23 Jun 2011 – Morning headlines
Key Headlines:
- Somali President to name professor Abdiweli Mohamed as the new premier
- Somali-Canadians denounce Kampala Accord support Farmajo
- AU force closing in on Mogadishu’s prized market in tricky urban warfare
- Somali MPs demand urgent holding of parliament sessions
- Banadir court sentences 20 young men in Mogadishu
Titres Principaux:
- Le président Somalien sur le point de nommer professeur Abdiweli Mohamed en tant que nouveau premier ministre
- Les Somaliens-Canadiens dénoncent l’Accord de Kampala et expriment leur allégiance à Farmajo
- Les forces de l’UA entourent le marché principal de Mogadiscio dans un contexte urbain complexe
- Des membres du parlement demandent une session parlementaire urgente
- Un tribunal de Banadir condamne vingt jeunes hommes à Mogadiscio
SOMALI MEDIA
Somali President to name Professor Abdiweli Mohamed as the new premier
22 Jun – Source: Hiiraan online – 403 words
President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is expected to name his planning and internal cooperation minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali as the new prime minister for the TFG, government sources told the local media on yesterday.
http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Jun/somali_president_to_name_professor_abdiweli_moham ed_as_the_new_premier.aspx
Al Shabaab official dies in Mogadishu after injured in central Somalia
22 Jun – Source: Shabelle – 140 words
A high-ranking al Shabaab official, who was injured in central Somali during fighting, died from his wounds in Mogadishu, officials said yesterday. An official from Shabelle Valley administration in Hiran region said that Abdurrahman Diriye Ali was injured during a fight against Shabelle Valley troops outside of Beletweyne.
http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=7893
Somali MPs demand urgent holding of parliament sessions
22 Jun – Source: Shabelle – 120 words
Some Somali lawmakers have demanded urgent holding of parliament sessions. After a lengthy meeting held in Mogadishu, lawmakers said there are a number of agendas which are to be discussed by the parliament. The Somali legislators also said that the Kampala Accord needs to go before the parliament for approval.
http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=7894
Somali-Canadians denouce Kampala Accord, support Farmajo
22 Jun – Source: Hiiraan online – 110 words
Somali-Canadians joined Somalis from across the world in voicing their vehement opposition to the June 9th Kampala Accord, which observers say undermines the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI) and infringes on Somalia’s national sovereignty.
http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Jun/somali_canadians_denouce_kampla_accord_support_far majo.aspx
Banadir court sentences 20 young men in Mogadishu
22 Jun – Source: Mareeg online – 100 words
The TFG’s court of Banadir region sentenced 20 young men for the involvement of insecurity activities which happened in several districts under the control of the Somali government in Mogadishu on Wednesday.
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=20109&tirsan=3
REGIONAL MEDIA
AU force closing in on Mogadishu’s prized market in tricky urban warfare 22 Jun – Source: Daily Nation – 589 words Foreign fighters from Yemen and Pakistan are actively taking part in the battle for control of Mogadishu. There are also fighters from African countries. Col Paul Lokech, the commander of Ugandan forces in Mogadishu, says the foreigners stay alone and are using Somalis to extend the Jihad.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/AU+force+closing+in+on+Mogadishu/-/1066/1187338/- /iwcekcz/-/
France urges Somali leaders to end quarrels, embrace reforms
22 Jun – Source: Kuna news Agency – 240 words
France on Wednesday called on the political leaders in Somalia to end in-fighting and move forward with badly-needed institutional reforms. “While the Somali population is faced with the scourge of war, forced displacements and drought, it is time for the transition institutions to get over their internal quarrels and demonstrate their credibility by acting in a responsible manner in the service of Somalis, whose needs are immense,” the French Foreign Ministry said.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2175725&Language=en
Danish court gives 10 years to Somali man
22 Jun – Source: Arab news – 336 words
A Danish appeals court on Wednesday sentenced a Somali man to 10 years in prison for breaking into the home of a cartoonist who made blasphemous cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
http://arabnews.com/world/article459663.ece
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Sailors freed from Somali pirates to reach Karachi on Thursday
22 Jun – Source: AP – 160 words
The 22 merchant navy sailors of MV Suez freed by the Somali pirates will reach Karachi on June 23 on board PNS Zulfiqar after about 10 months in captivity. The others are Indian, Sri Lankan and Egyptian sailors.
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Ad8JMXYm4FheZDNyNThjcF8yMDRoZDltbWZnaw&pli=1
Judge refuses to dismiss charges in Somali case
22 Jun – Source: AP – 609 words
Defense attorneys for a man accused of helping other young Somalis in Minnesota travel to their war-torn homeland to fight with a terrorist group have a week to verify an FBI report about a suicide bomber that’s being used to support charges against their client, a judge ruled Wednesday.