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• Somalia: UN top envoy for Somalia welcomes deal between Somali leaders
  2008-08-30 03:03:54 - (SomaliNet) The United Nations top envoy for Somalia on Friday welcomed Monday\'s signing of a peace agreement between Somalia\'s transitional government leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ahmedou
  
• Somalia: President Yusuf urges MPs to work together, end rifts
  2008-08-29 00:14:50 - (SomaliNet) Somalia\'s President Abdullahi Yusuf urged members of parliament on Thursday to work together and end rifts that have threatened to wreck Somalia’s interim government. The Somali leade
  
• Somalia: Two civilians killed as Islamist rebels attack an Ethiopian military
  2008-08-29 00:11:22 - (SomaliNet) Islamist rebels attacked an Ethiopian military base in the south of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday killing two civilians, witnesses said. Witness Mohamed Abdulahi Suley sai
  
• Somalia: Somali pirates release Filipino crew held for a month
  2008-08-29 00:08:52 - (SomaliNet) A senior Somali government official said on Thursday that Somali pirates have released an Omani ship they had held hostage for months. \"The Omani ship held for six months was released
  
• Somalia: Muslim nations urged to step up aid to war-torn Somalia
  2008-08-28 23:54:27 - (SomaliNet) The international community, in particular Muslim nations were on Thursday urged by the United Nations Special Humanitarian Envoy to step up aid to war-torn Somalia, which is facing a grow
  
• Ethiopia may withdraw its troops from Somalia soon
  2008-08-28 08:42:29 - (SomaliNet) Ethiopia may withdraw its troops from Somalia before Somalia’s transitional federal government stabilizes and begins functioning, the Financial Times reported, citing Prime Minister Meles
  
• Somalia: UN refugee agency welcomes release of its top staff in Somalia
  2008-08-28 08:37:36 - (SomaliNet) After two months of captivity in Somalia, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has welcomed the release of the head of the agency\'s office in Somalia. Hassan Mohammed Ali, who h
  
• Somalia: Steps being taken to free two foreign journalists-President
  2008-08-27 01:46:05 - (SomaliNet) All steps were being taken to free two foreign journalists and their local fixer seized in the war-riven country at the weekend, Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed said on Tuesday.
  
• Somalia: President Yousuf, Prime Minister ink deal to work together
  2008-08-27 01:17:06 - (SomaliNet) After a weeks-long rift that threatened to wreck their interim government, Somalia\'s President Abdullahi Yousuf and his prime minister signed a deal on Tuesday to work together. Presi
  
• Somalia: Pirates seize eight ships off lawless Somali coast-official
  2008-08-26 01:50:25 - (SomaliNet) About eight ships were seized by pirates off the lawless Somali coast with gunfire being reported during one of the hijackings, an official said on Monday. \"About eight ships have bee
  

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