10 Big Businesses That Let Employees Nap on the Job

10 Big Businesses That Let Employees Nap on the Job



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February 27, 2012

In times past, napping on the job would have gotten you fired, or at least seriously reprimanded, but that isn’t always the case in today’s workplace. With studies finding that a simple 26-minute nap can boost performance by as much as 34% and alertness by 54%, many employers have decided they’d rather have well-rested employees on the job and have added designated napping areas to their facilities (there’s still some napping under a desk George Costanza-style, however). While this isn’t a complete list of all the employers who’ll let you catch a few minutes of sleep throughout the day, it does give you a good idea of just how many big businesses are realizing that naps can be great for business. Read on to learn more about places that are embracing the power of naps to help get the most out of employees.


Google

Google is renowned for the perks employees can enjoy on the tech giant’s Mountain View, Calif. campus, and for good reason. Employees can take advantage of a gym, hair salon, game room, dry cleaning and laundry, gourmet food, on-site medical care, massage and meditation rooms, and, of course, napping pods. Called EnergyPods, these napping stations let exhausted Google employees enjoy a quick nap during the work day. They block out light and sound and are timed to wake employees once their nap is over, helping to ensure that employees won’t oversleep. Like many other employers on this list, Google believes that naps can help employees be more productive and creative, and with their ever-growing suite of web applications, the policy doesn’t seem to be doing them any harm.

Ben & Jerry’s

Natural ice cream producer Ben & Jerry’s is another business that endorses napping at work. The company wanted to ensure that all employees were happy and healthy, and sleep is an essential part of the health equation that Ben & Jerry’s didn’t want to overlook. The company’s headquarters is home to a nap room, where those who need to catch 40 winks can come in for a quiet nap. When asked about the napping perk one employee said, “It’s great to be able to just get away and then come back ready to go after it,” and you can’t blame them for loving this awesome at-work perk.

Zappos

Online retailer Zappos is known worldwide for its amazing customer service, but it’s not just customers they’re treating well. The company provides employees with perks like free lunch, free coffee, and fully-paid health benefits, but one of their newest benefits is on-site napping rooms. At the company’s Nevada headquarters, employees can take a few minutes away from work to head into one of the napping rooms. The rooms were upgraded from couches to napping pods, but employees lobbied to get their couches back, finding them more relaxing and comfortable than the fancy nap pods.

Nike

The Oregon offices of this athletic apparel giant are home to some pretty great perks for employees. In addition to amazing benefits like on-site gyms and childcare facilities, employees of Nike can take advantage of the company’s quiet rooms, which can be used for napping or meditation. The company doesn’t just provide space for naps, however, but actively encourages sleep-deprived employees to nap, with the aim of increasing productivity, health, and happiness on the job.

AOL-Huffington Post

The Huffington Post’s namesake, Ariana Huffington, is a big advocate of workplace napping and has given numerous talks on the value of being well-rested. It should come as no surprise then that at the shared offices of this online blogging giant and AOL, napping is not only allowed but actually encouraged. Employees can rest up in facilities referred to as “NapQuest” rooms, which are outfitted with the same nap pods found at Google. According to employees, the nap rooms are incredibly popular and stay pretty well occupied throughout the day with napping employees.

Saudi king hints Iran behind Arab revolts

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud said that "unnamed hands" targeting Islam and the Arabs are behind recent events in the region. In a recent televised address to a conference of prominent Saudis, the monarch did not name any country. But Saudi officials have used similar terms to suggest a connection with Shiite Iran, the AP reported.

"There were hands that are known to you all ... behind what has happened in the Arab world, regrettably targeting Islam and the Arabs," Abdullah said.

Saudi Arabia is wary of the wave of Arab Spring uprisings, particularly in nearby Bahrain as well as its eastern part which harbors the Shiite minority. 

Hawlgal Dad iyo Waxyaabaha Qarxa lagu Qabtay oo laga Fuliyey Baydhabo

Muqdisho (RBC)  Ciidamada DKMG Soomaaliya ee ku sugan magaalada Baydhabo ayaa maanta hawlgal dad iyo waxyaabaha qarxa lagu qabtay ka fuliyey xaafadaha magaalada Baydhabo ee xarunta u ah gobolka Baay.
Gudoomiyaha gobolka Baay C/fataax Ibraahim Geeseey ayaa sheegay in hawlgalka saaka ay bilaabeen ka dib markii lagu soo wargeliyey in rag ka haray ururka Al-Shabaab oo magaalada laga saaray ay weli joogaan magaalada.
“Waxaan sameynay baaritaan si loo adkeeyo amaanka magaalada waxaana ciidamada u suurtagashay inay qabtaan waxyaabaha qarxa iyo dhalinyaro ka tirsan kooxda Shabaab ee nabad diidka ah” ayuu yiri Gudoomiyaha gobolka Baay.
Dhanka kale taliyaha saldhiga Baydhabo Aadan Xasan Doodishe ayaa isaguna xaqiijiyey in dhowr dhalinyaro ah ay xireen kuwaasoo uu sheegay in hawlgalkii maanta lagu qabtay.
Warar madax bannaan ayaa Raxanreeb u sheegay in dhalinyaro reer Baydhabo ah oo magaalada joogay iyaguna lagu qabtauy hawlgalka.
Hawlgalka saaka ka dhacay magaalada Baydhabo ayaa yimid iyadoo habeenkii xalay magaalada Baydhabo lagu dilay nin u dhashay qowmiyada Oromada oo magaalada deganaa.
Magaalada Baydhabo ayaa Arbacadii la soo dhaafay laga saaray gacanta Al-Shabaab ka dib markii ciidamada Ethiopia oo wehlinaya ciidamada DKMG ah ay galeen magaalada.

Madaxweyne Shariif oo Shaaca ka Qaaday in Dawladiisu ay Wadahadal Toos ah La Galeyso Somaliland

Muqdisho (RBC) Madaxweynaha DKMG Somaaliya Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa maanta dib ugu soo laabtay magaalada Muqdisho ka dib markii uu ka soo qeybgalay shirkii London isagoo ay wehlinayeen wafdi ka socda DKMG ah.
Madaxweyne Shariif ayaa markii uu tagay xarunta madaxtooyada Villa Soomaaliya hadal kooban siiyey saxaafadda ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in dawladiisu ay bilaabeyso wada hadal toos ah oo ay la geli doonto maamulka Somaliland oo sanadkii 1992 ku dhawaaqay inuu Soomaaliya inteeda kale ka go’ay.
Madaxweyne Shariif ayaa cadeeyey in qodobadii shirka London ay si aan mugdi ku jirin u cadeeyeen in Soomaalida ay mid tahay isla markaana wax kasta oo Soomaalida danaheeda ah dadka Soomaaliyeed loo daayo, taasina ay abuurtay fursad lagula hadli karo maamulka Somaliland.
Shirka jaraa’id madaxweyne Shariif Axmed wuxuu ku sheegay in DKMG ah ay diyaar u tahay shuruud la’aan wada hadal toos ah oo ay la fureyso madaxda Somaliland ayna ogosghahay dawladu in la xaliyo wixii dhib ah ee ay tirsanayaan walaalaha waqooyi galbeed, sida uu sheegay.
Shariif oo la weydiiyey hawlgalada ka socda gobolada Baay, Hiiraan iyo Jubbooyinka ayaa soo dhoweeyey in magaalada Baydhabo laga saaro Al-Shabaab.
Wuxuu dhanka kale u digay saraakiisha ciidamada DKMG ah oo uiu sheegay in looga fadhiyo dhismaha iyo nidaaminta ciidamada qalabka sida ai ay u hantaan amaanka dhulka laga saaro Al-Shabaab.

UK Army Office in Child sex bust

UK senior in child sex bust
Published: 25/02/2012 at 07:56 PMOnline news:
A retired English military officer was arrested for allegedly sexually molesting an underage child in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district on Saturday.

Norman Wallis, 79, was caught while performing oral sex on a 13-year old boy in a Toyota Vios parked in Phra Tamnak Hill Soi 4 in tambon Nong Prua shortly after midnight, said Kreetha Tankanarat, deputy chief of the investigation centre at Provincial Police Region 3.

Residents in the area have complained to police that foreigners like to buy sex from young boys in the neighbourhood, said Pol Lt Col Kreetha, who led the arrest team.

Officers said Mr Wallis had called the boy, whose name was withheld, and asked him to dine with him at Jomtien Beach late Friday night. The boy then called his friend to inform him about the man’s invitation.

His friend happened to be with Palisorn Noja, director of the Centre for Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Suppression, at that time he received the call. Mr Palison alerted police after learning of the suspect’s approach, as he feared the boy would be seduced.   

