A crisis in the Gulf has had an unexpected consequence - a rush to build ports all down the Somali coast. But, as Mary Harper writes, some fear it could tear the Horn of Africa apart. Source: Hiiraan Online

Chicago has become one of the newest dots on Ethiopian Airlines' global flight map. Source: Hiiraan Online

R/wasaaraha cusub ee dhowaan loo dhaariyay dalka Itoobiya Abiy Ahmed ayaa booqashadiisii ugu horreysay kusoo gaaray maanta magaalada Jigjiga ee xarunta dowlad-deegaanka soomaalida Itoobiya. Mr. Abiy Ahmed ayaa waxaa magaalada Jigjiga kusoo dhoweeyay madaxweynaha dowlad-deegaanka soomaaliga Itoobiya Cabdi Maxamuud Omar iyo xubno ka tirsan maamulkiisa. R/wasaaraha ayaa waxaa loo dhaadhiciyay hool ay ka socoto xaflad soo dhoweyn ah oo isaga iyo wafdigiisa loo sameynayay kaas oo isla magaalada Jigjiga ah. Booqashada r/wasaare Abiy ayaanan aheyn mid iska timid, waxaana uu uga go-leeyahay sidii uu isugu soo dhoweyn lahaa qowmiyadaha soomaalida iyo Oromada oo muddooyinkan dambe xurguf aad u daran oo ay ku dhinteen boqollaal dad ah ka dhaxeysay. R/wasaaraha cusub ayaa qudhiisa kasoo jeeda qowmiyadda Oromada, waxaana xilka r/wasaarenimo ee dalkaasi loo dhaariyay maalmo ka hor kadib markii uu is casilay r/wasaarihii isaga ka horreeyay ee Hailemariam Desalegn.

