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Putin puts Russia in the driver's seat

Moscow (Bederwanaag) July 5, 2009 - It was 2006 and Russia was flush with petro-dollars, pride and industrial ambition. Vladimir Putin, then president, now Prime Minister, picked a high-profile investment to showcase his country's resurgence. Read/Akhri

Remittances are a vital lifeline for Somalilanders

Hargeisa (Bederwanaag) July 4, 2009 - What began as a way for exiled Somalilanders to send money to relatives at home has become a company that almost single-handedly keeps the entire war-torn country afloat. “Remittances are a lifeline to Somalilanders,” Read/Akhri

Standoff over captives between Yemen and Somaliland not yet solved

Sanaa (Bederwanaag) July 3, 2009 - Nine Yemeni nationals along with their two boats have been seized in the Zeila area of Somaliland. The six Yemeni men stand accused by the Somali authorities to smuggle people from Somalia to Yemen. Read/Akhri

Yemeni plane that crashed was banned from flying in France

Paris (Bederwanaag) July 2, 2009 - French media raised new concerns about air safety in the wake of the crash of a Yemeni airliner off Comoros. The Yemenia crash "has already had the effect of casting light on the limits of the aircraft inspection system" put in place by European inspectors, Le Figaro said on its front page. Read/Akhri

Jihadists pose no clear and present danger

Addis Ababa (Bederwanaag) July 1, 2009 - The current instability in Somalia led for the call from the House Speaker of the transitional Parliament for support from neighbouring countries. The Africa Union (AU) has already endorsed this call. What would be Ethiopia’s reaction? Read/Akhri

Global economy finding rebound difficult

Toronto (Bederwanaag) June 30, 2009 - The world economy continues to sputter, delaying an end to the recession and further entrenching the view that the eventual rebound will be slow for lack of momentum. U.S. consumer confidence declined last month, highlighting the fragile psyche of American shoppers who had appeared to be growing more optimistic. Read/Akhri

Fraudster Bernie Madoff will discover he's powerless in prison

New York (Bederwanaag) June 29, 2009 - From rubbing elbows with millionaires to sharing a prison yard with drug dealers and gangsters, Bernard Madoff's life is about to change dramatically. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has not decided where Madoff, who orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of billions of dollars, will serve his 150-year sentence. Read/Akhri

Sawirada xafladdii 26-ka Juun ee ka dhacday qasriga madaxtooyada

Hargeysa (Bederwanaag) June 28, 2009 - Waxa aanu halkan idiinku soo gudbinaynaa sawirada Xafladii lagu xusayay maalintii aynu Xornimada ka qaadanay Maxmiyadii Ingiriiska, xafladaasi oo lagu qabtay Qasriga  Madaxtooyada.Xafladan oo ahayd mid si heer sare ah loo soo agaasimay. Read/Akhri

Madaxweyne Rayaale oo Safar ugu Baxaya Gobolada Sool iyo Sanaag

Hargeysa (Bederwanaag) June 27, 2009 - Madaxwayne Daahir Rayaale Kaahin ayaa la filayaa socdaal in uu ugu baxo Todobaadkan Gudahiisa Gobolada Sool iyo Sanaag, halkaas oo uu ku tagi doono Booqasho la mid ah Tii uu ku tagay Gobolada Saaxil, Togdheer iyo Odwayne. Read/Akhri

Political Triumph or Practical Disappointment

Toronto (Bederwanaag) June 26, 2009 - "Contrary to the western belief, Somaliland's successful multi-party elections have proved that the African tradition, Islamic faith and modern democracy are compatible". Read/Akhri

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World and USA must relief Somaliland from terror infested Somalia

Toronto (Bederwanaag) June 24, 2009 - World and USA must relief Somaliland from terror infested Somalia. Reccently, Media and Outreach Coordinator for the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs Greg Garland held online question and answer discussion entitled ‘Is there hope for Somalia?’. The discussion was very much civilized and transparent. Read/Akhri

Tories GST cuts hiked deficit by as much as $10B

Ottawa (Bederwanaag) June 23, 2009 - Playing "what if" games are usually reserved for sporting events or the dating world. In public policy, however, rethinking what a government did or didn't do usually involves money, as in: "If only the government had or hadn't spent this cash, we'd be better off." Read/Akhri

World Bank forecast casts pall on markets

Toronto (Bederwanaag) June 22, 2009 - A glum forecast for the global economy from the World Bank, combined with some sobering Canadian household data and unemployment insurance, underscores that the recovery in most countries is likely to be slow and ragged. Read/Akhri

Qaybtii Kowaad (Part I),Qaybtii Labaad (Part II), and Qaybyii Seddexaad (III)

Edmonton (Bederwanaag) June 21, 2009 - Waraysi taxane ah oo xiiso badan uu Wariyaha caanka ah ee Axmad Hassan Cawke ka qaaday Seddexda Gudoomiye Xisbi ee Soomaalilaand Muj. Siilaano, President Riyaale iyo Eng. Faysal. Daawo/Watch

Somaliland has elections, a strong economy, and zero tolerance for extremists or pirates. But no one recognizes it.

Toronto (Bederwanaag) June 20, 2009 - A multiparty democracy with an elected president and parliament, a secular Muslim country with no tolerance for extremism, a thriving free-market economy with precious little foreign aid, and a strict law-and-order state with no patience for piracy – Somaliland is exactly the kind of country the Western world loves to embrace. Read/Akhri

From corporate America to the Horn of Africa, money makes the world go around

Toronto (Bederwanaag) June 19, 2009 - The dusty, potholed streets of Hargeysa in Somaliland are filled with battered cars and ambling pedestrians. The tangled birds' nests of wires that cling to every telegraph pole are testament to a boom in telephony. Read/Akhri