Police said Mr Wallis confessed to them that a friend who is homosexual told him that he could buy sexual services from underage youth in the area for only 700 baht. He was interested and contacted the boy, said Pol Lt Col Kreetha.   

He came to Thailand two months ago and was scheduled to leave for the UK next week, he said.

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India - Tortured by stepfather, 3-yr-old critical

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Jodhpur A three-year-old boy is battling for life at a hospital here after being branded with hot iron rods and bitten at various places on his body by his stepfather, who was starving him.
The boy, Sanyam, is currently undergoing treatment and is in a critical condition after being brought there by his mother, who had been confined by her husband but managed to flee, police said.

Doctors said the child is suffering from malnutrition besides serious injuries, including two fractures. “The child is in a state of absolute trauma and will take a long time to recover,” paediatrician Pramod Sharma said.

The police on Friday nabbed the culprit, Kailash Jain, who was on the run since Wednesday.

US Spy Agencies: Iran Not Seeking Nuclear Bomb

The latest US intelligence report indicates Iran is pursuing research that could enable it to develop its nuclear drive, but that it has not sought to build atomic weapons.
As US and Israeli officials talk publicly about the prospect of a military strike against Iran’s nuclear program, one fact is often overlooked: US intelligence agencies don’t believe Iran is actively trying to build an atomic bomb, the daily Los Angeles Times reported.
A highly classified US intelligence assessment circulated to policymakers early last year largely affirms that view, originally made in 2007. Both reports, known as National Intelligence Estimates, conclude that “Tehran halted efforts to develop and build a nuclear warhead in 2003”.
The most recent report, which represents the consensus of 16 US intelligence agencies, indicates that Iran is pursuing research that could put it in a position to develop its nuclear capabilities, but that it has not sought to build nuclear arsenals.

Enriching Low-Grade Uranium
Although Iran continues to enrich uranium at low levels, US officials say they have not seen evidence it has caused them to significantly revise that judgment. Senior US officials say Israeli regime does not dispute the basic intelligence or analysis.
Iran’s Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stated Wednesday that Tehran had no intention of producing nuclear weapons. In remarks broadcast on state television, he said that “owning a nuclear weapon is a big sin.”
But he said that “pressure, sanctions and assassinations” would not stop Iran from producing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Osama Bin Laden House Demolished

Pakistan has begun to demolish the compound where US forces killed Osama Bin Laden, in the city of Abbottabad, residents and police say.

The al-Qaeda leader was shot dead at the compound in the north-western city near the capital Islamabad in May 2011.

Security forces brought in bulldozers and began destroying the tall outer walls of the compound after sunset, reports say.

They set up floodlights to carry out the work.

Residents have told the BBC that an unannounced curfew has been placed on people in the area, and they have been asked not to leave their homes, reports the BBC's Ilyas Khan in Islamabad.

But many are reporting seeing and hearing bulldozers and diggers at Osama Bin Laden's former compound.

The demolition started early in the evening and is still said to be continuing.

The site is a large compound with several high walls built around the actual house.

An official of the Abbottabad district administration told the BBC the operation was expected to be completed by about 03:30-04:00 (22:30-23:00 GMT).

Officials say the compound was handed over by the military to the civil authorities before the operation started.

Officials say it was decided to demolish the compound soon after the 2 May 2011 raid, but it was put off when the government constituted a judicial commission to investigate the raid.

"Since the commission has almost completed its work and did not need the compound for any further investigation, it was decided it should be razed," an official said.

He said the reason for the demolition was the visitors the place continued to attract, which posed a security threat to the area, located in the midst of an important garrison town.

Stealth operation
Osama Bin Laden is said to have lived in the compound with his family for several years before he was killed.

On that day, a team of US special forces flew from Afghanistan to Bin Laden's hiding place during the night in stealth helicopters on a secret operation.

They swept through the buildings within the high-walled enclosure and shot dead a total of five people, including Bin Laden.

Some 40 minutes later, they left, taking with them Bin Laden's body and a hoard of computer data devices and other information containing intelligence about al-Qaeda and Bin Laden's activities.

The compound has been a painful reminder for Pakistan, which was embarrassed by the unilateral US operation that killed Bin Laden, correspondents say.

Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ee UK oo xaflad soo dhaweyn ah u sameeyay Madaxda Soomaaliyeed

Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ee UK oo xaflad soo dhaweyn ah u sameeyay Madaxda Soomaaliyeed  


Sabti, February 25, 2012(HOL): Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ee UK ayaa xaflad soo dhaweyn u sameeyay madaxda Dowladda Soomaaliya ee uu hoggaaminayay Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed.  Xafladda oo si heer sare ah loo soo agaasimay ayaa waxaa ka qeybgalay dadweyne aad u faro badan oo ka kala yimid magaalooyinka kala duwan ee Britain.

Wafdiga Madaxweynaha waxaa ka mid ahaa guddoomiyaha Barlamaanka Soomaaliya Shariif Xasan Shiikh Aadan, Ra’iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya C/weli Maxamed Cali, qaar ka mid ah Wasiirrada Xukuumadda sida Wasiirrada Arrimaha Dibadda, Gaashaandhigga, Arrimaha Gudaha iyo Amniga, Howlaha Guud, Warfaafinta iyo guddoomiyaha gobolka Banaadir Maxamuud Axmed Nuur Tarzan iyo sidoo kale madaxweynayaasha maamullada Puntland C/raxmaan Maxamed Faroole, iyo Galmudug Maxamed Axmed Caalin, iyo madaxda Ahlu Sunna waljameeca.

Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir Maxamuud Axmed Nuur Tarzan ayaa khudbad ka jeediyay Munaasabadda, wuxuuna khudbaddiisa ku sheegay in dadka Soomaaliyeed ee gudaha Soomaaliya ku dhaqan, gaar ahaan caasimadda Muqdisho ay mugdigii, rajo-xumadii jahligii, xaasidnimadii, qabiilkii ay ka baxeen, isagoo caddeeyay in Soomaalida looga baahan yahay in ay mugdiga ka baxaan.


“Waxaa daliil u ah qabiil la idinkuma soo abuulin, waxaad isugu timaadeen calankan buluugga ah ee xiddigta 5-ta gees leh, qabiil waxba nooma tarayo waa isku keen diray mooyee”ayuu yiri Maxamuud Axmed Nuur Tarzan.

Madaxweynaha Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland C/raxmaan Maxamed Faroole oo isna munaasabadda ka hadlay ayaa wuxuu Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ee UK u jeediyay dardaaran aad muhiim u ahaa.

“Waxaan idinkula dardaarmayaa dadka idin ammaan-geliyay, idin dejiyay, caruurtiinana wax baray gacanta idin siiyay nabadgeliya,  caruurtiisana ilaashada, idinkuna midooba oo meel isku wada raaca”ayuuna yiri C/raxmaan Faroole

Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed oo munaasabadda a hadlay ayaa ugu horreyn Jaaliyadda Soomaalida uga mahadceliyay soo dhaweynta ay u sameeyeen, isagoo kaddibna ka hadlay dhinacyada Siyaasadda, amniga, dib u heshisiinta, horumarinta waxbarashada iyo  dib u dhiska dalka, wuxuuna ugu baaqay Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed in ay arrimahaasi dhammaantood gacan ka geystaan.


Madaxweyne Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa  sidoo kale uga warbixiyay Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed guulaha ay dowladda ka gaartay howlgallada dalka looga xoreenayo kooxda Al-Shabaab ee Al-Qaacidda.

Madaxweynaha ayaa jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed u sheegay in dowladda ay si weyn wax uga qabatay, abaarihii dalka ka dhacay iyo horumarinta waxbarashada iyadoo kaashaneysa qaar ka mid ah dalalka caalamka, waxaana hadda la joogaa ayuu yiri madaxweynaha xilligii laga bixi lahaa fowdada.

Mar uu madaxweynaha ka hadlayey qorshaha siyaasadeed ee looga gudbayo marxaladda kala guurka  ayaa wuxuu ka warbixiyey wadiiqada loo marayo qorshahaasi.


Madaxweyne  Shariif, waxa uu ka codsaday jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed iney dhammeystiraan howlaha dib u dhiska oo ay ka billaabeen gudaha dalka, gaar ahaan,waddooyinka, goobaha caafimaadka iyo goobaha waxbarashada, wuxuuna dhinaca kale ugu baaqay iney dhaqaale ku bixiyaan agoonta Soomaaliyeed iyo ciidammada Qalabka Sida.

Ugu dambeyn madaxweynaha ayaa ugu baaqayJaaliyadda dalka Ingiriiska in ay dhinacooda ka hirgeliyaan qorshaha ay muddooyinka dowladda ka waday gudaha dalka kaasoo ah Is dhexgalka Bulshada si loo helo bulsho caafimaad qabta.