Robert Mercer (Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) by Robert Maguire on April 5, 2018 As the final weeks of the 2016 elections ticked down, voters in swing states like Nevada and North Carolina began seeing eerie promotional travel ads as they scrolled through their Facebook feeds or clicked through Google sites. In one, a woman with a French accent cheerfully welcomes visitors to the “Islamic State of France,” where “under Sharia law, you can enjoy everything the Islamic State of France has to offer, as long as you follow the rules.” The video has a Man in the High Tower feel. Iconic French tourist sites are both familiar and transformed — the Eiffel Tower is capped with a star and crescent and the spires of the Notre Dame are replaced with the domed qubba of a mosque. The Mona Lisa is shown looking, the ad says, “as a woman should,” covered in a burka. If it wasn’t already clear that the ad was meant to stoke viewers’ fears of imminent Muslim conquest, the video is interspersed with violent imagery. Three missiles are seen flying through the sky as the video opens. Blindfolded men are shown kneeling with guns pointed at their heads, and children are shown training with weapons “to defend the caliphate.” This is one of three mock travel ads. Another, for the “Islamic State of Germany,” invited visitors to “celebrate the arranged marriages of future jihadi soldiers” at a pork- and alcohol-free Oktoberfest. “You can even sell your daughter or sister to be married,” the ad notes enthusiastically while showing the covered face of a woman wearing a black burka. And just to bring it all home, days before the election, the group made an “Islamic States of America“ travel promo, where Syrian refugees have overtaken America. In the ad, the iconic Hollywood sign reads “Allahu Akbar,” and the Statue of Liberty wears a burka and holds a star and crescent. In the video, Ground Zero in New York City is shown as place where citizens can “celebrate our Islamic victories.” Most Americans have never heard of the far-right neoconservative nonprofit that ran the ads. It has no employees and no volunteers, and it’s run out of the offices of a Washington, D.C. law firm. More importantly, most voters never saw the ads. And that was by design. The group, a social welfare organization called Secure America Now, worked hand in hand with Facebook and Google to target their message at voters in swing states who were most likely to be receptive to them. And new tax documents obtained by OpenSecrets show that the money fueling the group came mostly from just three donors, including the secretive multimillionaire donor Robert Mercer. As a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization, Secure America Now (SAN) is not required to disclose its donors to the public, but they are required to report them to the IRS. This information is usually redacted when provided for public inspection. However, when OpenSecrets called to request a 2016 return, an unredacted return was provided by the group’s accounting firm. The filing shows the largest individual contribution, $2 million, came from Robert Mercer, the reclusive hedge fund investor who spent millions in 2016 helping Donald Trump capture the White House. Mercer has become a household name not only for his political spending in recent years or his peculiar interests — such as part-timing as a New Mexico police officer or funding stockpiles of urine in the Oregon mountains — but also for bankrolling the alt-right and the data firm Cambridge Analytica, both of which helped Trump clutch victory in 2016. As OpenSecrets reported last month, SAN received another $2 million from the 45Committee, another pro-Trump dark money group, which is itself partly funded by other dark money groups. The dark money churn is real. Ronald S. Lauder, the heir to the Estee Lauder fortune, gave $1.1 million. Lauder has long been a supporter of conservative and pro-Israel causes, and his longtime political adviser Allen Roth serves as president of Secure America Now. The remaining $60,000 in reported contributions came from three donors: Brad Anderson, the former CEO of Best Buy; Foster Friess, the investor and longtime Republican donor; and Olympus Ventures LLC, which is tied to a foundation created by Dick Schulze, the founder of Best Buy. Social welfare organizations like Secure America Now are not supposed to have politics as their primary purpose, but a combination of vague rules and ineffective oversight make it easy for such groups to spend heavily in elections, without being required to disclose their donors. SAN reported more than $1 million in political spending to the Federal Election Commission in 2016 — in the form of “independent expenditures,” which means they appealed directly to voters, asking them to support or oppose specific candidates for office. While there are some differences between what the FEC and the IRS consider political spending, such direct calls for voters to support or oppose candidates are generally considered to be unambiguously political. Yet, in filing their tax returns, SAN told the IRS it only spent $124,192 on politics. It’s