Livni: Arabs must leave Israel
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, has said that Israeli Arabs must leave Israel as soon as a Palestinian state is established.
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Bush’s big ‘regret’ about Iraq war (ajp)
President Bush’s comments about an intelligence failure on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq is the closest he’s come to publicly reconsidering the invasion.... - 10 Dec 2008 |
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Arab League supports joint African force for Somalia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Diplomats assigned to the Arab League Saturday agreed to immediately work on the rehabilitation of Somalia's non-existent national army and called for sanctions against Islamist militants spearheading the killings of civilians there.... - 06 Dec 2008 |
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US warship backs off as pirate talks continue
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A U.S. destroyer tracking a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship loaded with tanks has backed off and ransom talks look to be nearing a conclusion, a Somali official said on Thursday.... - 04 Dec 2008 |
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'Missing' Somali man is brought home
About 20 men stood around the hole in the frozen ground as the white-shrouded body was lowered into the grave. Then, as the women waited back by the cars in the cemetery, the men began tossing shovelfuls of dirt onto the body of Shirwa Ahmed.... - 04 Dec 2008 |
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The World Food Programme (WFP) Press Statement
The World Food Programme said today insecurity was threatening its operations in Middle and Lower Juba regions of southern Somalia and appealed to local authorities to do all they could to assist WFP staff in delivering food to those most in need. ... - 04 Dec 2008 |
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Foreign Office stops BBC programme
The Foreign Office has effectively stopped the BBC World Service from broadcasting a radio programme relating to the Somalia Sirius Star pirate hijackings. ... - 04 Dec 2008 |
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20 young doctors graduate in Somalia, 1st in years
dodged firefights on their way to school and adapted to life in one of the most violent cities in the world. On Thursday, 20 men and women accomplished something that nobody in Somalia has done in nearly two decades: They graduated from medical school.... - 04 Dec 2008 |
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The 2009 Humanitarian Appeal for Somalia is launched in Nairobi
The Humanitarian Appeal for Somalia was launched today in Nairobi by the United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for Somalia Mark Bowden. This year’s appeal is seeking US$918,844,549 for some 200 projects from 14 United Nations agencies, 32 International NGOs and 39 National NGOs.... - 02 Dec 2008 |
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Ethiopia rebels slam government probe into abuses
NAIROBI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebel movement has slammed a government investigation refuting claims of war crimes against the people of a marginalised eastern region it operates in.... - 30 Nov 2008 |
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Ethiopia urges tougher action on Somalia piracy
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who deployed troops to Somalia to crush an Islamist movement, has urged stronger action against rampant piracy off the lawless Horn of Africa state.... - 29 Nov 2008 |
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AU panel urges UN stabilisation force for Somalia
An African Union panel on Saturday urged the United Nations to form a stabilisation force for Somalia, a day after Ethiopia announced it would withdraw its troops from the Horn of Africa state.... - 29 Nov 2008 |
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STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA.
1. At its 4th meeting held in Nairobi on 28 and 29 November 2008, the Panel of the Wise of the African Union (AU) carried out a comprehensive review of the situation in Somalia. The Panel was briefed on the situation in that country and consulted ... - 29 Nov 2008 |
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Russian warship stays off Somalia.
Moscow, 28 November: The Baltic Fleet's patrol ship Neustrashimyy will
be protecting ships from pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia for
another month, Capt 1st Rank Oleg Gurinov, the senior officer on board... - 29 Nov 2008 |
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Somalis agree Ethiopian Deadline.
Djabuti CMC-Somalia early next year under a deal signed by the Somali government and several opposition groups in Djibouti, a UN spokeswoman said.
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More vessels seized near Somalia.
In two separate incidents, armed pirates waters operating off the coast of Somalia have seized a vessel and attacked a World Food Programme (WFP)-chartered ship in the Gulf of Aden, officials say.... - 12 Nov 2008 |
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