Xafladda soo dhaweynta ah ee xalay London loogu sameeyay wafdiga uu hoggaaminayay Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya ayaa waxay noqoneysaa tii labaad ee ay Jaaliyadda UK u sameyso Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya tan iyo markii xilka Madaxweynenimada loo doortay.

Dagaal guulo laga sheegtay oo ciidamada DKMG ah ee Soomaaliya iyo Al-shabaab ku dhexmaray Gobolka Gedo

Sabti, Feberaayo 25, 2012 (HOL) — Dagaal ay guulo ka kala sheegteen dowladda KMG ah iyo Al-shabaab ayaa ka dhacay maanta deegaan u dhexeeya degmooyinka Luuq iyo Doolow ee gobolka Gedo.

Wararka laga helayo deegaanka uu dagaalku ka dhacay oo lagu magacaabo Geed-wayne ayaa sheegaya in dagaalku uu qarxay markii xoogagga Al-shabaab ay ku weerareen hoobiyeyaal fariisin ay deegaankaas ciidamada dowladdu ku lahaayeen.

Inta la xaqiijiyay 10-qof oo dhinacyadii dagaalamay ka tirsan ayaa ku dhintay, iyadoo intaas ka badanna ay ku dhaawacmeen, waxaase dhinac walba oo labada dhinac ah uu dagaalka ka sheegtay guul.

Goobjoogayaal ku sugan deegaanka lagu dagaalamay ayaa waxay u sheegeen warbaahinta in dagaalku uu ahaa mid culus oo ayna labada dhinac isku adeegsadeen hubka noocyadiisa kala duwan.

Ma'suul u hadlay Al-shabaab ayaa sheegay in dagaalka ay ku qabsadeen deegaankii lagu dagaalamay ee Geed-weyne, sidoo kalena ay tiro badan oo ka mid ah askarta DKMG ah ku dileen dagaalkaas, hub iyo saanad ciidanna ay kaga furteen.

Dhanka kale, Diyaad Cabdi Kaliil oo ka mid ah saraakiisha dowladda Soomaaliya ee gobolka Gedo ayaa isaguna sheegay in dagaalka ka dhacay Geed-weyne uu ahaa mid fashilmay isla markaana deegaanka ay gacanta ku hayaan sida uu hadalka u dhigay.

Shacabkii ku noolaa deegaanka lagu dagalamaya ayaa waxay billaabeen inay isaga barakacaan halkaas, iyagoo ka baqdin qaba in mar kale lagu dul-dagaalo iyadoo aan la ogeyn inta uu le'eg yahay khasaaraha shacabka kasoo gaaray dagaalkii ka dhacay deegaanka Geed-weyne.

Xarakada Al-shabaab oo culeysyo milateri ay haystaan ayaa isku dayaysa inay dib u qabsato deegaanno ka tirsan gobolka Gedo oo horay looga qabsaday, iyadoo ay gobolkaas ku sugan yihiin ciidammo isugu Itoobiyaan iyo Kenyan taageeraya DKMG ah ee Soomaaliya.

Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online
maxuseen@hiiraan.com
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

Saudi official backs arms for Syrian rebels

TUNIS, (AP) — The Saudi foreign minister says arming the rebels fighting the brutal regime of President Bashar Assad is "an excellent idea."
Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal went further than any of the other Friends of Syria nations meeting in Tunis Friday to increase pressure on Assad to call for a cease-fire, step down and allow humanitarian aid to flow to hard-hit areas.

Asked at the start of a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton if he thought arming the Syrian opposition was a good idea, al-Faisal said: "I think it's an excellent idea." Asked why, he said, "Because they have to protect themselves."

The group is demanding that Assad step down or face as-yet undefined punishments.

Al-Shabab: Moroccan militant killed by US drone

MOGADISHU, Somalia: Somali militants say that a Moroccan was killed in a strike that a US official said was carried out by an American drone.

The statement Saturday on an Al-Shabab website named the dead Moroccan as Sheik Abu Ibrahim. The statement said two others — including a second foreigner — were killed in the overnight Friday attack.

A US official told The Associated Press the attack was carried out by a drone. Somali officials identified another of the militants killed in the attack as a Kenyan citizen.

Somalia’s Al-Shabab counts hundreds of foreign fighters among its ranks. It formally merged with Al-Qaeda this month.

Al-Shabab has been forced out of Mogadishu and faces military attacks on three sides.

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Muqdisho (RBC) Afhayeenka ururka Al-Shabaab Sheekh Cali Maxamuud Raage [Cali Dheere] ayaa si diiran u soo dhoweeyay hadal uu maanta shaaciyey afhayeen u hadlay kooxda ka dagaalanta buuraha Galgala ee gobolka Bari oo ay ku sheegeen inay kula midoobeen ururada Al-Qaacida iyo Al-Shabaab.
Cali Dheere oo galabta shir jara’id qabtay ayaa sheegay inuu soo dhoweynayo ku soo biirista ay ka dhawaajiyeen maleeshiyada ka dagaalanta Galgala isagoo sheegay in midnimada ay timid waqti muhim ah.
“Maanta oo taariikhda hijriga tahay 3-da Rabiicul Thani waxaan markale ugu bishaareyneynaa dadka Muslimiinta midow ay midoobeen mujaahidiintii ka dagaalami jirtay buuraha Galgala ee gobolka Bari kuwaasoo runtii cadawga Ilaahay Ashahaado la dirirka lagu magacaabo ee ka hawgala Puntland dagaal xoog leh kula jiray iyagoo deegaanada ay joogeen ka hirgaliyey Shareecada Illaahay SWT raayada tawxiidkanaka taagay.” ayuu yiri Sheekh Cali Dheere oo kahadlay hadalka ka soo yeeray kooxda ka dagaalanta buuraha Galgala.
“Waxaan anaguna leenahay marxaban soo dhowaada, midnimada mujaahidiinta waa wax loo baahan yahay waqtigan hadda aan ku jirno oo ay isbahaysteen gaalada caalamka.” ayuu yiri Sheekh Cali Dheere.
Cali Dheere wuxuu sheegay inay waajib tahay inay midoobaan iyaga iyo kooxda Galgala isagoo sheegay inay aad ugu faraxsan yihiin.
“Amiirkooda Sheekh Yaasiin Kilwe wuxuu sidaad ka maqasheen qaar ka mid ah warbaahinta maxalliga beecyo la galay amiirka Xarakada Shabaabul Mujaahidiin isagoo cadeeyey inay junuud iyo ciidan ka tiraan Xarakada Shabaab yihiin”, ayuu hadalkiisa ku daray Cali Dheere. 
Maanta ayaa cod laga baahiyey idaacadda Al-Shabaab ayaa laga maqlay nin magaciisa ku sheegay Sheekh Yaasiin Khaalid Cismaan [Yaasiin Kilwe] oo sheegtay inuu yahay hogaamiyaha mujaahidiinta Galgala kaasoo ku dhawaaqay inay toos ugu biireen Al-Shabaab iyo Al-Qaacida oo iyaga laftooda midoobay 9-kii bishan Febraayo. [Halkan ka akhri kooxda Galgala oo ku biirtay Al-Shabaab]
Kooxda Atam
Kooxda maleeshiyada ee uu hogaamiyo Sheekh Maxamed Siciid Atam ayaa ka dagaalanta buuraha Galgala oo xagga koonfur galbeed ka xiga magaalada dekeda ee Boosaaso.
Maamulka Puntland ayaa bishii Agoosto 2010 ku dhawaaqay inay soo afjareen maleeshiyaadka Galgala ka dagaalama ka dib dagaalo culus o ciidamada Puntland iyo kooxdan ku dhexmaray deegaanka Galgala iyo dhulka buuraleyda ee ku teedsan.
Hase yeeshee waxay kooda mar walba soo qaadi jirtay illaa haddana wadaa wereraro ku dhufoo ka dhaqaaq ah oo ay ka geysato deegaano ku dhow Galgala.
Bishii May sanadkii 2010 ayaa Maxamed Siciid Atam oo ah nin Qaramada Midoobay ay u aqoonsan tahay nin ka ganacsada hubka xiriirna la leh Al-Shabaab, wuxuu baraha internet-ka ee ay adeegsadan ku faafiyey hadal uu ku sheegayey inuu ka tirsan yahay Xarakada Al-Shabaab, laakiin maalmo ka dib Atam laftiisa ayaa haddana warkaasi beeniyey isagoo sheegay inuu u dagaalamayo xuquuqda dadka reer Galgala oo uu sheegay in Puntland dhibaato ku heyso.
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Dadka ka faalooda arimaha kooxaha islaamiyiinta ayaa sheegaya inay aad u yar tahay waxa ay kooxda Galgala ku kordhin karto Al-Shabaab iyo Al-Qaacida  oo labaduba taagdari weyn oo xagga militariga iyo dhaqaalahaba uu soo wajahay.
 
