Add more major Somali channels like the ones below, please: - http://universalsomalitv.com/ - http://www.tvsomali.com/

warsamaale;959883 wrote: its too damn hot. i don't think parks would work. yeah but at least they could build cobblestone alleys. Parks are important for children. In Somalia, we should categorize our urban planning specifically under the term child infrastructure: nurseries, schools, playgrounds, fun-fairs, maternity hospitals, etc. Somali cities also need more staples of culture in the form of libraries, malls, cinemas, theatres, swimming pools, stadiums, otherwise the country is just a mild version of the Walking Dead, the zombies replaced with clannists.

Well, if the well is actually commercially sustainable, it will take another 5 years before a small company like Tullow is capable of turning it into an export enterprise, and by that time the world prices will have considerably cooled down, especially now that the US will be pretty much energy-self sufficient. But you're right, its nothing to laugh at, but when compared to the projected estimates for the Somali basins, its apples and oranges.

Mintid Farayar;959876 wrote: Chimera, You're arguing with a crowd that finds logic and facts highly inconvenient Tutu, Chimera is referring to the disputed area(between Kenya & Somalia) where, due to the angle of the borders, there's an overlapping of the usual Exclusive Economic Zone demarcation line. Meanwhile, the Kenyan projects you've referred to are in sovereign Kenyan territories where there are no 'sovereignty' disputes. The Security Council members in their last Somalia meeting already deemed this an issue to be handled by international arbitration. The Mogadishu government's recent hard-line stance on the issue should be commended by all Somalis, regardless of whether they live in Djibouti or China. I agree.

tutu;959865 wrote: ^^As far as offshore is concerned, the internationally recognised sea borders will prevail even though it may seem like Kenya is trying to stretch its arms into Somali waters. But there exists pre-war demarcations unless Somalis give it away voluntarily. Indeed, hence Somalia has nothing to worry about, and the blocks illegally awarded to multinationals on Kenya's part are worthless in the long term. Somalia finding oil before Kenya, that's a far-fetched dream considering Somalia's position today. I'm sure a few years ago, you would have said the same about exploration in Somalia, yet: Somalia was already in the oil-game two decades ago long before Kenya, when all of the BIG SIX companies were awarded contracts to explore in the country and they had found evidence of oil-reserves but their projects were cut short due to the war. This has been complimented by the research of smaller companies who found active petroleum systems. What will happen now is that instead two or three wells in Somalia, we'll be seeing a hundred wells. Oh, but Kenya have already found oil in Turkana. And they're in full force to fast track the exploration. They've assigned a whole ministry to perform such a task among other duties. They're also contemplating on the potential impact of commercial oil. So it's not a matte of if Kenya explores but when the commercialization will begin. LOL 2500 barrels a day, contrast this with the average, which is 500 thousand barrels a day.

Major port in Somalia and the Horn, largest urban hub in Puntland. This city has crazy potential. If the same urban planning and development that transformed Muscat was introduced to Bosaso, in the form of parks, as well as extensive cobblestone alleys and roads, this city would be a stunner! http://www.flickr.com/photos/80183893@N02/

tutu;959846 wrote: Funny. Really? Kenya is already undertaking multi-explorations of oil and gas (have found oil but ascertaining its merchantability as we write). Of course under the auspices of international companies just like any other developing country. Yet none of those "international companies" are touching those Somali blocks, despite their multi-billion dollar offshore projects in neighbouring Tanzania, not even the small ones active in Kenya like Tullow want to touch that. There will be offshore drilling in other parts of Somalia long before those blocks in question are explored, and when it does happen it will be under a Somali government contract.

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'decntralise' is not a word, Xaaji.

Walking Dead season 3 is pretty sweet. I almost gave up during the second.

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Ethiopia is re-inventing herself, slowly but surely a new image is forming internationally, be it through her national airline, or this flagship-infrastructural project.

Somalia;959632 wrote: If it was non-negotiable she wouldn't have signed the press release which confirms the embarking of maritime demarcation. This is another blunder on her part. Non-negotiable does not equate to discussion of the issue. Do you us to trust the government when they say one thing and do the other? A government should always be questioned. You're being obtuse, because I, for a fact, know your not stubid. The government's position is non-negotiable, and it has an immense legal legacy based on the excellent work of prewar governments that solidified our claim permanently. However, this doesn't mean it can ignore its neighbour's rhetoric/actions, and there are always two options in such a situation, military means or diplomatic means. China currently considers the South China Sea as non-negotiable Chinese territorial waters, despite having a weaker legal legacy to back that position than Somalia, however when it enters into dialogues or discussions with its neighbours about the sea-dispute, this doesn't equal China backing down on her claim, no she defends it. In Somalia's case, the government is simply reasserting her decades old position, if the Kenyans want to spin it as a new MOU, so be it, but it has no legal ramifications. I have no problems with people questioning the government, its when they actively try to untangle it, for petty regional issues, and with no alternative in place, that I become suspicious.

