Jeesoow still at it.

We read it as Duniyo or Duniya. Usually, it is Duniyo, even if it is written as Duniya. And dunya in Arabic means this earthly world and all its possessions. In Somali, we say dunida (the world). By the way, are you trying to learn Soomaali language? Or you are still reading Nuruddin's book?

His wife is very sick as well with Covid19. Rabi ha caafiyo. Sartiisa laga dhisaayo Liido wali dhismaheeda ku socoto. Mala qorin iyadoo dhameystiran dhiskeeda arko. Sawirka hoose waxaa ka qaaday Oktoobar, 2019, markaa Xamar joogay.

War deg deg ah: Madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya Cali Mahdi Maxamed oo geeriyooday Madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya Cali Mahdi Maxamed ayaa goor dhaw ku geeriyooday magaalada Nairobi ee dalka Kenya. War oo goor dhaw uu soo baxay ayaa sheegay in Cali Mahdi uu maamihii ugu danbeyayba ku xanuusanayay Nairobi, laakiin lama sheegin xanuunka uu u geeriyooday. Alle ha u naxariisteen Cali Mahdi ayaa dalka madaxweyne ka noqday kaddib markii ay meesha baxday dowladdii militariga aheyd ee dalka 1991kii, sidoo kale waxaa uu shaqsi siweyn uga soo dhax muuqday siyaasadda Soomaaliya iyo ganacsade weyn. Faah faahinta warka ku saabsan geerida Cali Mahd halka ayaan idinku soo gudbin doonnaa..

Eebbe ha u raxmado.

Daqiiqado ka hor ayuu Nayroobi ku geeriyooday. Will be updated.

Waa runtaa he doesn't 'chew.' Wuu daaqaa sida ariga camal.

I was just mentioning this in the other thread. Muuse Muqayil is seriously broke, jaadkii wax lagu gato la la'yahay.

Farmaajo dhooriyaal badan ayuu baalaha ka rifay, Muuse Muqayil ka koow yahay. Muuse Muqayil also admitted that dowladda dhexe controls all foreign aid that goes to Waqooyiga as like the maamul goboleed and that he cannot do anything about it.

Ciidamo ka Tirsan Gor-Gor oo Tabar ku... - Universal Somali TV | Facebook M.FACEBOOK.COM Ciidamo ka Tirsan Gor-Gor oo Tabar ku soo qaatay Turkiga oo Muqdisho Soo Gaaray.

Ururka 15aad ee Ciidanka gaarka u tababaran ee Kumaandooska Gorgor ee ciidanka xoogga dalka oo tababar sare ku soo qaatey dalka Turkiga ayaa soo gaarey Muqdisho, waxaana garoonka diyaaraha ku soo dhaweeyey Wasiirka Difaaca Soomaaliya iyo sarakiil ka tirsan Ciidanka Xoogga Dalka.

Mareykan = United States, America Mareykaan-cotton = he probably meant U.S.-made cotton. Hope this clarifies.

Hodan, Rabi ha u raxmadee, lived in this city next to Toronto. And yes, her family live this city too. The people who heavily lobbied were Caribbean-Canadians and others who live in Vaughan.

India airlifts Covid-19 vaccines to Somalia Under the Vaccine Maitri initiative, India has been providing coronavirus vaccines to its neighbouring countries. Twenty-five nations across the world have already received Made-in India vaccines and forty-nine more countries will be supplied in the coming days, ranging from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean to Africa, South-East Asia and the Pacific Islands. Continuing its Vaccine Maitri initiative to assist countries in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, India airlifted Made-in-India vaccines to the Horn of Africa - Somalia on Saturday. The information about the consignment was shared by the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar through his Twitter account. He tweeted, "Reaching across the Indian Ocean. Made in India vaccines arriving in Somalia."

Umul Kiikuuyada ayuu ka cabsanaayaa ee ma moodi in wax kale ka keenaayo hadalkiisa. Ninkaan dhaqaale badan Islii ku leeyahay marka jeebkiisa iyo naftiisa ayaa hadleyso. Af wax cunay xishoo maryooleey hore u tiri.

Dad miirka ka dhintay ayaa saan iska rabo, for every tuulo to have its own 'madaxweyne' aanan sharci iyo waxba kala aqoonin. A so-called 'madaxweyne' that can sell the national ports, airspace, the land and have a 'national' qabiil army. Waa yaab. Federaalka micnahiisa ayeeba fahmin.