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Yemen: At least 21 dead as new president sworn in

At least 21 members of the Republican Guard were killed in Saturday's suicide bombing attack at the entrance of the presidential palace in Moukalla, southeastern Yemen, said a doctor in the town. "The bodies of twenty soldiers were left at the mortuary and there are many injured," he told AFP.

This attack came as the new head of state had just been sworn in in the capital, Sanaa. Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi succeeded Saturday Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's president for 33 years, through a transfer of power agreement signed after more than a year of protests against the regime.

Mansour took the oath before Parliament, vowing to preserve the country's unity, independence and integrity. During the presidential elections, he was the only candidate and obtained the support of 99.8% of voters. 

Nigerian Schools on Fire

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A primary school has been attacked in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri.

Classrooms were set on fire overnight - the second non-denominational school to be targeted this week.

Reporters say it bears the hallmarks of an attack by the Islamist Boko Haram group, which has recently threatened to attack non-Islamic schools.

Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden", wants to establish Islamic law in Nigeria.

It has been responsible of a series of deadly attacks and assassinations across northern Nigeria in the past 17 months.

The education officer for Borno state said two classrooms were completely burnt down overnight and other buildings at the government-run school were still alight on Thursday morning.

He told the BBC Hausa Service that gunmen held the school's security guard hostage as four men entered the premises to start the fires.


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The gunmen then prevented residents living nearby in the suburb of Budum from putting out the blaze.

Earlier in the week, another government school, in Kolumgna suburb, was targeted and four classrooms were destroyed.

The BBC's Bilkisu Babangida, formerly based in Maiduguri, says both areas are strongholds of Boko Haram in the mainly Muslim city.

Boko Haram first came to prominence in 2009 when hundreds of its followers were killed when they attacked police stations in Maiduguri - the group's base.

Its founder, Mohammed Yusuf, was arrested but died in police custody.

In 2010 the group started to stage drive-by shootings on government targets in revenge for his killing.

Last year, it carried out suicide bombings on high-profile targets such as the headquarters of the UN and police in the capital, Abuja.

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Missile strike kills Islamist fighters in Somalia
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MOGADISHU — A missile strike killed four Al-Qaeda allied Shebab rebels in war-torn southern Somalia, officials and witnesses said Friday, as the extremists are squeezed on three fronts by regional forces.
"An Al-Qaeda commander was targeted in Lower Shabelle early on Friday morning, a missile struck and destroyed his vehicle, killing him and several colleagues," said a Somali government official on condition of anonymity.
The missile strike 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of the Somali capital Mogadishu -- an area known as K60 -- was confirmed by local residents.
Residents said an aircraft fired a missile at a Land Cruiser with four passengers, reportedly including foreigners fighting with the Shebab.
Britain's security think tank, the Royal United Services Institution, estimates the total number of foreign fighters within the Shebab to be around 200.
Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said Wednesday he would welcome Somalia's international allies to launch air strikes against the Shebab, who have been battling to topple his weak Western-backed government.
He called the Shebab a "global enemy, not only a Somali enemy".
The strike comes a day after international powers meeting in London pledged to boost efforts against instability in Somalia and vowed action against anyone obstructing the country's peace process.
"There was a missile strike near K60 this morning, the missile targeted a vehicle belonging to Al-Shebab," said Mohamed Ali, a resident in a nearby village.
"We are not sure who exactly was the target but four people apparently died and the vehicle was destroyed."
There were conflicting reports about the nationalities of those killed in the strike, and it was not immediately possible to establish their identities.
"We heard a very loud explosion, and people are saying the target was a vehicle of the Al-Shebab," said Ahmed Moalim, another resident.
Kenyan military, which has carried out air raids against the Shebab in southern Somalia, said they were not behind Friday's missile strike.
"That air strike is not from our end," Colonel Cyrus Oguna, a Kenyan army spokesman, told AFP.
In October, the United States acknowledged flying drones out of Ethiopia under a counter-terrorism campaign in the Horn of Africa but said the aircraft were unarmed and not carrying out raids.
Last month the hardline Shebab insurgents said a missile fired from a drone killed a fighter of Lebanese origin, about 13 kilometres south of Mogadishu.
The rebels on Wednesday lost control of their strategic base of Baidoa after truckloads of Ethiopian soldiers and pro-government Somali forces seized the town, the second major loss for the rebels in six months.
Baidoa was one of the Shebab's main bases and its capture leaves the group's fighters in central Somalia increasingly isolated, with African Union (AU) troops also chasing them out of the capital Mogadishu.
The Shebab, thought to number no more than 5,000 gunmen, are close to collapse, with reports that foreign fighters are fleeing to Yemen, the commander of the 10,000-strong AU force in Somalia said Thursday.
"In the last few days, close to 300 people, mainly foreign fighters, are streaming out of Somalia taking the direction of Yemen -- these are signs of defeat," said Ugandan Major General Fred Mugisha.

Annex A: DECLARATION BY THE INITIAL MEMBERS OF THE JOINT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BOARD AT THE LONDON CONFERENCE

Annex A: DECLARATION BY THE INITIAL MEMBERS OF THE JOINT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BOARD AT THE LONDON CONFERENCE

Establishing the Joint Financial Management Board (hereafter “the Board” or “the JFMB”) is a positive response to the spirit and letter of commitments already entered into by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and members of the international community.

On 9 September 2011 in Nairobi, the Heads of State and Government of the East African Community (EAC), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Republic of South Sudan solemnly declared in paragraph xi (12) of the Joint Declaration of ‘The summit on the Horn of Africa crisis: Ending drought emergencies: A Commitment to Sustainable Solutions’ to undertake: “the formation of a Joint TFG-Donor Financial Management Board, to manage all financial resources provided to the TFG from both internal and external sources.”

On 30 September 2011 in Copenhagen, the International Contact Group (ICG) recommended in the Final Communiqué: “The establishment of a Joint TFG-Donor Financial Management Board as recommended by the Horn of Africa Summit in September 2011.”

Currently, the initial members of the JFMB are the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, or any future successor government of Somalia; the United Kingdom; the French Republic; the European Union; and the World Bank. It is the expectation of the members that the Board will be expanded to include other donors before it is formally established. 

Initial members agree the following:

Aims:

The Board aims to eliminate the diversion of revenues generated from national assets and received in external assistance.
The Board aims to maximise the productive use in the public interest of revenues generated both by Somalia’s national assets and received in external development assistance.
The Board also aims to provide accountability and transparency on where and how Somali revenues and donor funds are spent.
Objectives:

To establish a joint Board with key donor and Somali membership for the purpose of increasing mutual accountability and transparency; and an operational level with the task of forging joint structures with international and Somali counterparts at critical points in the TFG financial environment.
Principles of engagement:

The Board will seek accountability from Somali public finance institutions for public revenues and expenditures.  Simultaneously the Board will seek greater transparency and accountability from international donors and implementing agencies for aid commitments and more effective and efficient implementation of aid. 
The Board should have access to full information concerning financial flows both from internal revenue streams and for external assistance.
The Board is intended to be a temporary body, the need for which will diminish as Somali public finance institutions become strong enough to manage public finances and prevent diversion. 
The mandate of the Board will be further defined in discussion between the TFG and development partners.  A progress review will take place at the end of the mandate. 
The Board is intended to strengthen the ability of Somali public finance institutions to manage Somali public finances and to monitor donor funds.
The operations of the Board should be, to the extent practical, within Somalia.
The Board should enhance the sovereignty of the Somali state by building trust between the Somali authorities and international community.
Scope of the Board:

Internal revenue includes domestic financial flows that are or should be characterized as public resources, including what are or should be national or public assets.
External assistance includes all donor funds sent to or intended for Somalia whether multilateral or bilateral and whether given to an institution or individual holder of public office. 
Establishment:

The President, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the TFG will initially represent the TFG on the JFMB. The head of state, head of government and minister of finance or equivalent of any future successor government of Somalia will represent that government on the JFMB. Additional TFG or Somali government representatives may be added under processes established by the JFMB.

The admission of new members will be guided by the standards of accountability and transparency of the prospective member, and the JFMB will establish relevant criteria for the purpose.

Operational Level:

The Board will be supported by an operational level structure. International and Somali counterparts will be identified and appointed for support at critical financial points.   

