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UN Special Representative Urges Somali Leaders to Put Needs of
Nairobi, 13 December – The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Francois Lonseny Fall, today appealed for calm in Somalia fo...
Read More »Zenawi unbent by Islamists troop ultimatum
Mogadishu - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Wednesday played down a seven-day deadline from powerful Islamists in neighbouring Somalia to wit...
Read More »Somalia PM says government surrounded
BAIDOA, Somalia - Thousands of Islamic militants have surrounded the only town Somalia's internationally recognized government controls, the prime min...
Read More »Bid to avert all-out war
NAIROBI, 13 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - The international community is trying to avert an all-out war in Somalia amid reports that forces of the Union of Islami...
Read More »Tensions boil on Somali front as Ethiopia defiant
BUUR HAKABA, Somalia (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Wednesday brushed off an Islamist ultimatum to leave Somalia in a week, as troops dug in on a slim frontl...
Read More »Minnesota Among Top Destinations for US Muslims
Minneapolis, MN (HOL) - A new survey finds that Minnesota is one the most popular destinations for U.S. Muslims. The state comes in at number 12 of th...
Read More »Famine trails in wake of Somali rains
YAGLOO, Somalia: The people in this village are surrounded by floodwaters that have drowned their animals, submerged their crops and swept away their ...
Read More »Somali Islamists Set One-week Limit For Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal
Somalia's Islamists on Tuesday gave Ethiopia one week to pull its troops from the war-torn country, or else its forces would respond....
Read More »Somalia Islamic Militia Threatens Attack
BAIDOA, Somalia -- A top official of Somalia's Islamic militia vowed Tuesday to launch a "major attack" within a week unless troops from neighboring E...
Read More »Coleman defends Ellison's right to use Quran
WASHINGTON - Sen. Norm Coleman said Thursday he believes that Rep.-elect Keith Ellison should feel free to use the Quran during his ceremonial swearin...
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