A Soomaali who does not know her from Xaawo iyo Aaden kills her. Gaalo who do not know her from Xaawo and Aaden honour her by naming her after a big high school. Cajiib xaalka adduunka. Trustees in York Region rename Vaughan high school after late Somali-Canadian journalist Trustees at the York Region District School Board voted on Tuesday night to rename a secondary school in Vaughan, Ont. after a late Somali-Canadian journalist known as a positive voice for her people. Formerly known as Vaughan Secondary School, it will now bear the name of Hodan Nalayeh, trustees decided at a board meeting. Nalayeh had a TV show and established herself as a journalist who wrote uplifting stories about Canada's Somali community. She was killed in an attack on a hotel in Somalia in 2019. The school, and the city, originally was named after Benjamin Vaughan, a slaveholder in the 18th century. Black community organizations pushed last year for the name to be changed. Shernett Martin, the executive director of ANCHOR, formerly Vaughan African Canadian Association, said the renaming is a positive move for the community. "Her legacy will be kept alive and the joy of who she was and what she stood for will reverberate through the hallways and the classrooms of this high school and we'll never forget the sacrifices that Hodan made. We celebrate having a hijab-wearing Black Muslim woman in a high school our city," she said. Trustee Bob McRoberts described Nalayeh as an "inspirational storyteller." "She believed that education was the foundation upon which life can be built," McRoberts said. Nalayeh's family told CBC News in a statement on Tuesday night after the vote: "It is with a heavy-heart and with a deep sense of gratitude that we accept the community's recommendation and in turn the York Region District School Board's decision to rename the school in question with Hodan's name. "With it, comes a tremendous responsibility to uplift and support all students, their families and the communities they are a part of whether local to the school or across our great region." Emily Mills, founder of a group called How She Hustles and a friend of Nalayeh, said it is meaningful "to have somebody that represents, and reflects your community in a way, on a building." 'An inspiration for all of us' "Hodan is an inspiration for all of us, you don't have to be Somali, you don't have to be female, you don't have to be from Vaughan, I think she represents the best of what Canada should be about," she said. "I think she represents exactly what we need at this time, which is stories of resilience," she added. "When you've got someone who touches a community, in life and even in their passing, as Hodan did, it just lands a different way and it's going to resonate in a different way, and I think it's going to leave a legacy for this generation to relate to and many generations to come." Nalayeh, who once resided in Vaughan, Ont., and her husband, Farid Jama Suleiman, were among those who were killed in the July 2019 attack in Somalia's port city of Kismayo. Nalayeh was pregnant at the time. "It was really hard for so many in the community, it was really hard to understand how a light so bright could be dimmed," Mills said. Ahmed Hussen, who was minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship at the time of the attack, had said Nalayeh made immeasurable contributions to the Canadian Somali community. "Through her work as a journalist, she highlighted the community's positive stories and contributions in Canada, and became a voice for many," Hussen told CBC News. "Her work, particularly in helping women and youth, strengthened the ties between Canada's Somali community and Somalia, as it continues to go through stabilization and reconstruction. We mourn her loss deeply, and all others killed in the Kismayo attack." Added Mills: "When you've got someone who touches a community, in life and even in their passing, as Hodan did, it just lands a different way and it's going to resonates in a different way, and I think it's going to leave a legacy for this generation to relate to and many generations to come." CBC

And it is done.

Amid turmoil over elections, rising cases in Somalia fuel talk of a new lockdown The health minister of Somalia on Monday proposed new efforts to curb the rising number of coronavirus infections in the country, which is battling a worsening caseload amid an impasse over elections that were due last month. The minister, Dr. Fawziya Abikar, said she had advised the government to close all schools and universities and to double down on other measures to stop the virus, including adhering to social distancing and prohibiting large gatherings. “The situation is dire,” Dr. Abikar said in a statement posted on Twitter, adding that the health authorities were nonetheless confident that the rollout of vaccines would help manage the rising cases. Somalia has yet to receive any Covid-19 vaccines; Dr. Abikar said last week that the first doses would arrive in March. With a population of more than 15 million, Somalia has one of the world’s most vulnerable health systems. Just a quarter of the population has access to essential health services, according to the World Health Organization. Besides Covid-19 and the threat of the extremist group Al Shabab, the country is also facing a humanitarian crisis, with flooding and desert locusts exacerbating food insecurity for 2.6 million people, according to the United Nations. Hospitalizations, new cases, and deaths have all risen in the Horn of Africa nation in recent weeks, with the capital, Mogadishu, hit particularly badly. Somalia has so far reported 7,257 cases and 239 deaths from the virus, but with limited testing and data collection mechanisms, health experts say that it is hard to accurately assess the true reach of the pandemic. In recent weeks, prominent Somalis — including the singer and actress Fadumo Ali Nakruma — have died after contracting the coronavirus. As the infection rates have grown, the authorities last month recommended the limiting of movement between regions, suspended passport applications and banned public gatherings. The ban on gatherings drew scathing criticism from opposition politicians, who said that the government was using the restrictions to stop planned protests calling on President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to relinquish power. Mr. Mohamed’s term in office ended on Feb. 8, before the authorities had resolved key issues related to electoral process. The standoff has led to protests and violence. New York Times