Funding Mechanism:

Initially, costs of the JFMB will be borne by individual members of the JFMB.
It is the intention of the parties that as the Somali government maximizes revenues, the running costs of the Board will at some point be shared between international members of the Board and the Somali government.
Next Steps:

Agreement will be reached on the following areas in discussions between development partners and the TFG post conference:

The Board is intended to operate with the Executive wing of Government but a clear and transparent relationship with the Somali Parliament and all statutory created bodies will be important.  The exact nature of that relationship and reporting requirements will be agreed, including whether the JFMB will require Somali legislation.
The final composition of Board membership.
The Board will be established by agreed Terms of Reference which will set out in detail the scope and nature of the decision-making to be carried out by the Board and its operational level.  
The Board will function according to agreed Rules of Procedure that ensure sustained engagement by both donors and TFG on transparency/accountability issues.
Issues that will be included in the Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure include, but are not limited to:
Chairmanship;
Frequency and location of meetings, definition of quorum for discussion and decision making;
Scope of decision making powers, criteria for decision making and basis of agreements;
Staffing issues;
Relationships with implementing partners and other donors;
Nature of engagement in revenue flows (e.g. single treasury account), expenditure supervision (e.g. cash management committee with joint signatory required), procurement;
Security arrangements.
The Board will take time to become fully operational and will need to take an incremental approach.  The sequencing of this approach will need to be agreed between members.
 


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Duqeyn ay diyaarado dagaal ka geysteen Gobolka Shabeellada hoose oo lagu dilay Xubno ka tirsan Al-shabaab

Jimco, Feberaayo 24, 2012 (HOL) — Ugu yaraan afar ruux oo Al-shabaab ka tirsan ayaa lagu dilay duqeyn waaberigii hore ee saakay ka dhacay deegaanka Killi-Caafimaad oo ka tirsan gobolka Shabeellada hoose, lamana oga cidda iska leh diyaaradaha weerarkan fuliyay.

Goobjoogayaal ku sugan deegaanno ku dhow deegaanka uu weerarkan diyaaradeed ka dhacay ayaa sheegay inay maqleen hugunka diyaaradaha dagaalka iyo gantaallo ay la beegsadeen gaadiid marayay deegaanka.

"Lama oga khasaaraha ka dhashay weerarka, balse waxaan hubnaa in laba gaari oo ay wateen xubno ka tirsan Al-shabaab la weeraray," ayuu yiri mid ka mid ah dadka ku nool deegaanka uu ka dhacay weerarka.

Saraakiil u hadlay dowladda KMG ah ayaa sheegay in weerarkaas lagu dilay afar ka mid ah saraakiisha Al-shabaab oo ay ku jiraan kuwa ajnabiga ah, waxayna intaas ku dareen in duqeyntu ahayd mid socotay dhowr daqiiqo.

Xarakada Al-shabaab ayaan ka hadlin duqeynta iyo cidda kaga dhintay, waxaana ay imaanaysaa bil kaddib markii diyaaradaha aan duuliyaha lahayn ee Mareykanka ay duqeyn noocan oo kale ah ku dileen Bilaal Al-Barjaawi oo ka mid ahaa xubnaha ajnabiga ah ee ka barbar dagaalama Al-shabaab.

Al-shabaab ayaa waxay bishan bartamaheedii ku dhawaaqeen inay ku biireen urur-weynaha Al-Qaacida, iyagoo sheegay in ciidan ahaan iyo hoggaan ahaan ay ka mid yihiin Al-Qaacida, ayna yihiin unug ka mid ah unugyadooda dunida ku firirsan.

Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online
maxuseen@hiiraan.com
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

Ciidamada Itoobiya oo ku wajahan Degmada Buur-hakaba iyo dad lagu qabqabtay howgallo laga sameeyay Baydhabo

Jimco, Feberaayo 24, 2012 (HOL) — Wararka laga helayo degmada Baydhabo ayaa waxay sheegayaan in ciidamadii Itoobiya ee maalin ka hor qabsaday xarunta gobolka Bay oo wata taangiyo iyo qoryo culus ay u dhaqaaqeen dhinaca degmada Buurhabaka ee gobolka bay.

Goobjoogayaal ku sugan Baydhabo ayaa HOL u sheegay in boqolaal ciidamo ah oo wata afar taangi iyo dhowr qori oo kuwa culus ah ay shalay gallinkii dambe ka baxeen Baydhabo iyagoo ku jeeda Buurhakaba oo ah degmo dhinaca Muqdisho kasoo xigta Baydhabo.

"Ciidamada Itoobiya waxay u dhaqaaqeen dhinaca Buurhakaba, lamana oga xilliga ay geli doonaan, balse waxa la dhowrayo waa warka ku saabsan ciidamadaas," ayuu HOL u sheegay goobjooge ku sugan Baydhabo oo magaciisa qariyay.

Saraakiisha dowladda KMG ah ee ku sugan Baydhabo ayaa waxay sheegeen inay dhawaanahan kala wareegi doonaan degmooyinka kale ee gobolka oo ay weli ku sugan yihiin xoogagga Al-shabaab, iyadoo Al-shabaab ay sheegtay inay weerar ku tahay Baydhabo.

Dhanka kale, ciidamada DKMG ah iyo kuwa Itoobiya ee ku sugan Baydhabo ayaa waxay xalay sameeyeen howlgallo ay kusoo qabqabteen tobaneeyo qof oo ay ku eedeeyeen inay xiriir la leeyihiin Al-shabaab.

Xildhibaan Maxamed Ibraahim Xaabsade oo saxaafadda la hadlay ayaa sheegay in sidoo kale howlgallada lagu soo qabqbatay waxyaabaha qarxa iyo dad bambooyin watay, wuxuuna xusay inay howlgalladu socon doonaan inta laga xaqiijinayo amniga magaalada.

Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online
maxuseen@hiiraan.com
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Itoobiya oo shaki geliyay War-mutiyeedkii kasoo baxay shirkii lagu qabtay Magaalada London

Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Itoobiya oo shaki geliyay War-mutiyeedkii kasoo baxay shirkii lagu qabtay Magaalada London  

Jimco, Feberaayo 24, 2012 (HOL) — Ra'iisul wasaaraha Itoobiya, Meles Zenawi oo markii uu shirku dhammaaday la hadlay warbaahinta ayaa shaki ka muujiyay shirka isagoo sheegay inuu maqlay in warmurtiyeedka shirka laga soo saaray la qoray ka hor intii aan shirka la qaban.

Meles Zenawi oo ka mid ahaa xubihii shirka ka qaybgalay ayaa wuxuu markii hore ku tilmaamay shirka inuu yahay mid guuleysanaya maadamaa uu yahay shirkii ugu horreeyay oo Soomaalida loo qabtay oo uu ka qaybgalo.

"Inkastoo aan rajeynayo in shirkan qodobbada kasoo baxay ay wanaagsan yihiin haddana waxaan maqlay in war-murtiyeedka shirka la qoray intii uusan shirkuba qabsomin," ayuu yiri ra'iisul wasaaraha Itoobiya.

Sidoo kale, ra'iisul wasaaraha Itoobiya ayaa waxaa hadalladiisa ka muuqday inaysan waxba u taranyn Soomaalida qodobbadii kasoo baxay shirkan haddii ay wax u dhaceen sida uu maqlay oo ahayd in qodobbada iyo shirku kala horreeyeen.

Ra'iisul wasaaraha Ingiriiska oo shirkan hindisihiisa lahaa ayaa ku sheegay hadalkii uu ku furayay shirka shalay oo Khamiis ahayd in sababta loo qabanayo ay tahay sidii Soomaalida loo caawin lahaa, waxna looga qaban lahaa dhibaatooyinka raagay ee isugu jira colaadaha, argagaxisada, burcadbadeedda iyo dowlad la'aanta.

Madaxda Soomaalida ayaa waxay muujiyeen in shirkan uu yahay kii ugu wanaagsanaa ee Soomaalida loo qabtay, iyagoo sheegay in qodobbada kasoo baxay ay yihiin kuwo wax ku ool ah.

Dowladda Itoobiya ayaa waxaa kaga sugan Soomaaliya kumannaan ciidamo ah oo gacan ka siinaya dowladda Soomaaliya dagaalka ay kula jirto Al-shabaab waxayna ciidamadan oo caawinaya kuwa DKMG ah ay qabsadeen degmooyinka Baladweyne iyo Baydhabo oo ay ka talin jirtay Al-shabaab.

Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online
maxuseen@hiiraan.com
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

Somali - Ethiopian forces to capture Bay & Bakool Regions

UMogadishu(RBC) - The strong contingent of the Ethiopian forces that were stationed in the outskirts of Luuq district in the Gedo region for a good time have moved along with the Somali army towards Yeed district in Bakool region. Yeed district will be used as the gate way for launching the operation to liberate Al Shabab from the two regions.

Locals on the ground informed RBC that the Ethiopian army is equipped with tanks and other heavy military weaponry. According to their estimation the combined force of the Ethiopian troops and the Somali Army  is  put above 2000 men.

