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Issue 399

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News Headlines

BBC Correspondent Confirms Somaliland Times Report That Egypt Returned Pirates Because Of Fear Of Retaliation

US Says No Talks With Al-Shabaab, Kenya Signs Agreement With Al-Shabaab And UN Wants To Talk With Al-Shabaab

Loose Talk By Foreign Minister

Somaliland’s Ministry Of Education Announces Results Of The National Exams

Profound Concern At Indefinite Postponement Of Somaliland Presidential Poll, Say Election Observers

Borama’s Al-Aqsa And Buroa’s Ilays Students Commended For Their Accomplishments

Somaliland Electoral Crisis Must Be Resolved Urgently, Leading Authorities Say

Sillanyo Rules Out Meeting Face To Face With President Rayale

Local and Regional Affairs

Somaliland "Official" Says President Sharif Brought Al-Qa'idah To Somalia

U.N. Probes if Somali Contractors Are Diverting Aid, Funding Rebels

Somali Official: 6 More UN Vehicles Missing

African Union Base In Somalia Is Hit

U.S. Kills Top Qaeda Militant In Southern Somalia

Somalia MPs Oppose Djibouti Anti-Piracy Deal

Children In Somalia Face Unprecedented Danger As Food Shortages And Fierce Fighting Deliver Double Blow

AU Vows To Stay Put In Somalia

What Could Suicide Bombings Mean For Somalia?

International Literacy Day: ADRA Emphasizes Role Of Literacy In Poverty Reduction

Egypt Hands Over Suspected Pirates To Puntland

SAC Condemns Rayale For Killing Innocent People & Closing The Parliament

Appeal To The Somaliland President & Vice-President: Resign So The Nation Can Get Back To Its Democratic Journey

Puntland Leader Warns Somalia Govt, Urges Somaliland Peace

Somali Insurgents Vow Revenge For US Killing Of Leader

Dead Al-Qaida Suspect Tied To Somali Youths In U.S.

A Talk With Somalia’s President

Editorial

Somaliland’s Democracy Scores A Victory But Government And Police Must Be Held Accountable

Features & Commentary

Recognizing The Value Of Somaliland

Accepting Somaliland May Help Stabilize Africa's Horn

Who’s Who In Somaliland Politics

Somali 'Travelers': The Baldest, Holiest Gang, Part II

Analysis: Keeping A Lid On Somaliland

Somali Instability Still Poses Threat Even After Successful Strike On Nabhan

In Somalia, A Leader Is Raising Hopes For Stability

A Struggle For Education Amid Anarchy In Somalia

Death And Disappointment From The Sea

The Badlands Of Somalia: The New Front Line

Slippery Slope In U.S. Somali Relations

Arming Somalia

Fighting In Somalia Takes Big Toll On Children
Mothers Of Invention

International News

Obama Unveils New Approach To Missile Defense Program

Freed, Shoe-Hurling Iraqi Alleges Torture In Prison

Amid Large Protests, Iran Leader Calls Holocaust A Lie

Egypt’s Mufti Says Women Can Wear Trousers

Slovenia And Croatia Finally Overcome Border Deadlock

Opinion

The End Of Siyad Barre's Disciples In Somaliland

Loosing The Faith In The System

The Damaging Cost Of The Political Violence In Somaliland

Tragedy And Hope: Somaliland’s Political Crisis

Somaliland: Time To Reconcile The Nation

Military Strikes Won't Help Stabilize Somalia

Can The People Of Somaliland Learn Their Lesson Two?

Borama’s Al-Aqsa And Buroa’s Ilays Students Commended For Their Accomplishments

Borama/Buroa, Somaliland, September 19, 2009 (SL Times) – On Sept.13, Borama’s Rays hotel hosted a celebration for of students from al-Aqsa High School who passed the national exams with high marks. Among the guests were the Director of training and curriculum at the ministry of education, Mr Abdillahi Yasin, Mr Ahmed Abdillahi Tallan (the head of al-Aqsa schools in Awdal region), Mahamud Haddi (the head of education in Awdal), Diiriye Hassan (an official at Amoud University), religious leaders, parents and students.
In the science section, the highest score belonged to Muhammad Abdirhaman Muse, the fourth highest score was Zubeir Farah, the ninth highest score was by Rahma Ismail Yasin, and the tenth score was by Abdishakur Yusuf Barkhad, all from al-Aqsa High School.
In the arts section, the fifth and the sixth highest scores were by Mahamud Mumin and Khadar Ali, both also from al-Aqsa High School. This is not the first time that al-Aqsa High School students performly superbly in the national exams.
Most of the speakers stressed that the reason the students achieved excellent results was because of the hard work of the students and the efforts of the teachers and administrators to provide quality education. But the most insightful statement was made by Sultan Abdi Jama Dhawal, “I would have very much liked my own children to have been among these high achievers but educational achievements do not come through cheating and bribes, it comes through the determination of the student and the hard work of parents, teachers and students.”
Students from Buroa’s Ilays School achieved good results, too, in this year’s exams. As reported by Ramaas, the highest score in middle schools examination was achieved by Abdihakim Ali Bahnan, and five of the ten top scores in the middle school national exam belong to this school.
The Minister of education Hassan Gadhwyene sent congratulations to all the students who passed the exams. Words of congratulation for their accomplishments were also sent to Ilays School by the Chancellor of Buroa University, Dr Abdisalam Yasin Muhammad.









 

 


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