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Islamists may execute Ethiopian 'spies'

OCT 21, 2006

Mogadishu, Oct. 21 (Reuters) - Two Ethiopians arrested in Mogadishu and accused of spying on Somalia's newly powerful Islamist movement will be charge...

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UNHCR suspends evacuation of Somali refugees

OCT 21, 2006

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has suspended the evacuation of refugees fleeing war-torn Somalia....

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Eritrea says it not arming Somali Islamists

OCT 20, 2006

ASMARA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Eritrea dismissed as a "pure fabrication" a U.S. diplomat's charge that it was opening a new front against arch-foe Ethiopi...

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Somalia bans swimming for women at beach

OCT 20, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- An Islamic court has banned women from swimming at the main beach in Somalia's capital, the latest step to impose strict religio...

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Ogeysiis Maalinta Ciidda - Eid Ul-Fitr Announcements

OCT 20, 2006

The Fiqh Council of North America is an independent body, comprised of qualified Islamic scholars in North America. The Council communicates with expe...

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Somalian leader pleads for aid against foreign forces

OCT 20, 2006

President says Islamists get material, military and financial support from terror networks...

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Islamists under 'black flag'

OCT 20, 2006

Somalia's interim president appealed on Thursday for international help in dealing with a powerful Islamist movement he accused of operating under the...

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From T.O. to Mogadishu

OCT 20, 2006

In this dusty, broken city, past the pockmarked walls bearing the scars of countless battles, through the guarded gates of the Al Furqan University an...

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EU unveils Horn of Africa strategy, as diplomats expelled

OCT 20, 2006

The European Commission have unveiled a new strategy to encourage peace and stability in the conflict-prone Horn of Africa, as two EU diplomats were e...

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Somalia/Yemen: Thousands still crossing, dozens still dying

OCT 20, 2006

Despite a crackdown in some parts of Somalia's Puntland region, hundreds of Somalis, Ethiopians and Sudanese are still resorting to smugglers' boats t...

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