hard to discern where this discrepancy stems from. Marc Owens, a tax lawyer who used to head the IRS Exempt Organizations Division, pointed out in an email to OpenSecrets that the “IRS ‘facts and circumstances’ standard has always been considered to sweep in more activity/expenditures than the FEC ‘independent expenditure’ standard.” Yet, the IRS isn’t likely to catch the discrepancy on its own. The agency does not systematically analyze FEC reported political spending to catch discrepancies in what groups report on their tax returns. And only seven out of every 1,000 tax returns are audited by the agency, and even then the IRS is not always scrutinizing a group’s political activity. Even with $1 million in political spending, SAN would find itself well below the threshold for excessive political activity — which, absent specific bright lines from the IRS, is generally assumed to be less than half of a group’s overall spending. But the only way for the IRS to truly conclude that a group like SAN engaged in too much campaign intervention is to conduct a “facts and circumstances” analysis of the group’s finances. And that’s why those parody travel promotions are so important. The Islamic State ads offer an interesting test of areas where the IRS definition of campaign intervention might be more expansive than what election law defines as political, even though they don’t mention a candidate. As a Congressional Research Service report noted in 2012, “the standard for determining whether something is campaign activity under the IRC is whether it exhibits a preference for or against a candidate” — not, that is, whether the candidate is actually mentioned. “Preference can be subtle,” the report notes, “and the IRS takes the position that it is not always necessary to expressly mention a candidate by name.” So, the fact that SAN didn’t expressly mention candidates in its ads does not mean that they were not political. And facts that have been reported since the election suggest that there is plenty of evidence supporting the conclusion that SAN’s digital ads were aimed at influencing the election. For one, as Bloomberg reported last October, internal reports from the ad agency that ran SAN’s digital campaign, and individuals who were involved with the effort, showed that SAN worked with Google and Facebook to target the ads at swing-state voters. “Facebook advertising salespeople, creative advisers and technical experts competed with sales staff from Alphabet Inc.’s Google for millions in ad dollars from Secure America Now,” the Bloomberg report writes. The ads weren’t targeted broadly at the American public, but at Americans who would be mostly likely to decide the winners in critical senate races and the campaign for the White House. Other ads in the campaign highlight this aim. For example, other digital ads run by SAN targeted specific candidates. “STOP SUPPORT OF TERRORISM. VOTE AGAINST CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO,” read one ad, referencing the Democratic candidate for Nevada’s open senate seat. The ads “were viewed millions of times on Facebook and Google,” Bloomberg wrote, citing internal documents. And Facebook went so far as to use Secure America Now as a test case for new technology, sending out 12 different versions of the video to see which was the most popular. One other reason why the IRS might rule that the ads entail campaign intervention, despite being absent any mention of a candidate, is that the subject of Muslim’s entering the country was what Owens refers to as “an issue distinguishing the candidates for a given office.” In December 2015, Donald Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” The month before, he had referred to Syrian refugees as possibly “one of the great Trojan horses.” One of the most defining differences between Trump and his opponent was his views on Muslims in general, and Muslim refugees in particular. SAN’s ads were likely trying to exploit that difference when they targeted swing voters, with Google and Facebook’s help. The tax filing itself offers little insight into how much these campaigns actually cost, beyond the “millions” cited by Bloomberg. Large portions of the group’s spending are a black hole. More than $7.4 million in the SAN’s spending — 87 percent of their overall outlays — went towards “membership educational devlp” and “direct mail educational prgm,” which aren’t defined or detailed anywhere in the filing. Secure America Now representatives did not respond to any of the questions OpenSecrets sent, other than to confirm receipt of the questions. Neither the IRS nor the FEC are likely to look into SAN’s activities any time soon, if at all, so the group will continue to play a role in public life. A recent New York Times report detailing internal emails between top Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy and a political adviser to leaders in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia noted that Broidy referenced SAN as “one of the groups I am working with” to push the Trump administration to fill key positions with individuals favorable to those Persian Gulf leaders.