As Somalia's COVID-19 cases surge, a variant is suspected A resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world’s most fragile health systems, while officials await test results to show whether a more infectious variant of the coronavirus is spreading. In the lone COVID-19 isolation center in the capital, Mogadishu, 50 people have died in the past two and a half weeks, Martini hospital deputy director Sadaq Adan Hussein told The Associated Press during a visit. Sixty other patients admitted during the period have recovered. “We believe this second wave is the new variant of the virus,” he said. “Earlier, when 100 suspected patients were brought to quarantine, not more than 30 of them would be positive, but now almost all of them are infected.” Somalia’s virus infections have jumped from 4,784 to 6,549 this month alone, according to official data. Test results for the presence of one of the new variants are expected next month, Sadaq said. Somalia, like most African countries, has yet to see a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, though they also are expected to start arriving next month. Among the famous Somalis who have died from COVID-19 in recent days include well-known singer Fatuma Ali Nakruma and popular Islamic scholar Sheikh Nur Barud Gurhan. Sadaq said a large, unnamed Somali-owned company had lost a dozen people to COVID-19 in just the past few days. “Now you see how widespread is becoming this new variant of the virus, and we were not prepared for it,” he said. Misinformation on social media claiming a far higher number of deaths in Somalia “has caused some people to avoid the hospital, where they would get the necessary care, and instead they die in their houses,” Sadaq said. He called the rumors politically motivated. Somalia’s current crisis around a delayed national election has contributed to the spread of COVID-19 as “social distancing is ignored,” Sadaq added. The government has banned public gatherings, citing the pandemic, but opposition presidential candidates and other critics of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed allege that the ban is instead meant to stifle their demonstrations calling on the president to step aside. Another demonstration around the election delay was expected Friday in Mogadishu. The previous one last week was fired on by security forces. Adding to anxiety, some health workers believe Somalia’s COVID-19 death toll is much higher than the official one of 218, saying it’s in part because many people believe they will receive better care in private hospitals. “And yet many other people don’t even bother going to hospitals, and as a result either die or recover and nobody knows about them,” said Ahmed Farah Ali, a health worker at Sana hospital. Somalia, like many countries across Africa, doesn’t have an official system for tracking mortality data, and even the number of graveyards in Mogadishu is unknown. For months, many in Somalia took COVID-19 lightly as much of the world locked down. With the resurgence in cases, many Mogadishu residents are now wearing face masks and no longer shaking hands. Official telephone and radio messages about coronavirus prevention have returned. Mosques, schools and markets are as active as before, however. But there is a growing sense of loss. At the Martini hospital’s isolation ward, a 15-year-old boy, Mahad Mohamed Ibrahim, was grieving his mother. “The coronavirus has come into the city,” he said. “We need someone to stop it and give us medicine that would give us prevention. Now you see I am sad today as my mother died, and you will see many others whose parents will also die.”

Somali government warns COVID-19 situation is 'dire' The Somali health minister on Monday has warned that the COVID-19 situation in the Horn of African country is "dire" and called for strict adherence to health measures in fighting the disease. "The situation is dire but we are confident that with the rollout of vaccines in the near future we will be able to manage this second wave," Dr. Fowzia Abikar said in a statement issued on Monday. The first outbreak she said was managed largely thanks to a lockdown and closure of all schools and universities. "We have again submitted and advised for these same restrictions and measures. Regardless we advise all parents to NOT send their kids to school and follow the health guidelines," she added. Health ministry officials told Anadolu Agency over the phone that the country will receive 1.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks. Somalia recorded eight deaths and 266 new cases after 1,807 samples were tested over the last 24 hours. The country's total number of COVID-19 cases now stands at 7,257, recoveries at 3,808, and fatalities at 239.

Somalia imposes strict measures to curb spread of COVID-19 Somalia on Wednesday imposed strict measures to stem the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, banning large public gatherings for 30 days and closing schools and universities, government offices, and sports arenas for two weeks. People must wear masks and observe a two-meter distance and other health guidelines when attending permitted gatherings, information minister Osman Dubbe said. The number of COVID-19 cases has been rising in the past two months. On Tuesday, Dubbe said on national television that all passengers arriving in the country will be required to have negative results from valid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 tests done within 72 hours and will have to undergo a mandatory seven-day quarantine. All local flights and interstate movements of people are also suspended. Staff must work from home unless they provide essential services. The new measures came after Minister of Health and Human Services Fawziya Abikar Nur warned that the COVID-19 situation in Somalia is dire and called on citizens to adhere to health measures to curb the spread of the virus. As of Monday, the Horn of Africa nation had reported 7,392 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 243 deaths and 3,814 recoveries.