Somalia;959622 wrote: Haha, err no. I listened to it. She contradicts herself. She says we did not discuss it yet she says they have a right to discuss it and it was on the press release. Listen to 3:40. Anyway it's on paper and the Kenyans confirmed it as did she, by accident I guess. But this is the same woman who said I am from both countries , Somalia and Somaliland, so her gaffes are widely documented. It's not a contradiction if one party does not consider it a subject worthy of being mentioned as being part of the over all discussion. The FG was/is clear that Somalia's territorial waters are non-negotiable. If the other party then sends you an invitation with several bullet points highlighting what will be discussed, and then at the time of the meeting out of nowhere mentions a separate subject on the old MOU and appeals for a new dialogue on this situation, you can't ignore their questions, instead you answer them swiftly and assertively, which is what FM Fawzia did, even do she doesn't consider part of the meeting's agenda. This is common sense, and classic politics. The most important part of this whole discussion however is not whether there was any discussion on the issue, the important point is that the FM firmly asserted the FG's stance that Somalia's waters are non-negotiable, everything else in this topic are just red-herrings.

Really?

Apophis;959613 wrote: ^Give it a rest sxb. She was spinning like a tyre. At first they asserted the subject wasn't even raised and now she says it was raised but we rejected it. She wouldn't be the first Somali politician to lie so you can continue to be trusting but you'll forgive us if we hold our politicians to higher standard. There was a set agenda for that meeting,(refugees, border security) the water situation wasn't one of them, and it was only in passing. The Kenyans asked her about it, she re-iterated the Federal government stance, and that of the prewar governments. The Kenyans spinned it into being a new MOU about the sea and you guys took it hook link and sinker. Our Foreign Minister did well, and was assertive in showing the Kenyans the government won't change its position on Somalia's territorial waters. As for standards and other superficial stuff, LOLWUT?

Somalia;959603 wrote: Listen to this interview. Interview on BBC Somali with Fowsiya Xaaji (June 4th 2013) http://somalitalkradio.com/cod/2013/...a_bcc_jun4.mp3 I did, but I don't think you or Apophis did LOL, she actually highlights that this so-called letter you posted earlier by Somalitalk is fake, and that there was no new MOU in the meeting between the FM and the Kenyans, it was about resettling the refugees, and cooperation between the two governments. I'm really baffled that you would post something that discredits your own posts, unless you thought I wouldn't actually listen to it, haha? Here are her same words in writing: Fowsiya: “Badda Soomaaliyeed Cidina kuma murmi karto” Wasiirada arimaha dibada Soomaaliya ahna Ra’iisul wasaare ku xigeen, ayaa galabta mar ay wareysi gar ah siineysay Idaacada BBC-da laanteeda Afka Soomaaliga, waxay kahadashay arinta ku aadan Badda Soomaaliya, iyo warar ay warbaahinta qaar maalmahaan qorayeen oo ah in Marwo Fowsiya ay saxiixday in mar labaad Kenya iyo Soomaaliya ay kawada hadlaan arita la xiriirta muranka Badda. Marwo Fowsiya ayaa sheegtay in warbaahinta qaar ay ka been abuurteen saxiixeeda islamarkaasna ay dulsaareen Document qaldan, waxay sheegtay in marnaba badda Soomaaliyeed aan lagu murmi Karin gor gortana lagalin Karin. “Badda Soomaaliyeed intii la yaqaanay ee ay Soomaali lahayd waligeed Soomaali baa leh, cidina kuma murmi karto waa wax yaala, waxaynu dib u xareeyneyno oo dib aan u weydiisaneyno maaha” ayay tiri marwo Fowsiya. Fowsiya Yuusuf ayaa sheegtay in qaar kamid ah wabsedyadaSoomaaliyeed ay warbixin been ah ka qoreen ayna sheegeen in ay saxiixday document cadeynaya in mar kale ay doowladah Soomaaliya iyo Kenya ay kawada hadlaan arinta ku saabsan biyaha Soomaaliya. “Soomaali waxaa booskaan ugu joogaa inaan ugu dagaalamo xuquuqdeedii iyo badaheedii iyo dhulkeeda, heshiiska aan saxiixnay arinta badda kuma jirto, waxaa kujira arimaha dhaqaalaha, arimaha qaxootiga, waxaa kujira in siyaasiyan leys taageero waa isku soo dhaweynta Soomaaliya iyo Kenya, ee heshiis bad lagaga hadlay maahan” ayay tiri wasiirada. Marwo Fowsiya way sii hadashay waxayna hadalkeeda sii daba dhigtay “Warsaxaafadeedka hore ayay iyagu I weydiiyeen in laga wada hadli karo iyagoo sooq aaday heshiiskii hore ee qaldanaa ee la saxiixay xiligii doowladii KMG, waxaana u sheegay inuu ahaa heshiis qalad ah oo ay doowlad KMG ah saxiixday, anaguna waan diidnay arinkaas waana u cadeeyay doowlada Kenya” Marwo Fowsiya ayaa si aan ka leex leexad lahayn oo cad u sheegtay in doowlada Kenya ay kusoo hadal qaaday arinta Badda Soomaaliya, waxayna sheegtay in doowlada Soomaaliyeed aysan marnaba ogoleyn in gor gortan lagaliyo Biyaha Soomaaliya. Arinta la xiriirta muranka Badda Soomaaliya, ayaa ahayd arin soo jiitameysay tan iyo doowladii KMG ahayd ee uu hogaminayay madaxweynihii hore Shiikh Sharif Shiikh Axmed, waxaana arintaas si aad ah ugu hotr’imaaday oo diiday baarlamaankii KMG ahaa ee xiligaas jiray, laakiin Kenya ayaa u muuqata mid soo laba kacleeysay islamarkaasna dooneysa ineey gor gortan galiso biyaha Soomaaliya. - LINK