Manchester United staged an incredible second-half comeback to beat Manchester City and delay their rivals' Premier League title celebrations at Etihad Stadium. Source: Hiiraan Online

Manchester United staged an incredible second-half comeback to beat Manchester City and delay their rivals' Premier League title celebrations at Etihad Stadium. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Waxaa sii xoogeysanaya walaaca ay Ururada Bulshada rayidka ka qabaan khilaafka ba’an ee ka dhax jira xildhibaannada golaha shacabka Soomaaliyeed, kaasoo curyaamiyay dhamaan shaqooyinkii Qqaranka. Ururada kala; IIDA, SWDC, SWA, SIDO, SCSC – ayaa soo saaray baaq ku aadan xalinta khilaafka baarlamaanka waxayna ka digeyn in khilaafkan uu dalka u horseedo dib u dhac rajo beelna uu ku rido shacabka Soomaaliyeed ee rajada weyn ka qaba maamulka Madaxweyne Maxamed Farmaajo. Sidoo kale, Baaqan oo ay si wadajir ah u soo saareen Bulshada Rayidka ah ayay ku sheegeen inay ku talinayaan in si deg-deg ah loo xalliyo Khilaafka golaha shacabka iyo xukuumadda u dhexeeya, lagana feejignaado dib u dhac iyo rajo beelka Shacabka Soomaaliyeed. Ugu dambeyn, baaqan ayaa wuxuu kusoo beegmayaa iyadoo maanta lagu dhawaaqay guddiyo min todobada xubnood ah, kuwaasoo ka socda labada dhinac ee is-haya, isla markaana xallin doona khliaafka taagan oo noqday mid ragaadiyay hawlihii xukuumadda oo dhan. PUNTLAND POST The post AKHRISO: Ururada Bulshada Rayidka Soomaaliyeed oo Walaac ka Mujiyay Khilaafka Taagan appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Guddiga Madaxa banaan ee Doorashooyinka Qaranka ayaa si rasmi ah u iclaamiyay xiliga ay qaban doonaan doorashada kursi ka banaan Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlaamaanka oo uu baneeyay Marxuum Bootaan Ciise Caalin oo ku geeriyooday Dalka India. Guddoomiyaha Guddiga Madaxa banaan ee Doorashooyinka Xaliimo Ismaaciil Ibraahim “Xaliimo Yarey” oo shir jaraa’id ku qabatay Magaalada Muqdisho, ayaa sheegtay xiliga ay qabanayaan doorashada. Xaliimo Yarey, ayaa sheegtay in 15-ka Bishan ay qaban doonaan Doorashada kursigaasi, waxa ayna ku baaqday in Musharaxiinta u taagan doorashada Kursigaas ay muujiyaan u diyaar garowga doorashada. Xaliimo Yarey, waxa ay sheegtay in Doorashadan ay ka dhici doonto Magaalada Dhausumareeb ee Xarunta Maamulka Galmudug. Waxa ay sidoo kale Xaliimo Yarey sheegtay in Doorashada ay isku soo sharaxeen 3 Musharax oo ku tartami Doona Xubinta ka banaan Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya. Musharaxiinta ayey ugu baaqday inay soo dhameystiran hadii ay jiraan shuruudo ku harsan, waxa ayna ku baaqday in la muujiyo dulqaad. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, marxuumka dhintay ee lagu tartamaayo Kursigiisa Xildhibaan Bootaan Ciise Caalin ayaa Golaha Shacabka ka soo galay Maamulka Galmudug kadib Doorasho ka dhacday Magaalada Cadaado. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Wali macada in falku ahaa mid Argagixiso iyo in kale laakiin Sida ay ku waramayaan Warfaafinta Jarmalku waxay kiiska u baariyaan qaab fal Argagixiso Gaari Xamuul ayaa soo dhex galay oo jiiray Dad marayay wadada Kiepenkerl-park, Dhimashada ayaa hada lagu sheegay 4 Qof in ka badan Sodana waa dhaawac. Bileyska iyo laamaha Amaanka ayaa Goobta xiray Dad weynahana waxaa loogu baaqay iney guryahooda ku jiraan. Falkaan ayaa wuxuu dhacay galabta oo sabti ah Ilaa hadana Ma Cada Sababta gaarigaan usoo dhex galay wadad Dadku maraan, in falku ahaa ulakac iyo in kale. Warfaafinta Deegaankaan falku ka dhacay waxay kusoo waramayaan in dhaawucu uu gaaraya Konton Qof laakiin Wasaarada Arimaha Gudaha Jarmalku waxay sheegtay 4 dhimasho ah iyo 30 dhaawac ah. Bileyska Gobolka Nordrhein-Westfalen ayaa inta badan loosoo diray Magaalada Münster si ay u caawiyaan Booliska Magaaladaan. Bileysku waxay kaloo sheegeen in darawalkii gaariga uu is diley. Wixii kaloo soo kordha kala soco Puntlandi.com

