United Nations to Freeze Corrupt Somalia Politicians' Assets

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Corrupt Somali politicians could face travel bans and have their foreign assets frozen under tough new United Nations sanctions, a U.N. official said Tuesday, a move that analysts said could also help get desperately needed food aid to the country's growing number of famine…

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Report sheds light on widespread corruptionon by senior TFG officials

Leaked Monitoring group's report sheds light on widespread corruptionon by senior TFG officials

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Prime Ministership; Is it a real option? By:Dr. Omar Ibrahim Hussein

The two Presidents continue their dialogue in Dubai after the successful mediation by the UAE and we continue to dig their minds to see what might be in there.

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The President meets the President: Who will blink first?.

The President of Somalia meets the President of Somaliland in Dubai with a clear agenda prepared by the combined committee in London with the support of hosting countries.

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Shock as headless body of a teenager found in Galkayo.

Locals in central Somali city of Galkayo were today shocked after headless body of a teenage boy was found dumped in an area south of the city.

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L.Shabelle governor declares the region safe.

Lower Shabelle regional authority has declared parts of the region safe and sound after Somali forces recently ousted rebel rule in Afgoye and its surrounding areas.

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Foreign aid workers kidnapped in central Somalia.

Two foreign aid workers and a Somali doctor were kidnapped in a central Somalia region by armed gangs, probably notorious Somali pirates on Wednesday, officials say.

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Al-Shabaab arrests defiant farmers in Jowhar.

Reports from Jowhar town say Al-Shabaab militant have arrested over ten local farmers in the area for allegedly failing to pay taxes.

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Security beefed up in Dusamareb, Galgadud region

Security has been tightened in Dusamareb and its environs last night after a UN delegation arrived at the town on Sunday evening.

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Three killed in grisly road accident in Borame

At least three people have been killed and three other were injured in a fatal road accident at an area just two kilometres from Borame town, Awdal region.

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Al-Shabaab accused of instigating instability in northern Kenya.

Al-Shabaab was today accused of carrying out the recent deadly twin attacks on two churches in northern Kenyan town of Garissa.

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Newly appointed Somali envoy to S.Africa meets Somalis in Cape town

The recently appointed Somali ambassador to South Africa Sayid Hassan Sharif on Saturday evening met Somali community members in Cape Town, Western Cape province.

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Ethiopia’s web of obstruction to Somalia’s Statehood - Jubbaland

With no explanation, representative of Harti group did not sign the final Communiqué. In a radio interview, a spokesman of the conference said that a Harti group led by Gen. Mohamed Warsame Darwish, former Chief of the Somali National Security Service (NSS) during President Abdullahi Yusuf's government…

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Al-Shabaab Jeopardized in all aspects, say ASWJ

Al-Shabaab militant group has been politically, militarily and economically weakened, Ahlu Sunna has claimed.

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Kenyan police seize a man with grenades at Kibaki function

Kenyan police has on Thursday reportedly arrested a man with two grenades as he tried to sneak into an Agricultural Show Ground in Nakuru, just moments before Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki arrived at the scene.

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U.S. sanctions Eritrean officials for aiding Somalia militants

The United States imposed sanctions on two Eritrean government officials on Thursday, saying they had assisted Islamist militants including the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab in the lawless neighboring state of Somalia.

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Severe drought hits Bari region, northeastern Somalia.

A severe drought is being reported from several parts of Bari region, northeastern Somalia.

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Alleged militant man killed by his own actions

A suspected militant man died last night when an explosive device he was allegedly planting near Yaqshid police station went off, killing him on the spot.

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Somalia: Phony Constitution crafted through UN rigged process

On June 22, 2012 the Somali Roadmap (the process for ending the Transition) Signatories (SRS)-(the gang of six) signed documents prepared by the Office of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS).

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Security Council amendments specified with Hormuud Telecom Somalia

The ICG report of Hormuud Telecom Somali became false after UN investigation. A new report published in Security Council website.On 25 June 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea approved the amendments specified with strikethrough…

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