Al Shabab forces on their part are fortifying their defences in Eel Barde district and also reinforcing their forces in Bardheere district. The locals reported that a lot of Al Shabab technicals and soldiers have reached Bardheere and many more are expected to reach there very soon.

RBC reached by telephone the commander of the Somali forces in Gedo Mr. Khalif but the commander declined to give details about the Ethiopian army's operation. The commander was so tight lipped that he refused to go beyond confirming that a military operation is going on and that the Somali people will hear good news in the near future.

This current Ethiopian contingent is said to be the largest one in number and weaponry that was ever assembled since Ethiopia pulled out its troops out of Somalia some three years back.

Qodobadii Heshiiskii Garowe iyo Arimo Yaab Leb oo ku Jira [AKHRISO]

Waxaa caawa markii ugu horeysay Shabakada Raxanreeb soo gaaray nuqul ka mid ah qodobadii heshiiskii Garowe ee ka soo baxay shirkii saddexda maalin 15-17-ka Febraayo ka socday magaalada Garowe ee xarunta maamulka Puntland.
Heshiiska ayaa ka kooban saddex qodob oo waaweyn oo kala ah;- Nidaamka Federaalka, Qaab Dhismeedka Dawlada iyo Ka shaqeysiinta heshiiskii hore ee Garowe “Garowe Principles”.  Waxaase yaab leh in heshiiska ay ku jiraan arimo shaki gelinaya diinta isla markaana dhaawac ku ah dadka Soomaaliyeed.
Waxaana halkan ku faahfaahinay qodobada ugu waaweyn iyo siday kala yihiin;-
QODOBKA 3aad; Baarlamaanka cusub ee federaalka
Waxaa qodobkan lagu tixay shuruudaha lagu qaadanayo dadka soo gali doona baarlamaanka ee Soomaaliya, kuwaasoo ay ugu horeeyaan da’da iyo dhalashada.  Waxaana ku qoran;-
- Inuu yahay Soomaali
- Inuu da’diisa/da’deedau dhexeyso 25 illaa 70 jir
- Aqoonta ugu yaraan dugsi sare (Waxaa laga saaray qodob horey loo soo jeediyey oo ahaa inuu heysto degree ama shahaado sare)
ARINTA DIINTA
Waxaa yaab iyo naxdin leh in Shuruudaha mudanaha baarlamaanka Soomaaliya laga saaray inuu yahay MUSLIM, Waxaana ku qoran sidan “Respect Islamic Values” oo micneheedu noqonayo (Waa inuu tixgeliyaa qiyamka Islaamka).  Ma waxaa jira cid aan Muslim ahayn oo Soomaaliya degan ama Soomaali wax ka ah?- Xitaa dastuurkii 1960-kii ee jamhuuriyadii Soomaaliya, kii Carta 2000, kii Mbagathi ee 2004 laguma qorin arintan!!!!!. [Sii fiican uga fiiri bogga 6aad ee heshiiska Garowe]
QODOBKA 2AAD; Golaha Dastuuriga ah
Waxaa lagu heshiiyey in gole loogu magacdaray “Golaha Dastuuriga” la sameeyo, kuwaasoo ka kooban 1,000 ruux.  Waxaa haddaba iyana ku jirta.
- In 30% golaha ay noqdaan haween (taasoo micneheedu yahay 300 xubnood ayaa haween noqonaya)  halka 700 hartay ay noqonayaan rag.
Laakiin waxaa isla 700 ee ragga haddana markale ku sii jirta “the remaining 700 men and women shall be selected from across section of society……” taasoo markale muujineysa in 700 ragga ahaa in haddana ay haween ku sii jiraan (lama oga in haddana 30% haween yihiin markaasna waxay noqoneysaa 600 haween inay ku jiraan Golaha Dastuuriga).  [Fiiri bogga 4aad ee heshiiska]

Ciidamo Ethiopian ah oo Ku Sii Qulqulaya Gobolada Baay iyo Bakool

Muqdisho (RBC) Wararka naga soo gaaraya gobolada Baay iyo Bakool ayaa sheegaya in ciidamo Ethiopian ah oo fara badan iyo kuwo Soomaali ah ay shalay gelinkii dambe ka dhaqaaqeen duleedka degmada Luuq ee gobolka Gedo halkaasoo fariisimo ay ku lahaayeen.
Ciidamada oo ku hubeysan gaadiidka dagaalka iyo taangiyo ayaa lagu soo waramayaa inay u dhaqaaqeen dhanka degmada Yeed oo waayadan ay joogeen maleeshiyaad taageersan DKMG ah.
Dhanka degmada Ceelbarde oo ay hadda Shabaab joogaan ayaa si weyn looga dareemay xiisada dagaal ee gobolka ku soo wajahan, waxayna Al-Shabaab bilaabeen inay difaacyo ka sameystaan duleedka Ceelbarde.
Dhanka kale dad deegaanka ayaa saaka u sheegay Raxanreeb in sidoo kale ciidamada ururka Al-Shabaab ay dhaqaaq ka wadaan degmada Baardheere halklaasoo illaa shalay gaadiid dagaal ay ku sii qulqulayeen.
Taliyaha ciidamada DKMG ah ee degmada Luuq Diyaad Cabdi Kaliil oo aan la xiriirnay wuxuu sheegay in ay jiraan hawlgalo ciidamada wadaan laakiin wuxuu ka gaabsaday inuu faahfaahin ka bixiyo dhaqdhaqaaqa ciidamada Ethiopianka ee ku jiheysan Baay iyo Bakool.
“Hawlgalo amniga lagu sugayo ayaa socda, waqti dhow waxaad maqli doontaan war xiise leh.” ayuu Raxanreeb u sheegay Diyaad Cabdi Kaliil.
Dhaqdhaqaaqyada ayaa imaanayaxilli tiradii ugu badneyd ee askarta Ethiopia ay fariisimo ka dhigteen gobolka Gedo oo horay intiisa badan Al-Shabaab looga saaray.