Abdifatah Mahad stands tall in the middle of his farm on the outskirts of Baidoa, Somalia. He boasts about how well he’s doing and the variety of his produce: maize, beans and vegetables such as peppers and onions. Farmers here used to stare at the sky and wait for a drop of rain. Now they look under their feet – to where they have dug wells. They are ambitious; the reliable water source means farming is possible all year round and they hope to supply nearby towns. ‘We want to meet the demands of the local people,’ says Abdifatah. Six years earlier, this region was the epicentre of a famine that claimed the lives of 250,000 Somalis. Four million people were in danger of starvation, according to the UN. Successive natural disasters, and an apparent lack of compassion from rich nations, have taught Somalis a hard lesson: to strive for self-reliance. ‘They call it humanitarian aid but we call it dead aid; meaning it’s intended to kill,’ says Abdifatah. ‘They brag about helping us and take credit for things that are not even beneficial.’ His claim is not baseless. With regular US drone strikes terrorizing communities in this area, it’s also hard for Somalis to believe the same hand is giving out humanitarian aid. Western nations make appealing promises but help does not always materialize. The famine of 2011, which I covered for British TV network Channel 4 News, is a prime example. We had finally arrived in Baidoa, south­western Somalia in August, after more than a week travelling through famine-affected areas controlled by the al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabaab. We headed to the main hospital, which was full of malnourished children. I met three very young patients Khadija, Mohamed and Safiya, who were suffering from acute malnutrition and dehydration. Their bones had decayed; they were too weak to cry. All they had for comfort was the heat of their mothers or siblings who had been left to care for them. Families had walked miles from villages to get here. Desperate parents were competing for the attention of a goatee-bearded man with a white jacket, Dr Abdalla Bulle, who was struggling to cope with the influx. He told me that many children were dying soon after arrival, with five or six being buried every day. Seven years later, I spoke again with families who had lost loved ones to the 2011 famine. They still struggle to understand why they were abandoned to their fate. ‘How is it that the world’s richest nations with so much wealth to spare couldn’t save our children?’ one woman asked. ‘What did we do to be disowned by fellow human beings?’ asked another. Left to die Why didn’t the pictures of starving Somalis convince politicians in the US and Europe to act? After all, aid workers on the ground had been raising the alarm for more than a year. The answer is that, led by the US, Western nations (with the exception of Nordic countries), stood back, withheld aid and watched Somalis – among them some 125,000 children – die. The publicized narrative was that donors feared some of the food aid could fall into the hands of al-Shabaab – a proscribed terrorist group. For NGOs, this meant they were at risk of prosecution under the US Patriot Act. But some humanitarian workers suspected a different motive. They told me the Western military planned to use starving Somalis as a cheap way to defeat the militants – by eroding their support and, eventually, provoking a local revolt. While men and women in suits pondered over the outcome of their decision, and al-Shabaab blocked relief, aid workers on the ground were pleading for help. ‘We really need, sometimes, to put politics aside,’ said Hassan Ismael who I met in Baidoa distributing food aid from Islamic Relief, the only UK-registered organization operating in areas controlled by al-Shabaab at that time. ‘This is a humanitarian emergency. We need to save lives.’ His appeal was falling on deaf ears. By the time the declaration of famine spurred the West into action, shaming the US into lifting restrictions, it was too late. Many more people would have perished had it not been for the speedy mobilization of Somalis in the diaspora, and charities from the Muslim world. It was a lesson and a game changer for the humanitarian industry in Somalia. ‘New’ foreign actors came in – notably Turkey. At the height of the famine in August 2011, Turkey’s leader Recep Erdoğan and his family arrived at the head of a huge delegation consisting of senior cabinet ministers, business leaders, NGOs, media and celebrities. Erdoğan brought a sense of brotherhood and hope. Since 2011, Turkey has sent almost $1 billion in aid to Somalia. After the emergency was over, Turkish companies launched into major infrastructure projects, building roads, hospitals and the port. Turkish Airlines is the only international carrier that flies to Mogadishu. Turkey has cemented its place in the hearts of the Somali people, who watch its soap operas and buy its products. Evidence suggests that Western nations sent more money than Turkey. For instance, the UK alone spent $148 million in Somalia in 2017-18. But while Somali elites may talk about money spent by the West on promoting democracy and security, ordinary Somalis are unlikely to be able to name one thing. Asked about Turkey, they would give a long list. Simply, ordinary citizens feel the Turkish presence in the country is improving their lives. The US and European nations no longer have a monopoly on the humanitarian industry in Somalia. Arab charities have always been in Somalia doing things quietly, but the renewed, up-scaled commitment from the Muslim world in 2011 did much to break the mould. The differences between the two are stark, according to Khalif Abdirahman, an independent researcher on humanitarian aid. Muslim organizations, he says, operate on trust. They are based in-country. They focus on development and switch to emergency when necessary. They buy food-aid locally. They are pragmatic, quick to respond. They deal with people directly. And with much money flowing in direct from the faithful – obligatory charitable giving is one of the five pillars of Islam – they don’t waste time and resources on paperwork. In contrast, he says, Western NGOs focus on ticking boxes. They operate out of Nairobi. They compete for funding for specific projects, which is not necessarily what people need. They usually import food. They do less on development. They are slow to respond to emergency situations. They concentrate most on proposal writing to capture more market share. ‘Western organizations seem to be emotionally disconnected,’ explains Khalif, ‘Somalis seem to better understand the rationale behind the Muslim organizations’ operations.’ I returned to Baidoa in 2017 to cover another drought. This time the aid community was better prepared – and so were the people themselves. In the past, Somalis would often say to me: ‘We ask donors to help us’. Today, I rarely hear that. Somalia has a long way to go to feed its citizens. After all, the nation is still embroiled in a 30-year-long war. But attitudes are changing; people like Abdifatah have a stronger determination not to depend on foreign aid and ‘Muslim brothers’ are playing a critical role in improving people’s lives Source: – New Internationalist

