OIC members vow to donate $350 mln to Somalia
18 Aug 2011: ISTANBUL — Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, at an emergency meeting in Istanbul Wednesday, vowed to donate 350 million dollars for famine relief in Somalia. “We said we aimed (to collect) 500 million. We are committed 350 millionSevere Drought Bites Horn of Africa
07 Jul 2011: GENEVA – Hit by the worst drought in years, millions of people in the Horn of Africa are struggling against severe food crisis and high malnutrition rate, with some areas on the verge of famine, the United Nations said on Tuesday, June 28. "Over 10Somali Pirates Tap into Sophisticated Navigation
05 Jul 2011: Over the past few years, Somali pirates have been hijacking merchant vessels off the coast of Somalia in deep and dreadful waters, where risky and complicated operations left them significantly damaging international sea routes. Their mode of operationCoca-Cola Invests $10 Million In Somaliland Bottling Plant
07 Jun 2011: Coca-Cola Co., the world’s largest soft-drink maker, plans to set-up a bottling plant in the breakaway republic of Somaliland, saying its stability and economic growth provide “conducive” conditions for investment. Somaliland Beverage Industries,Somalia: Manifestation of Stealth Trusteeship
16 Apr 2011: DOHA, Apr 5, 2011- Somalia is currently under what James Fearon and David Laitin of Stanford University call "a neo-trusteeship system". Various external powers, while disagreeing among themselves, make the important decisions for the Somali people. OnMohamed Ali Samatar: Former Somali Prime Minister to face U.S. court
05 Apr 2011: WASHINGTON — A US judge in the state of Virginia paved the way on Friday for ex-Somali defence minister and prime minister to face a lawsuit filed under 1991′s Torture Victim Protection Act. General Mohamed Ali Samatar is accused of killing thousandsMohamed Ali Samatar: Judge denies immunity for former Somali prime minister now living in US
17 Feb 2011: MCLEAN, Va. — A judge has denied legal immunity to a former Somali prime minister now living in northern Virginia who is accused in a federal lawsuit of torture and war crimes. The judge's ruling, issued Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria,Mohamed Ali Samatar Case, A Ring of Classic Scapegoating
14 Feb 2011: History is frequently rewritten following changes in a country’s political arena or status, more commonly in third world nations than first. The victors take this opportunity to redraw the attended events, both good and bad, in the matrix of time.Somalia, US, and the Dual-Track Letdown
21 Nov 2010: Somalia, and in particular and Horn of Africa, in general are at such a volatile stage that any misstep - domestic or foreign- could only further exacerbate that perilous condition. One such potential misstep gathering cloud is the recently proposed USSomali Navy Begins Anti-Piracy Operations
27 Sep 2010: Mogadishu, Somalia - Admiral Farah Ahmed, who commands the Somali government’s navy, said Sunday that Somali naval forces will start anti-piracy operations off the country's coast, the second longest in Africa, where pirates have increased their attacksMogadishu faces a catastrophe
09 Jul 2010: Heavy fighting in the northern areas of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has trapped many residents in their homes, with some unable to bury their dead, civil society sources said on 6 July. The fighting has rendered the areas inaccessible to those whoTwo Ugandan peacekeepers killed in Mogadishu clashes
07 Jun 2010: A spokesman for African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) confirms that two Ugandan soldiers serving the mission have been killed in last week’s clashes that rocked Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Manirakiza Adolphe AMISOM's deputy publicUS Supreme Court: no immunity for Mohamed Ali Samatar
02 Jun 2010: A former Somali prime minister is not protected by sovereign immunity from a lawsuit in the United States for alleged torture and human rights abuses, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. In a unanimous decision, the high court handed a defeat to MohamedSomalia stun Kenya in 3-1 thriller
26 Apr 2010: Somalia went a step closer to qualifying for the next round 9th CAF U-17 Championship, Rwanda 2011 with a surprising 3-1 win over Kenya in Djibouti. The match played in Djibouti due to the unstable conditions in Mogadishu saw the Somalis cruising to aUS AFRICOM's First War: Directs Large-Scale Offensive in Somalia
20 Apr 2010: Over 43 people have been killed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in the past two days in fighting between Shabab (al-Shabaab) insurgent forces, who on March 10 advanced to within one mile of the nation's presidential palace, and troops of theslashnews
Major quake shakes eastern city of Van
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey yesterday, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according
to officials and experts. At least 50 people were taken to the single hospital in the city of Van, Anatolia news agency said,
The wretched scandal of Gaza
Past bombed suburbs and scrubland stands the house on the frontier of hell. Once, Abdullah Wahdem's home was a pleasant villa set
in the citrus groves of northern Gaza. Now its cream stucco frontage is pitted by the bullets and artillery salvos that
From Hate to Love -
Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He
drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,
Microsoft Bing in search deal with China’s
Baidu
Microsoft has signed a deal with China’s top search engine, Baidu, to provide the site with censored web search services in
English. Baidu, which dominates 83 per cent of the local market and whose success is built on its Chinese language services, said