Apophis;959601 wrote: Then how come oil companies are drilling in Somaliland? The FG hasn't agreed to it. Genuine question. The situation in Somalia itself is a lot more complex than having your neighbour explore and drill in your sovereign waters. I would compare it to the situation between Iraq and its Kurdistan province. However a licensing bid is scheduled, and the FG has made it clear that some of the old major companies still own their awarded blocks, and that is legally binding, from an international perspective. What we have in Puntland and Somaliland are exploration companies, who upon a discovery of commercial quantity would divert the project to any of the big six, several of which, such as Shell, still adamantly hold on to their Somali rights.

Tallaabo;959588 wrote: What can the FG do if Kenya starts drilling in those disputed waters? I guess not much. LOL@ Kenya drilling anything, you mean multinational companies? It will never happen, the FG has legal documents recognized by the UN on its side, and that's a huge roadblock considering no global company was willing to drill in the Bay of Bengal despite being awarded rights by India at the expense of Bangladesh for that very same reason. Secondly, the prospect of commercial discoveries in Somalia are much higher than in Kenya, hence any company that accepts blocks in the Somali basin at the behest of Kenya would be banned from any licensing bids in Somalia, which is a major loss for those specific companies on the long term. @Somalia, cool story bro, nothing authentic about it. Typical anti-government propaganda.

Yeah, but by then insha'allah I will have a significant lead, and eventual competition in this line of business is always healthy. :cool:

Marksman, true that brother, the FG's capacity is growing with each day, which is good news for the likes of us who want to get past this petty nonsense and unto infrastructural development and societal advancement. Apophis, hahaha, but you are consistent sxb, I give you that, keep it up.

Thank you again, and the song is decent, my target audience are the younglings after all. ps - Ik moet het geheim houden anders steelt iemand mijn idea lol.

In its weekly meeting the council of ministers issued the following statement on the issue of Somali territorial waters: 1. The government reiterates its support for the Transitional Federal Government parliament’s decision of 1 August 2009 calling “null and void” the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the TFG Minister of International Cooperation and Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs signed in Nairobi on 7 April 2009. 2. On 12 March 2010, the UN stated that the 2009 MOU was to be considered “non-actionable” because it had been rejected by the Somali parliament. 3. The government’s position is Somali Law No. 37 on the Territorial Sea and Ports, signed on 10 September 1972, which defines Somali territorial sea as 200 nautical miles and continental shelf. On 24th July 1989 Somali ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 4. The Federal Government of Somalia does not consider it appropriate to open new discussions on maritime demarcation or limitations on the continental shelf with any parties. 5. The government is committed to strong bilateral relations with Kenya and looks forward to working with the government of President Kenyatta on a number of issues, including the safe repatriation of Somali refugees in Kenya and improving border security for the benefit of both countries. LINK What was the point of spreading all those lies about the Federal government selling off Somalia's waters?

Depends on the theme of the ad, (have not yet decided), but at least 50 sec. Also, if the ad is accompanied by an American song, that will not be a problem right? I haven't watched the channel for a while lol. Mahadsanid, Juxa!