The two opposing factions led by Speaker Jawari and Prime Minister Khaire are scheduled to hold talks amid the sessions of the House were put off following escalating political tensions. The Executive and the Legislative have agreed to have negotiations and have been tasked to appoint delegates to lead the soon-to-be-held talks. The embattled House speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari has today appointed the members who will represent him in the talks. There are Mohamud Benebene, Fawsiyo Mohamed Sheikh, Abdifitah Ismail Dahir, Abdikadir Osoble, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi and Hassan Yare. The other faction is expected to name their representatives in the forthcoming hours. The development comes just hours after today’s session was suspended for unspecified reasons though some reports claimed it was cancelled at the request of President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. A motion of no-confidence lodged against the current speaker, Mohamed Osman Jawari has led to a month-long political stand-off that has shaken the Parliament with House members divided. AU, IGAD, former Somali leaders and International Community have all called the leaders of the Federal Government to resolve the differences before the country plunges into political chaos which could detract the hard-gained progress. Source: Hol

ADDIS ABABA, April 8 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed started his first official trip outside Addis Ababa on Saturday to the eastern Somali regional state to resolve deadly communal clashes. Heavy clashes along the Oromia-Somali boundary since last September has spilled into ethnic violence, leaving scores of people dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. Ahmed is expected to meet Somali regional state president Abdi Mohammed and religious and community elders in a bid to resolve underlying issues behind deadly communal clashes. Ahmed, also chairman of Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO), which rules over Oromia, promised in his swearing in speech before Ethiopian parliament on Monday to resolve ongoing tensions and unrest in various parts of Ethiopia. Oromia and Somali regional states have been locked in a dispute over the delineation of their common boundary for almost two decades. A referendum in October 2004 was supposed to demarcate the boundary between the two regional states, but its implementation has been stalled ever since, with both sides accusing each other of non-compliance with the referendum results. Source: – Xinhua

The US military has halted air operations in Djibouti – at the request of the African nation’s government – following two accidents involving military aircraft. Djibouti is one of the United States’ most critical strategic locations in the fight against terrorism in Africa and the Middle East but US air operations are now on hold. This comes after two US military aircraft were involved in separate incidents on Tuesday, including a jet crash at Djibouti’s international airport. US military suspends air operations “US air operations in Djibouti are on hold and US Naval Forces Central Command has cancelled the remainder of exercise Alligator Dagger in response to two separate aviation incidents in Djibouti,” the US military said in a statement on Thursday. On Tuesday, a US Marine Corps Harrier jet crashed at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. The pilot managed to eject from the aircraft and was treated at a medical facility with sources saying he has since been released. Later the same day, a Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter suffered “structural damage” during a landing at Arta Beach. None of the helicopter’s crew was injured in the landing, according to officials, two civilians were reportedly injured by debris from the aircraft’s rotor wash. US Navy investigators say they haven’t been granted access to the alleged victims by local police. Djibouti asks US to halt operations Following Tuesday’s double incidents, the Djibouti government sent the US a diplomatic notice requesting that all flying operated be suspended. The US military has complied, cancelling the military exercise both aircraft were involved in. US officials say both incidents are currently under a joint investigation while they’re also working with the Djibouti government to get approval for flights on a case-by-case basis. The US military base Camp Lemonnier is vital to the country’s support of operations in Somalia, Yemen and other locations in Africa and the Middle East. Source: – EA Monitor

AMISOM has dismissed claims it took full charge of the Lower House building following Wednesday’s standoff which saw the interventions of the African Union troops. In a press statement, Special Representative for Somalia, Francisco Madeira said AU respects the sovereignty of the people of Somalia and their capacity to resolve their internal challenges. “The African Union Commission and AMISOM respect the sovereignty of the people of Somalia and recognize their rights and have full confidence in the capacity of its Leadership to address the challenges besetting their country including the current political challenges that saw the Lower House of the Parliament being split into two,” said the AU Special Envoy. Madeira called for dialogue to overcome the looming political tensions which could the hardly gained achievements. “I appeal the Members of Parliament, legitimate representatives of the People of Somalia, to continue to exercise restraint as they strive to resolve the differences that oppose them,” he urged. The ambassador ruled out the comments of the AMISOM commander, Paul Lokech which said the row was between the Executive and the Parliament. “I wish to state that our view is that the current political stand-off is between two sides of Members of the Lower House Parliament,” he corrected. The sentiment comes barely two days after the House session was put off following high political tension. AMISOM on Wednesday stepped in to ease the situation. AMISOM officials led by the Mission’s commander, Paul Lokech held a meeting with the House Speaker, Mohamed Osman Jawari, his 2nd deputy and a handful of MPs in Villa Hargeisa over the stand-off. The sides jointly agreed to suspend the House session till conducive environment for session is created. Speaking to the media Lokech said the sides together with AMISOM accepted to suspend the sessions until further notice. “We have come to an agreement that the parliament through the speaker be suspended for a period of time till the atmosphere becomes good for all of the sides to conduct the House business,” Lokech noted. An official date for the impeachment motion has not yet been scheduled.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Wararka naga soo gaarayo Gobolka Shabellah Dhexe ayaa sheegaya in Qarax xoogan uu ka dhacay Magaalada Jowhar ee xarunta Maamulka Hirshabelle. Qaraxa oo aad u xooganaa ayaa la sheegay inuu ahaa miinada nooca dhulka lagu aaso oo lala eegtay Bar Kontorool oo Ciidamada ku sugnaayeen oo ku taala Meel 4 Km ujirta Jowhar. Bartakoontarool ayaa gaar ahaan ku taal deegan lagu magacaabo Xaanshooleey oo dhacda Waqooyiga Xarunta Shabellah Dhexe. Ugu yaraan 3 qof ayaa la xaqiijiyay in ay ku dhinteen Qaraxa, halka 4 kalena ay ku dhaawacmeen qaraxa, sida ay sheegen mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan maamulk Hirshabeelle. Dadka dhintay 2 ka mid ah waa Ciidamada dowladda, halka qof kalena uu yahay Shacab. Dad ku sugnaa meel aan ka fogeyn halka Qraaxa uu ka dhacay ayaa soo sheegaya in Qaraxa kadib la maqlay rasaas xoogan. Sidoo kale, Dadka qaar ayaa umaleeyay inuu jiray dagaal xigay Qaraxa, waxaana rasaasta si caadi ah looga maqlay qeybo badan oo kamid ah Jowhar. Docda kale, waxaan weli jirin cid sheegatay Mas’uuliyada Qaraxa, balse Shabaab ayaa looga bartay Qaraxyada wadada lagu aaso ee lala eegto Ciidamada Dowladda. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

