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Health officials in Somalia's self-declared independent region of Somaliland have expressed concern over a rise in mental illness, which they attribute to post-war trauma, joblessness, drug abuse and khat use. "Mental health problems have increased in...
Tags: Union of Somaliland Journalists, Mustafe Hussein Hirsi, mental health, mental disorder, mental sickness, group hospitals, Hargeisa Group Hospital, Somalia, Mogadishu, Health Medical Pharma, Psychiatric hospital, Hargeisa, Social Issues, Somaliland, Geography of Somalia, Gulf of Aden, Illness, Divided regions
The Greek-owned supertanker Maran Centaurus was seized by pirates off Somalia while heading to the U.S., as attackers venture ever farther from shore to hijack merchant ships. It's the second time Somali pirates have seized an oil supertanker, with the...
Tags: Somalia, Somali Basin, Gulf of Aden, European Union, French Navy, naval patrols, U.S. Congressional Research Service, Mogadishu, MV Faina, Piracy, Piracy in Somalia, MV Sirius Star, October 28 2007 incident off Somalia
This attack could only strengthen the determination of the Somali Government and people and their partners to persist in their efforts to fight terrorism,” Mr. Ban said in a statement issued by his spokesperson...The Security Council is meeting this afternoon...
Tags: Somalia, Mogadishu, Diplomatic and humanitarian efforts in the Somali Civil War, Somali people, Somali Civil War, Politics, Warlordism, Foreign relations of Somalia, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, War Conflict
Somalia's hardline al Shabaab rebels have prepared two suicide bombers disguised as military and police officers who are planning to strike Mogadishu's seaport and airport, the Somali police said on Monday. A suicide bomber disguised as a woman in a...
Tags: Somalia, Mogadishu, suicide bombers, suicide attack, Abdullahi Hassan Barise, War Conflict, War in Somalia, Politics, Islamic Courts Union, Somali people, Warlordism, Horn of Africa, Islamist groups, timeline of the War in Somalia, Indian Ocean, Social Issues, Somali clans, Somali warlords, Benadir University, allnews, Pangani, Al-Shabab, Sharif Ahmed, Disarmament in Somalia, Battle for Central Somalia, Ali Said
After all, what, you think they do it because it's fun to be a pirate?...They're do it for the scrilla, the scratch, the cold, hard cash...A parcel of land here that sold for $12,000 two years ago now costs more than $20,000. The price of a nice pair...
Tags: Somalia, Mogadishu, Piracy, Piracy in Somalia, International criminal law, Gulf of Aden, Somali people, Hostage taking, Politics, Transport in Somalia, Hostage, Eyl
World Cup rapper K'Naan defends Somali pirates Song by controversial Somali-born hip-hop artist picked as anthem of 2010 finals in South Africa Singer K'Naan performs in New York City in 2009. Photograph: Jemal Countess/WireImage Fifa, football's world...
Tags: Somalia, world cup, toxic waste, Mogadishu, K'naan, Somali people, Piracy, Wavin' Flag, Nelly Furtado
Somalia's government called on Saturday for an international peace plan like President Barack Obama's new Afghan strategy, saying it would be more effective and far cheaper than current efforts to combat Somali piracy. "We accept that ... the situation...
Tags: Somalia, Barack Obama, Mogadishu, Politics, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, War Conflict, Outline of Somalia, Horn of Africa, War in Afghanistan, Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
T he photos were laid out one after another, headshots of five young Somali-Canadian men who disappeared in mid-October. The man from the East Africa desk of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service asked anguished parents the usual questions: Do you...
Tags: Somalia, American Somalis, Canada, Canadian Somali Congress, Somali Canadian National Council, Somaliland, missing men, communities leaders, Toronto, Little Mogadishu, Mogadishu
Hijacked on July 4 with 2 Filipinos.* Thai Union 3- Hijacked on October 29 with 2 Filipinos...Hijacked on November 11 with 19 Filipinos MV Maran Centaurus � Hijacked November 29 with 16 Filipinos * Except for the Sichem Peace, all the ships mentioned...
Tags: hijacked ones, Somalia, filipinos seafarers, pirates released, Mogadishu, Piracy, Piracy in Somalia
Thus, when the second batch of medical graduates in those 18 years gathers for a ceremony, one expects a celebration...Scores have died, amongst them the health minister, the minister for higher education and the minister of education. No group has taken...
Tags: Somalia, Mogadishu, War Conflict, Piracy, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Piracy in Somalia, Transport in Somalia, War in Somalia, Warlordism, Gulf of Aden, Islamic Courts Union, Islamist groups