Ethiopia's tribes cry for help - Opinion -

The Ethiopian army has been violently clashing with tribes, forcing many from their land [Dominic Brown/Al Jazeera] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The Lower Omo Valley in south-western Ethiopia is a vast and rugged region of mountains and valleys, inhabited largely by nomadic agro-pastoralist tribes numbering some 200,000 people. Many live a simple existence, living in straw thatched huts and have little contact with the outside world. But the Ethiopian government's new found appetite for large-scale sugar production threatens the very existence of many of these tribes. Nearly 300,000 hectares of land in the Omo and Mago National Parks, which comprises much of the Lower Omo Valley, has been earmarked for the Kuraz Sugar Development programme. Backed by large-scale investment from Indian companies, the programme aims to help increase overall sugar production in Ethiopia to 2.3 million tonnes by 2015, with the goal of achieving a 2.5 per cent global share by 2017. Whilst revenues from the sugar plantations will undoubtedly fill the coffers of central government, the forced relocation of tribes from their traditional lands is already having catastrophic consequences. The permanent damage to a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site is also raising alarm amongst environmentalists. "We stand to lose everything," one tribal leader explained, tears welling in his eyes, as he stood surrounded by his villagers. "Our traditional hunting grounds, the land we use for grazing our cattle, our homes. Everything will be gone. We will be left with nothing. We need the outside world to help us." Early in 2011, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi spoke of the importance of the project to the country's economy, outlined in the government's Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). "In the coming five years there will be a very big irrigation project and related agricultural development in this zone. Even though this area is known as backward in terms of civilisation, it will become an example of rapid development." Human rights abuses This "rapid development" has come at a price. There have been almost inevitable human rights abuses inflicted upon those resisting relocation since the Kuraz Sugar Development programme began last June. A report [PDF] by theOakland Institute, a US-based think-tank, details how Ethiopian Defence Forces "arrive at Omo Valley villages (and in particular Bodi, Mursi and Suri villages) questioning villagers about their perspectives on the sugar plantations. Villagers are expected to voice immediate support, otherwise beatings (including the use of tasers), abuse and general intimidation occurs". Other allegations of abuse to have leaked out include the rape of male tribesmen, as well as of women and children by Ethiopian soldiers. Dozens of villagers from the region also remain in detention after voicing opposition to the development plans. Violent clashes between the Ethiopian army and tribes from the region are on the rise. A local human rights worker told me of their fears of an escalation in the crisis to civil war. "Many tribes are saying they will fight back rather than be moved off their traditional lands to make way for these plantations. They are living in fear but feel they have nothing to lose by fighting back." Roadblocks are now in place in many parts of the Lower Omo Valley, limiting accessibility and ensuring the relocations remain out of the spotlight. Tribal rights NGO Survival International is leading calls for a freeze on plantation building and for a halt to the evictions. They have been campaigning to draw more attention to the deteriorating situation in the region since the Ethiopian government announced plans for the Gib III Dam [PDF] - Africa's tallest, and one that is scheduled for completion later this year. Officials must expect tribes to fight, rather than be moved off their traditional lands [Dominic Brown/Al Jazeera] When completed, it threatens to destroy a fragile environment and the livelihoods of the tribes, which are closely linked to the river and its annual flood. Up to 500,000 people - including tribes in neighbouring Kenya - rely on the waters and adjacent lands of the Omo River and Lake Turkana, most of which lies in Kenya. The Karo people, now estimated to number just 1,500 along the eastern banks of the Omo River, face extinction. Already suffering from dwindling fish stocks as a result of the dam, the reduced river levels have also harmed their crop yields. A 'worrying trend' Liz Hunter, a campaigner at Survival International spoke of her alarm about the situation facing those in the region. "We are extremely concerned about the leasing of the Omo Valley tribes' land by the Ethiopian government to state and foreign companies. By regulating the flow of the Omo, the dam will enable irrigation of the plantations. So the tribes face a double whammy - loss of the natural flood and therefore their ability to feed themselves through the flood retreat cultivation, and now loss of cattle grazing land to state and foreign companies." Land grabbing is becoming a worrying trend throughout rural Ethiopia and is not isolated to the Lower Omo Valley region. Human Rights Watch stated in a recent report that the Ethiopian government's "failure to provide food assistance for relocated people has caused endemic hunger and cases of starvation". More than 70,000 people are estimated to have been forced off their land in the Gambella Region in the west of the country to make way for Saudi Arabian and Chinese-owned rice growing plantations. The Ethiopian government maintains that much of the land they are leasing to foreign investors is unfarmed and unsuitable for smallholder farmers. But Tichafa Makovere, a permaculture and farming expert from Zimbabwe, disputes this stance. "One can never say that land is not in use. Even unfarmed land provides a vital habitat for wildlife. To tamper with it affects ecosystems that we all depend upon for our survival." The increasing levels of foreign influence are also raising anxiety amongst people in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. "It's a new form of colonialism," one Ethiopian NGO worker told me in a coffee house. "We fear where we will we be in ten years' time, when more and more of our land is controlled by these foreign investors." Anxiety threatens to swell to resentment, with many Chinese and Indian companies operating in the country flying in their own workers, depriving Ethiopians of work, and ultimately leading to huge reserves of money leaving the country. With thousands facing uncertain futures, never before has sugar left such a sour taste in the mouth. Dominic Brown is an independent filmmaker, writer and human rights campaigner. His latest documentary isForgotten Bird of Paradise. The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy.

Ethiopia Reveals Details of Silanyo-Zenawi Meeting

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Addis-Ababa(Horn)-The Ethiopian government has revealed details of last week’s meeting between President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo and Prime minister Meles Zenawi, in Addis Ababa.

The details were released by the Ethiopian foreign ministry through it’s weekly news site column called ‘A week in the Horn.’, which is run by the ministry.

Read the full excerpts of the official Ethiopian Press release below:

Somaliland’s President visits Addis Ababa

Somaliland’s President Ahmed Mohammed Silanyo visited Addis Ababa on Tuesday and met with Prime Minister Meles. The two leaders discussed bilateral and regional issues of mutual concern including regional peace and security, trade and economic affairs, as well as the implementation of signed bilateral agreements. During his discussions with Prime Minister Meles, President Silanyo said that his “self-declared autonomous state” gives high importance to its relations with Ethiopia, and expressed his strong desire to further consolidate these. President Silanyo noted that Somaliland was keen to strengthen further its all-round relations and cooperation with Ethiopia. Somaliland, he said, was very satisfied with its excellent relationship with Ethiopia, and it much appreciated Ethiopia’s “significant role” in the East Africa region. Somaliland, of course, unilaterally declared its independence from Somalia in 1991 and it has repeatedly called for the international community to give recognition to its self-declared autonomy. Somaliland has been invited to the London Conference later this month and after discussions among the country’s three political parties, it has decided to attend. According to Foreign Minister Muhammad Abdullahi Omar it will help Somaliland to express its intention and demonstrate to the world its independence. Somaliland’s Minister of Fisheries and Ports, Abdillahi Jama Geeljire, said it was an opportunity as Somaliland “was invited on equal terms with those nations that will participate”. It would allow Somaliland to present its case, and “share with our Somali brothers our experience and how we achieved the peace and security we enjoy today and they are searching for.” 

Policing the religious police in Saudi Arabia

By Khalid Alnowaiser

Monday, 13 February 2012

Recently, the Saudi government appointed a new president for the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice who is known to be a more open-minded and progressive thinker.

However, the problem is not so much with the individuals on the commission but with the institution itself and how it operates.

For example, its executive bylaws in many respects are vague and have allowed some of its members to violate basic human rights, including in some cases the physical and verbal abuse of Saudi citizens.

Unfortunately, the commission’s executive bylaws outlined its powers and functions in only a general way, allowing too much license in how its mission was to be achieved.

As a result, this has led to the violations that are committed by the commission’s members. Indeed, the commission seems to exercise its power in excess of proper limitations and in violation of individual freedom. But let me be clear: I am not talking about the ritual of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice stated in the Qur’an which must be respected and followed by all Muslims, but about the unacceptable activities of the commission’s members.

Those acting on behalf of the commission have repeatedly shown that they do not respect the people’s right of privacy, and they engage in practices that are objectionable such as chasing and assaulting people and forcing segregation between men and women.

The commission’s executive bylaws contain some provisions that fail to consider human rights issues that are acknowledged around the world. For example, commission members, pursuant to Article 13 of the executive bylaws, may interfere with a person’s private property rights, which clearly violates Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the first and second paragraphs of Article 14 of the Arab Charter On Human Rights of 2004.

Further, the commission’s practice ignores the international covenants of human rights regarding the guarantees of the accused during investigation, as according to Article 22 of the commission’s executive bylaws, the latter may investigate without the presence of the guarantees set forth in the Law of Criminal Procedure.

This certainly violates Article 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 13 of the Arab Charter On Human Rights. Furthermore, the commission’s members use force during investigation and inspection, which is against not only international human rights treaties but also the regulations of the Kingdom.

In order to protect the basic rights of citizens, the commission needs to be reformed as soon as possible. Merely hoping that its leadership will be more progressive does nothing to correct the underlying problem, which is the commission’s interference with individual liberties. To that end, the government should consider the following changes:

1. The commission’s executive bylaws must be amended to preserve the rights and dignity of people and to ensure that no one is entitled to intervene or harm the personal freedom of Saudi citizens. If someone happens to see a vice, the executive and judiciary authorities shall be the sole recourse as is the case in all civilized countries. The commission’s guardianship on the Saudi society must stop.

2. The commission should cease to have any jurisdiction whatsoever over Saudi women and simply allow them to live their normal lives as is the case throughout the world. When one-half of the country’s population is female and yet only 14 percent of women are in the Saudi workforce, one can only conclude that attitudes engendered by the commission have contributed to the restriction of their personal freedom.

3. The commission should confine its activities to assisting official authorities in identifying and arresting drug dealers, smugglers, bandits and helping all those affected by floods, rain and fires. This will do more to benefit Saudi society than chasing people and seeking to control their personal lives.

4. Finally, it may be more useful to train the commission’s members to carry out their tasks through the Internet instead of allowing them to take to the streets and harass people. In the past, this was their only option due to the absence of such advanced technology, but now the situation is completely different, and what can be achieved through the Internet is more effective than all other methods.

I am realistic and understand that the government is unlikely to abolish the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, but I sincerely hope, out of my concern for our country and its future, that reforms can be immediately undertaken to protect our citizens. Human rights and personal freedoms of law-abiding individuals are sacred and should never be violated by anyone. We need prompt action to address this very serious problem!

(The writer is a columist and political commentator. This article first appeared in Arab News on Feb 12, 2012)

Somalia - With a friend like Faroole who needs a foe

By Osman Hassan
Feb 12, 2012

Abdirahman Faroole, the President of Puntland

The SSC had a history of making sacrifices for the Somali cause for which they paid heavily, got little in return and expected none. First was the Darwish campaigns against the British colonisers in which close to a million people died, directly or indirectly, as a result of that struggle. Then there was their unquestioning support for SYL from the outset and the quest for independence . And it was their continued wish to save themselves and the union from its enemies that led them to be a partner in the establishment of the Puntland State of Somalia as a way of fending off the predatory, anti Somali (Soomaalidiid) secessionist authority based in Hargeisa.

