapons to government and African Union (AU) troops at a cerem...
Read More »Pirates hijack three fishing boats in Somali waters
Nairobi, Kenya (Reuters) - Gunmen have seized three fishing vessels off the Somali coast in the latest in a growing number of hijackings since Islamis...
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