The US military has halted air operations in Djibouti – at the request of the African nation’s government – following two accidents involving military aircraft. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu - In 2005, Dr. Abdirahman Ali Awale – or Dr. ‘Habeeb’ as he is commonly known – was walking down a street in the Somali capital when he saw something which changed his life: the reaction of some local residents to a small group of girls suffering from mental illness. Source: Hiiraan Online

ADDIS ABABA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's new prime minister Abiy Ahmed started his first official trip outside Addis Ababa on Saturday to the eastern Somali regional state to resolve deadly communal clashes. Source: Hiiraan Online

Ilaa hada Ma Cada iney tahay falbargagixiso iyo inkale kadib markii Gaari weyn uu dhex galay oo jiiray Dad Goobta lagu magacaabo Kiepenkerl ee Magaalada Münster Dalka Jarmalka. Sadex Qof ayaa geeriyooday ku dhowaad 30 na waa dhaawac Wixii soo kordha kala soco Pi

MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - The City of Minneapolis is working on building trust between police and communities with a high immigrant population. Source: Hiiraan Online

Saylac (Caasamadda Online) – Wargeyska Orientalreview, ayaa daabacay in Dowladda Ruushka ay dooneyso in ay saldhig Ciidan ka dhisayo maagalada Saylac ee Maamulka Somaliland. Wargeysku waxaa uu sheegay Somaliland ay Saldhigga Saylac ee Ruushka uga beddelenayeso aqoonsi uu siiyo,sidaasna ay ku billaabato Aqoonsiga caalamiga ah ee Somaliland. Saylac waxaa ay Sohdin la wadaagtaa Dalka Jabuuti,halkaas oo Waddamo badan oo Reer Galbeed iyo Reer Bari ahba ku leeyihiin Saldhigyo Milatari. Imaaraadku waxaa ay Saldhig Ciidan ka dhisanayaan Berbera laakiin heshiiska kuma jirto Aqoonsiga Somaliland,sidoo kale waxaa ay heystaan Jasiiradda Sooqadara iyo Dekadda Magaalada Cadan ee Koofurta Yemen. Hab Maamulka Somaliland waa is maamul aan cidna ku tiirsaneyn,waxaana ay u egyihiin sida Koofurta Yemen oo kale,waxaa ay galaan heshiisyo u gaar ah,waxaana ay ka xasilloonyihiin Soomaaliya inteeda kale. Wasiirka Arrimaha dibadda Somaliland Sacad Cali Shire ayaa la kulmay Diplomaasi Ruush ah oo lagu magacaabo Yury Kourchakov,waxaana ay ka wada hadleen suurtagalnimada Saldhigga Ruushku ka doonayo magaalada Saylac ee Gobolka Awdal. Warbixinta waxaa lagu sheegay in Saldhigga Ruushka ee Saylac ay ka weyn tahay kaliya saldhig Milatari oo uu Ruushku ku yeesho geeska Afrika hayeeshee waxaa uu doonayaa in uu Mareykanka tartan kula galo maamulidda inta badan Geeska Afrika oo ay Waddamada Reer Galbeedka mar hore la wareegeen. Warbixintu waxaa ay intaas ku dareysaa in sidoo kale Ruushka doonayo in uu Saldhig Milatari ka helo Dalka Suudaan oo Sanadkii hore codsi noocaas ah uu u gudbiyay inkasta oo Khartuum aysan shaacin. Damaca Ruushka ee Bariga Afrika waxaa kale oo uu uga faa’ideysanayaa xiriirka qotada dheer ee uu la leeyahay Itoobiya,taas oo Jabuuti kala heshiisay dhisamaha Waddo Tareen oo Sanadkii hore xarigga laga jaray iskuna xirta Labada dal. Isha Warkan: Orientalreview. Mustaqbal Radio Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

