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Issue 412 -- Dec. 26, 2009 - Jan 1, 2010

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Local and Regional Affairs

U.S. Calls For Immediate Release Of VOA Reporter In Puntland

West Warns That Somalia Is Becoming A Haven For International Terrorists

UN Imposes Sanctions On Eritrea Over Support For Rebels In Somalia

Somalia’s Chaos Spreading Far Beyond Its Frontier And Coastline

Ethiopia: Drive To Mombasa Eased By U.S.$85 Million Loan

Africa Oil Corp. Enters Ameded Agreement With Puntland State of Somalia

Editorial

Guantanamo Detainees Handover Is A US Vote Of Confidence Toward Somaliland

Features & Commentary

International News

Opinion

Somaliland: Guantanamo Bay Detainees And The Weekly Standard

AFRICAN GRIEF – Poem

Somalia: Puntland Parliament Endorse New Flag

Garowe, Somalia, December 26, 2009 – The parliament of Somalia’s Puntland state has endorsed the new flag of regional state.
In a parliamentary session held in Garowe on last week, the administrative capital of Puntland, the lawmakers numbering 41 unanimously passed the motion that allows the creation of a flag, state identity and anthem.
38 lawmakers voted in favor of the motion, 2 remained silent while a lawmaker rejected the bill.
After the vote, Puntland state parliament speaker Abdirashid Mohammed Hirsi declared a new flag for the regional state, which declared itself as an autonomous state in 1998.
Source: Garowe Online, December 22, 2009


 




















 

 


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