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Abdullahi Mu'min is the Editor in Chief of www.Bartamaha.com and a Contributor to Wargelin Show. Mu'min is a Young and talented Somali Journalist.

[DAAWO] Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo dadweyne faro badan kula hadlay magalada Minisota

Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh maxamuud oo booqasho ku jooga wadanka Mareykan-ka ayaa dadweyne faro badan oo Soomaali ah kula kulmey magalada Minisota. Xasan Sheekh waxa si weyn uga hadlay xaaladda Soomaaliya iyo isbadalada ka dhacay Soomaaliya sanadkii lasoo dhaafay iyo … read more »

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Somalia: Latest Murder of Somali Journalist Sparks Condemnation From UN

The United Nations envoy to Somali and an independent human rights expert have urged authorities in the East African country to investigate the brutal murder of a local radio journalist, the latest incident of violence against media workers there. According … read more »

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Are Turks in Somalia for the hajj or to sell beads?

By JAMAL KHASHOGGI Next to us, we Saudis, and within our strategic security sphere, lies a country biting the dust for more than two decades. Its collapse began when its last “effective” government, which was neither successful nor popularly elected, … read more »

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Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo caawo ka hadli doono Minisota

Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa jooga magalada Minisota ee cariga ee dalka Mareykan-ka. Xasan Sheekh ayaa la kulmi doono boqolaal kamid ah bulshada Soomaaliya ee halkaas ku nool oo u faahfaahin doono siyaasada dowladiisa cusub ay leehdahay oo doonayso … read more »

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Somalia government tightens security crackdown

Just before the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is up for review, the Somali government arrested 790 suspects in a coordinated operation on Thursday as part of an extensive and ongoing crackdown. The crackdown aims to … read more »

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Somali president defends police handling of rape case

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (TrustLaw) – Somalia has no tolerance for rape but the government will not intervene in a case decried by human rights activists where Mogadishu police arrested a woman who said she was raped by government forces and … read more »

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Somalia’s president in Minneapolis

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Somalia’s new president on Friday will urge his Somali-born compatriots in Minneapolis to help rebuild their homeland. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s visit comes just a day after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the U.S. is … read more »

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[PHOTOS + VIDEOS] US, Somalia launch new era of diplomatic ties

WASHINGTON — The United States and Somalia on Thursday launched a new era of diplomatic relations, as Washington recognized the African nation’s government for the first time since 1991. “Today is a milestone. It is not the end of the … read more »

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Press Release- AU Special Representative Shocked and Saddened by the Continuing Trend of Journalist Assassinations

Mogadishu-January 18, 2013: The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif is shocked and saddened by the continuing trend of assassinations and harassment of journalists in Somalia. Ambassador Annadif has … read more »

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Somali journalist gunned down in Mogadishu

A Somali journalist was killed by unknown gunmen in the country’s capital, Mogadishu, on Friday morning, a witness told dpa. No group has claimed responsibility as yet. Somalia is the second most dangerous place in the world to work as … read more »

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Wariye Cabdi Xareed Cusmaan oo lagu diley Muqdisho

Allah ha u naxriistee, Wariye Cabdi Xareed Cusmaan Aadan oo u shaqeyn jirey idaacada Shabelle ayaa lagu diley magalada Muqdisho. Dilka wariye Cabdi Xareed Cusmaan ayaa ka dhacay duleedka degmada Wadajir halkaas oo kooxo ku hubeysnaa bistoolado ay ku weerareyn … read more »

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[MUUQAAL + SAWIRO] Xasan Sheekh Oo La Kulmey Obama Iyo Clinton, Lana Hadlay Dadweyne Faro Badan Iyo Saxafada

Madaxweynaha dowlada Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud oo safar ku jooga magalada washington ee cariga dalka Mareykan-ka ayaa kulamo la qaatey dhigiisa dalka Mareykan-ka Barack Obama. Kulanka oo ka dhacay guriga White House-ka ee looga taliyo Mareykan-ka ayaa waxa looga wada … read more »

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Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo ka hadlay Washington

Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa ka hadlay xarunta CSIS ee magalada Washington. Madaxweynaha ayaa faahfaahin ka bixiyey howsha ay hayso dowlada iyo waxa ay doonayso iney qabato. Faahfaahin dheeri ah, HALKAN KU DHUFO  

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WATCH AND READ – Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson remarks on the Visit of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON: Thank you very much. It’s a pleasure to be with all of you this morning to talk about two issues of significant importance to the United States. Somalia first. The visit here this week of the new … read more »

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US to Recognize Somalia’s New Government

A senior U.S. diplomat says the United States is officially recognizing the government in Somalia, opening formal diplomatic relations for the first time since militants shot down two U.S. military helicopters in Mogadishu in 1993. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie … read more »

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World sea piracy falls to five-year low in 2012

World sea piracy fell to its lowest level in five years in 2012, thanks to a huge reduction in Somali piracy, an international maritime watchdog said Wednesday. The International Maritime Bureau said 297 attacks were recorded worldwide last year, down … read more »

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Somalia to Minnesota: One immigrant’s perilous journey by land and sea

BY IBRAHIM HIRSI Abdullahi Elmi recently sat quietly at a Minneapolis coffee shop with a bright smile on his face. His eyes ran over the chatty young Somalis around him. It was a weekday, and he expected them to be … read more »

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Somalia’s al-Shabab ‘to kill’ French hostage Denis Allex

Al-Shabab militants in Somalia say they will kill French intelligence agent Denis Allex, who France said had already died during a failed rescue. They said France bore responsibility for his death, as well as for two French commandos killed during … read more »

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Somali NGOs call for help to ease burden of Mogadishu street children

Overlooked by the state, children shining shoes for a living in the Somali capital are vulnerable to drugs, crime and militia gangs BY:- Hamza Mohamed in Mogadishu The muezzin calls for afternoon prayer. A small boy wearing torn trousers and … read more »

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UN official condemns arrest of Somali journalist for reporting on rape case

The United Nations official dealing with conflict-related sexual violence today condemned the arrest of a Somali journalist who was detained for conducting an interview with a woman who claimed she was raped by members of the Somali Army in September. … read more »

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