When Ahmed Hussen first arrived in Canada as a teenager, he remembers feeling very cold and very lonely. His family had fled Somalia when the government collapsed amid civil war in 1991. Hussen’s parents stayed behind as refugees in Kenya but sent their sons to Canada. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - The two opposing factions led by Speaker Jawari and Prime Minister Khaire are scheduled to hold talks amid the sessions of the House were put off following escalating political tensions. Source: Hiiraan Online

Ururka Haweenka ee Degmada Saaxo ee Gobolka Mudug ayaa maanta waxa ay Degmadaasi ay ka bilaabeen Olole Nadaafadeed oo ay uga hortagayaan Cuduro ka dilaaca Meelaha Qashinka laysugu geeyo iyo goobaha ay Biyaha Roobku ay fariistaan. Haweenka ayaa sheegay in aysan Dowladda hoose ee Degmada Saaxo aysan ka helin agabkii lagu gurijiray Qashinka maadaama ay si iskaa wax u qabso ah ay shaqadan ubilaabeen ,dantuna ay biday in ay Gacmahooda ay Qashinka ku qaadaan . Waxa ay Dowldda hoose ay ka codsadeen in loo keeno qalab ay ku shaqeeyaan Haweenka si howsha loo sii dar dar galiyo. Degmada Saaxo ayaa kamid ah deegaanadii dhawaan uu ka curtay Roobkii Guga. Hadaba halkan ka dhagayso Dhuux xaaji Cismaan oo ah Gudoomiye kuxigeenka Ururka Hweenka ee Degmada Saaxo. Dhuux

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Qaar kamid ah Fariisimihii ay ciidamada Xasilinta faarujiyeen saacadaha ka hor ayaa hadda waxaa lagu arkayaa ciidamo Boolis ah oo halkaas ku sugan. Ciidamadaan ayaa waxaa lagu arkayo qeybo kamid ah meelihii ay Xasilinta faarujiyeen, waxaana kamid ah Isgoyska Howl-wadaag, Jid Mareexaanka, Geed Jaceyl iyo Shiikh Cali Suufi. Weli waxaa jiro meelo badan oo haawanayo oo aysan imaan ciidamada Booliska Sida isgoyska Tarabuunka, Digfeer, Seybiyaano iyo qeybo ka mid ah woqooyiga Magaalada Muqdisho. Ciidamada Xasilinta ayaa Maanta isaga tagay meelihii ay gawaarida ku baari jireen muddo 6 bilood ka badan, waxaana lasoo sheegayaa inuu jiro gadood ku saabsan xaquuq la sheegay inaysan ciidamadaas helin. Tan iyo markii ciidamadaas lasoo dhigay meelaha laga soo galo wadada Makka Al-Mukarama waxaa yaraaday qaraxyadii ka dhacayey Muqdisho gaar ahaan kuwa lagu soo xiri jiray gawaarida waaweyn. Shalay ayey aheyd markii laba fariisimo oo ay ciidamadaas lahaayeen lala beegsaday qaraxo lagu soo xiray baabuurta Raaxada oo ay wadeen naftood hurayaan ka tirsan Ururka Al-Shabaab. Saraakiil ka tirsan Dowladda Soomaaliya oo la hadlay Caasimadda Online ayaa sheegay in tallaabo sharciga waafaqsan laga qaadi doono Saraakiishii amartay inay ciidamadaas faarujiyaan koontarooladii ay gawaarida ku hubin jireen. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com