AP – NAIROBI, Kenya – Somalia’s foreign minister has told The Associated Press that pirates are “playing with fire” and “cannot win” against American forces in a cargo ship hostage standoff. Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Omaar said Thursday “there is no way” the pirates can win. The pirates took Capt. Richard Phillips...Continue reading »
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The Somali pirates are, at last report, in a lifeboat, holding a hostage, the captain of the Maersk Alabama. Here’s what they may not know: No American vessel has been attacked by pirates since 1804. In that time, the United States has developed into a somewhat more powerful nation. Today, the U.S. Navy has more than 280 ships, including 11 aircraft carriers and...Continue reading »
Dukaanka FSG. Dukaankan ayaa lagu gadaa dhar kala nooc ah, cajaladdaha, kabaha iyo alaabo kala duwan. Waaxda sir raadinta ee FBI da ayaa waxay maanta baartay saddex xawaaladood oo ku yaala magaalada Minneapolis ee gobolka Minnesota. FBI da ayaa maanta iyaga oo wata warqad iyo cadeyn ogolaansho u siinaysa in ay baaran xawaaladdaha kala ah, Al-Mustaqbal, Qaran Express iyo...Continue reading »
By Dr. Mohamed Osman Nur-Shacabi The present political climate in Riyales’ Government, in which opposition parties are not able to operate freely and safely, is in no way conducive to the holding of free, fair, and credible Presidential elections scheduled first on March 2009 or the new date of the Somaliland Commission has declared to be on May 31, 2009. The primary...Continue reading »
A handout photo shows the Maersk Alabama under its earlier name Maersk Alva at an undislosed location. The US-flagged vessel was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia Wednesday. AFP – The 17,000-tonne vessel was attacked in the Indian Ocean, 400 miles from the Somali capital Mogadishu. The vessel is owned by the Copenhagen-based container shipping group A.P....Continue reading »
Waxay aheyd Lixdii Aroornimo goortay diyaaradu ka caga-qaadatay gegida dayuuradaha ee Minyaabulis-Saan Bool, anigoo ku fool leh gobalka Texas, si aan uga qayb qaato xaflad uu qaban-qaabiyey ururka Camuud Foundation. Hadafka ugu weyn ee xaflada loo qabtay waxay aheyd in la ururiyo lacag yabooh ah oo lagu hormariyo Soomaaliya. Gobalka Texas oo ka mid ah gobalada ugu qanisan...Continue reading »
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One report said he was arrested while driving a vehicle filled with explosives. He has been charged with five offences, including that he was trained to use explosives Stewart Bell, National Post TORONTO — A Canadian has been arrested in Somalia for allegedly planning to bomb leaders of a moderate political faction, according to local media reports that identified...Continue reading »
By Stewart Bell, National Post Canada’s Public Safety Minister said yesterday he was alarmed at reports that Canadians have gone overseas to join armed Islamist groups in places such as Somalia and Pakistan. Peter Van Loan, Canada's Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said in an interview the Canadian Security Intelligence Service was monitoring the issue...Continue reading »
Mohamed Ali, 11 plays at a McDonald's indoor playground in Toronto. (Yvonne Berg for The Globe and Mail) MARINA JIMÉNEZ –  Globe and Mail Idar Hassan named her third child Ali, after a beloved cousin. Beautiful and alert, Ali could say “dada” and cruise around the living room, hanging onto furniture, by the time he was eight months old. But...Continue reading »