As the SSC came to learn to their bitter regret and cost, joining Puntland has become like jumping from Somaliland's frying pan into Puntland's fire. For too long, it had been a one-way relationship in which the SSC (and others from NW Somalia) had been used for what they were worth. Even so, they had accepted their lot as if that was their role or as if they were hostage to fate and had  no other option. That is the way Puntland administrations under various leaders have seen it.

Abdullahi Yusuf might have been a ruthless power-hungry despot who stopped at nothing to achieve his ends. But one has to give the devil his due : unlike the other charlatans after him, he was certainly more presidential who earned the respect of his people through firmness and fear and brought stability to the those parts of Puntland that mattered to him, something many of his people miss so much and yearn for in their present ballooning instability.Continued

Sudan and South Sudan sign peace pact, says Thabo Mbeki

Security along the loosely demarcated border has been a concern

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Sudan: Coping with divorce

• Horror of deadly cattle vendetta
• Heading for war?
• Forced to choose between Sudans
• Garang's ex-chef savours freedom

Sudan and South Sudan have signed a non-aggression pact, the chief mediator at crisis talks between the two says.

Thabo Mbeki, the ex-president of South Africa, said both sides had agreed to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
South Sudan became independent last July, but since then relations have deteriorated with numerous clashes along their disputed border.
It has also halted oil production amid a dispute over sharing revenues.
The South Sudanese opted to split from the north last year, following a peace deal in 2005 which ended decades of civil war in which some 1.5 million people died.
But the two never agreed on the transit fees that the South Sudanese government in Juba should pay Khartoum for pumping oil through its pipelines and using Sudan's oil export infrastructure.
The countries have also failed to reach agreement on borders and accuse each other of backing militia groups.

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Outstanding secession issues

• Blue Nile and South Kordofan have not had popular consultations about their future, due before the split
• Abyei has not held a referendum on whether to join north or south, due before the split
• Sharing oil revenues
• Exact border demarcation

Mr Mbeki spoke to reporters after the first meeting in a fresh round of talks in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to resolve some of these issues.

He said both sides had pledged to "refrain from launching any attack, including bombardment".
Earlier, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had voiced his concern about the slow progress of the negotiations.
"The moment has come for the leaders of both countries to make the necessary compromises, once again, that will guarantee a peaceful and prosperous future for both nations," he said a statement.
Before halting production, South Sudan accused Sudan of stealing oil worth $815m (£518m).
Correspondents say the shutdown is hurting both economies - 98% of Juba's budget depends on oil while Khartoum needs transit fees to make up a 36% hole in its budget because of South Sudan's secession.
Friday's agreement aims to establish a monitoring mechanism to allow the two sides to lodge complaints if border disputes erupt.
The negotiations are expected to continue on Saturday, focusing on oil.

Sudan: A country divided

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The great divide across Sudan is visible even from space, as this Nasa satellite image shows. The northern states are a blanket of desert, broken only by the fertile Nile corridor. South Sudan is covered by green swathes of grassland, swamps and tropical forest.

Pakistan denies sending NATO supply via its airspace

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Islamabad (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) - Pakistan`s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has categorically denied the U.S. claim that the country`s air space is being used for sending supplies to NATO- led forces in Afghanistan following the closure of land supply route by Pakistan, local media reported.

Addressing a Senate session on Friday, Malik said that NATO supplies have not been restored by using airport or airbase in Pakistan, the Nation newspaper reported.

Neither Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani nor President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered the resumption of NATO supplies through airspace, he said.

The minister said that he will ask the foreign or defense minister to present a comprehensive briefing on the issue to the house.

Talking to media on Thursday, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter said that the supply to NATO-led forces in Afghanistan is being airlifted through Pakistani air space.

Pakistan blocked NATO supply route through its territory after a cross-border air strike by U.S. helicopters on two Pakistani checkpoints left 24 soldiers dead in November last year.

Pakistani parliament will decide whether or not to reopen the land supply route after review of relationship with the U.S.
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ANOTHER CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY BEHEADED IN SOMALIA……..

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Same as they did to the man in the picture below.  Converting to Christianity from Islam is a capital offense for the followers of the desert madman named Mohamed. Now keep repeating that mantra, Islam is a religion of peace…Islam is a religion of…..

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Islamic Extremists Behead Another Convert in Somalia

Young Christian man murdered outside Mogadishu.

By Simba Tian

NAIROBI, Kenya – Islamic extremists from the rebel al Shabaab militia in Somalia beheaded a Christian on the outskirts of Mogadishu last month, sources said.

The militants fighting the transitional government in Mogadishu murdered Zakaria Hussein Omar, 26, on Jan. 2 in Cee-carfiid village, about 15 kilometers (nine miles) outside of the Somali capital, they said. Omar had worked for a Christian humanitarian organization that al Shabaab banned last year.

His body was left lying for 20 hours before nomads found it and carried it into Mogadishu, a close friend said.

“We have been communicating with Omar, and he was sharing with me his life as a Christian,” the friend said. “Last year he mentioned to me that his life was in danger when the NGO [Non-Governmental Organization] he worked for was banned by the al Shabaab.”

The friend said he identified the body.

“One of the persons who saw him said, ‘This is the young man who stayed in Ethiopia, and people have been saying that he left Islam and joined Christianity.’”

Omar converted to Christianity seven years ago while in Ethiopia, where he lived with relatives. He returned to Somalia in 2008 and completed his university education in 2009 with a degree in accounting.

Omar had married in the latter part of 2010. He is survived by his wife, his parents (originally from central Somalia), a brother and four sisters.

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Somalia President: Al-Qaeda now 'a colonial power'

Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed at an AU summit in January 2010 in Addis Ababa. The Somalia leader wants Al-Qaeda declared a colonial power following its merger with local militant group Al-Shabaab. PHOTO | FILE |

By ABDULKADIR KHALIF in MogadishuPosted Monday, February 13  2012 at  09:10

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• Al-Shabaab closes ranks with Al-Qaeda

Somalia's President wants Al-Qaeda listed as a colonial power in the Horn of Africa country following its announcement of a merger with Al-Shabaab, the radical Islamist group, in Somalia last week.

"We must identify Al-Qaeda as the last colonial power that invaded our country,” said President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed while speaking Sunday at a function in southern Mogadishu to enhance social integration in the war torn city on Sunday.

Britain and Italy were the country's colonial rulers before Somalia got its independence in 1960. Now President Ahmed wants Al-Qaeda added to that list in what may be an attempt to rally sentiment against the extremist group that controls significant pockets of the country.
President Ahmed has expressed his doubts over peace talks with the group.

"Al-Shabaab’s move to join Al-Qaeda erodes all hopes for peace talks,” said the President, who was clad in military combat attire and wielded a black stick.

Mogadishu mayor Mohamoud Ahmed Nur alias Tarzan said that Al-Shabaab’s union with Al-Qaeda was an indication that the Islamist movement was split. (Read: Al-Shabaab says has closed ranks with Al-Qaeda)

"I believe that Godane (popular name of the leader of Al-Shabaab, Sheikh Mukhtar Abdurahman Abu Zubayr) led a minority of the fanatical movement to join Al-Qaeda,” said Mayor Nur. "I urge the majority of Al-Shabaab loyalists to come forward and unite the TFG."

No impact

On Saturday, Lt Col Paddy Ankunda, the spokesman of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) said the merger between Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda, the Afghanistan and Pakistan based Islamist umbrella would not have an impact on Amisom’s peacekeeping efforts.

Talking to Shabelle, an independent media in Mogadishu, Lt Col Ankunda said that the reports contained no new disclosures.

al-Zawahiri oo ka hadlay xaaladda Syria

 12 Febraayo, 2012, 12:25 GMT 15:25 SGA

Xaalada waddanka Syria ayaa looga hadlayaa shir ka dhacaya Qaahira

Iyadoo wasiiradda arrimaha dibedda ee Carabta ay isu diyaarinayaan inay ku kulmaan magaalada Qaahira ayaa hogaamiyaha al-Qaacida Ayman al-Zawahiri, waxa uu ku booriyay mucaaradka Syria in aanay isku haleyn Jaamacada Carabta ama awoodo shisheeye oo kale.

Fariin video ah oo internetka la soo geliyay ayaa Mr Zawahiri, oo xilka la waregay markii la dilay Osama Bin laden bishii May ee sanadkii hore, waxa uu sheegay in mucaaadka Syira ay tahay inay isticmaalaan wax walba ee ay awoodda uga ridi karaan maamulka Syria.
Waxa uu ku booriyay dagaalyahaniinta dalalka kale inay ku biiraan oo ay gacan siiyaan.

In pictures: Whitney Houston's life

US singer and actress Whitney Houston has died at the Beverley Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. at the age of 48. The cause of her death is unknown.

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