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About Chief Editor

Abdirizak Yonis is a senior chief editor at Bartamaha Media (a SMO "Somali Multimedia Organisation" Company), where he oversees the Bartamaha News outlet. Abdirizak was previously the National news editor of Bartamaha dot com. He has written for the site since the late 2012

XOG: Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo Kulan Gaar ah la Qaatay illaa 25 Xildhibaan oo Ka Soo Jeeda Puntland

Muqdisho (Bartamaha)  Iyadoo ay socdaan dadaalo lagu doonayon in khilaafka u dhexeeya raysal wasaare C/weli Sheekh Axmed iyo madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud isla markaana dhinaca ay socdaan mooshino iska horjeeda ayaa xalay madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh wuxuu kulan la qaatay illaa 25 … read more »

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Xildhibaanno ku hanjabay haddii mooshin laga keeno ra’iisul wasaaraha mooshin inay ka keenayaan guddoonka baarlamaanka

Muqdisho (Bartamaha) Xildhibaanno ka tirsan baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa markii ugu horreeysay shaaciyay inay mooshin ka keeni doonan guddoonka sare ee baarlamaanka haddii ay soo baxdo mooshin laga keeno xukuumadda uu hoggaamiyo ra’iisul wasaare Cabdiweli. Hadalkan ayaa soo baxay xilli ay jiraan … read more »

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Xisbiga Jamhuuriga oo ku guuleystay Aqalka Senate-ka iyo isbadalka siyaasadeed ee Marekanka (Warbixin)

Washington, DC (Bartamaha) Xisbiga Jamhuuriga ayaa ku guuleystay aqalka Senate-ka Maraykanka kaddib markii uu helay kuraasta uu u baahnaa si ay ula wareeggo aqlabiyadda aqalka Senate-ka. Xisbiga Jamhuuriga ayaa ku guuleystay kuraasta senate-ka ee gobollada South Dakota, West Verginia, Arkansas, Montana, Iowa, … read more »

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Wasiir Goodax: ” Saameynta fatahada wabiga Shabeelle waa mid ka xoogan sidii hore”

Muqdisho (Bartamaha) Fatahada wabiga Shabeelle oo deegaanno ka tirsan dalka ku fatahay waxaa loo arka inay tahay mid ka saameeyn iyo khasaaro badan xilliyadii hore,sida uu sheegay wasiirka arrimaha gudaha. Goodax oo la hadlay warbaahinta waxaa uu sheegay in fatahaada … read more »

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Wasiirkii hore ee gaashaandhigga Soomaaliya Col. C/risaaq Isaaq Biixi oo Muqdisho ku geeryooday

Muqdisho (Bartamaha) Xalay waxaa magaalada Muqdisho ku geeriyooday alaha u naxariistee Col. C/risaaq Isaaq Biixi oo xilal dhanka ciidamadaa ka soo qabtay dawladdii kacaanka iyo dawladihii kumeel gaarka ahaa ee Soomaaliya. Col. C/risaaq Biixi oo ka mid ahaa saraakiisha ugu aqoonta … read more »

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President Hassan meets with Members of the Federal Parliament originally from Puntland

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met with the members of the Federal Parliament originally from Puntland to discuss with the political heat up between him and the Prime Minister. According to sources, 25 Members of the Parliament … read more »

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IGAD envoy in Mogadishu to reconcile Somali President, PM

A special envoy of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) arrived in Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday for talks aimed at reconciling between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Premier Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. “IGAD is the midwife of the Somali peace … read more »

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Women reporting abuse in Somalia without persecution

Al Jazeera — Investigating sexual abuse and exploitation – especially when those accused are soldiers – is a complex and time-consuming process that requires sensitive expert handling. But even a skillful and professionally-run investigation will fail if the women and … read more »

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Democrat Keith Ellison Wins 5th Term In Congress

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Voters are sending Democrat Keith Ellison back to Congress for a fifth term representing Minnesota’s urban 5th District. Ellison defeated Republican businessman Doug Daggett and Independence Party candidate Lee Bauer, a machinist. Ellison was the first Muslim elected … read more »

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Somali MPs call UN Envoy either step down from Somalia or apologize

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) Somalia Parliament Members on Tuesday asked the UN Special Envoy for Somalia Ambassador Nicholas Kay to step down or apologize from his recent statement which he allegedly said that some of the country’s parliamentarians were getting cash in … read more »

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UN tells Somalia to quit paying for votes

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The U.N.’s representative in Somalia says he is concerned bribes are being paid to parliamentarians to vote to oust the prime minister. Somalia’s president, a political rival, had a quick reply that could be summed up … read more »

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Somalia to UN: Hands Off Our Politics

VOA — The president of Somalia is telling the United Nations to keep out of the country’s internal politics. Monday’s statement from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud came after the U.N. envoy to Somalia, Nicholas Kay, expressed concern that lawmakers are … read more »

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Somali man missing after argument with friends

New Zealand — Police are searching for a missing Somali man who was last seen at a central Hawke’s Bay beach over the weekend.Dau Atem, 22, of Palmerston North was staying with friends at a bach at Shoal Bay, Aramoana.At … read more »

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Where are all the Somali pirates?

In a year that’s seen the rise of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, coupled with a crippling Ebola outbreak in West Africa, an international coalition of countries has made quiet progress eliminating a threat that once terrorized mariners … read more »

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Madaxda dowladda faderaalka oo muujiyay cabsi ay ka qabaan marxalad cusub oo beesha caalamka ku soo rogaan Soomaaliya (Warbixin)

Muqdisho (BARTAMAHA) Madaxweynaha,ra’iisul wasaaraha iyo guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa xalay ku shiray xarunta madaxtooyada (Villa Somalia) waxaana uu kulanka ka dhigaya kii ugu horreeyay oo ay isku soo hor fadhistaan tan iyo markii uu soo baxay khilafka ka dhaxeeya. Kulanka madaxda … read more »

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EU delegation express concern on the public differences between the President and Prime Minister of Somalia

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) We note with deep concern the public differences between the President and Prime Minister of Somalia. This is already having an impact on the functioning of the Federal Institutions and Somalia’s State and Peace building goals. We call upon … read more »

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SOMALIA: UN Envoy expresses deep concern over political tensions, urges unity and continuity

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has expressed deep concern over the political tensions between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, which puts at risk the country’s efforts … read more »

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Somali power struggles risk peace efforts

Mogadishu – Power struggles between Somalia’s president and prime minister are risking the war-torn country’s fragile gains, European Union and United Nations envoys warned Monday in a call for “responsible political leadership.” EU special envoy Alexander Rondos said there was … read more »

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VIDEO: Journalism is the frontline

A special episode to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Listening Post (Al Jazeera) In this special edition of the Listening Post we mark the first ever UN International Day to End Impunity for Crimes … read more »

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SOMALIA: PM orders hold on the ongoing administration formation conference in Baidoa

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has ordered that the ongoing process of the South West Administration Conference in Baidoa to be put into hold on and called the cabinet ministers in Baidoa to return back to Mogadishu for … read more »

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