Hargeisa (Solna)- The president of Somaliland H.E MusaBihi Abdi has lambasted the

Somalia administration for threaten-

ing to wage war on Somaliland. Earlythis week Somalia administered re-gion of Puntland president Abdiweli

“Somaliland is ready to defend its TerritorialIntegrity if Somalia should Attack” Says President“If Somalia dares to attack us let them know that the people of Somaliland

(all and sundry) are ready to defend their territorial integrity”

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“If Puntland AttackSomaliland it WillFace the Conse-

quences” somalilandGovernment Warns

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Somaliland Government Plan to Enlightenthe Public of the Laws of the Country

Hargeisa (Solna)- The ministryof constitutional affairs has announced a new five year stra-

tegic plan that it envisions to make itits working plan. First and foremostthe new policy states the importance

to teach all the people of Somalilandtheir rights as enshrined in the con-stitution. This was informed by theDirector General in ministry of con-stitutional affairs Mr.Mohamed

President Sends BestWishes to SomalilandNationals on the Oc-casion of Eid Ul Adha

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“If Puntland Attack Somaliland it Will Face theConsequences” somaliland Government Warns

Hargeisa (Solna)- The governmentof Somaliland has spoken stronglyagainst the Puntlan administeredregion of Somalia which has is-sued threatening sentiments to thearmed forces of Somaliland pro-tecting her borders. The statementfurther warned Puntland that it willface fire with fire should it dare tryattack Somaliland. This is accord-ing to a press release bySomaliland ministry of defensespokesman which SomalilandNews Agency (Solnanews.com)received a copy.The press statement read “Yester-day the Somalia region of Puntlandstarted a propaganda campaignthrough the different types of me-dia such as TV, websites and news-papers that it will start an all out warwith Somaliland.”Somaliland has accepted the pro-posal of IGAD, The UN and AU andthe international community tomaintain peace and harmony in theregion. It has also opened a hu-manitarian corridor for aid to reach

Tukaraq region of Somalilandwhich the Puntland administrationsfalsely claim ownership. All thesecessation of hostilities proposal

Somaliland Government WarnsJournalists against Promoting Tribalism

Hargeisa (Solna)- The minister ofinformation culture and public guid-ance Mr.Abdirahman Abdillahi Farah(Guri-Barwaqo) occasioned a train-ing seminar for online journalists.The two day workshop was held atMansoor Hotel in Hargeisa and wassponsored by Somaliland Journal-ists’ Association (Solja). The informa-tion minister urged the country’s jour-nalists to take benefit from the sym-posium and warned them against air-ing or reporting fake news.

have been broken by Puntlandleaving Somaliland with no otheroption other than to protect her ter-ritorial integrity.

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“Somaliland is ready to defend its TerritorialIntegrity if Somalia should Attack” Says President

Gaas issued war threats toSomaliland.President Bihi understated thatSomaliland policy of being good toher neighbors can never be compro-mised. He went on to say thatSomaliland has never thought to illwill against its neighbors and alwaysaspires to live peaceful with its neigh-bors.He was perplexed by the drums ofwar beaten by the Mogadishu and

Garowe calling for war onSomaliland. The head of state saidat no time will Somaliland stop toolow to spill blood of their fellow So-malis.Here are the president words “Broth-ers these days of pilgrimage at Islamholy sites are sacred but this has notstopped the Somalia governmentswearing to attack Somaliland. I’mvery surprised because we all knowwhat happened to Somaliland follow-

ing Somalia brutal killings of herpeople; however Somaliland hasopened a new leaf and wants to livein peace with her neighbors eventhough Garowe and Mogadishu arecalling for war against the peace lov-ing people of Somaliland. ALLAH for-bids!”On the other hand the president reit-erated that Somaliland is a countrythat can defend itself from outsideaggression.The president added “If Somaliadares to attack us let them know thatthe people of Somaliland (all andsundry) are ready to defend their ter-ritorial integrity by joining the army.”The commander in chief said thatthe army is ready to defendSomaliland from outside ambush tothe last man, so Somalia should notplay with fire. The president said thisduring Eid adha celebrations atHargeisa ancient Jama Mosque.By: Solnanews.com

Somaliland Government Plan to Enlightenthe Public of the Laws of the Country

Hussein Ahmed (Dhabeye) who wasinterviewed by the national newspa-per DAWAN. The DG confirmed thatSomaliland constitution is follows thelaws of Allah and never contradictswhat Islam has obliged. The directorgeneral stated that importance of ev-ery citizen to learn the constitution ofthe country. When asked about therights of citizens and how the ministryplans to protect it he said “TheKulmiye administration came topower with the promise to make surethat no one is above the law. It is im-portant that the law of the country su-persedes everything. President Musasupports the constitutional power sothat transparency and accountabilitycan be sustained.” The DG also con-

firmed that Somaliland as a countryput Islamic law at the fore front of theconstitution which gives every citizenhis/her right fair and square. Whenasked what his ministry does for thecountry he said “We have a new five

year policy we intend to roll out. Weare also planning to write the bills thatare approved by both houses of par-liament and have been accented bythe president into law.”By: Solnanews.com

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President Sends Best Wishes to SomalilandNationals on the Occasion of Eid Ul Adha

The president of Somaliland H.EMusa Bihi Abdi has sent his heartfeltwishes to Somaliland people on theoccasion of the celebration of Eid AlAdha. The head of state wished thepeople of Somaliland wherever theymay be success in their endeavors.The president was speaking to con-gregation of worshippers atHargeisa’s ancient Jama Mosque.The people of Somaliland were cel-ebrating the Eid ul adha the secondMuslim ceremony in the Hijri calen-dar. He also prayed for Somaliland

citizens attending this year Hajj inMecca, for almighty Allah to accept

Somaliland Government WarnsJournalists against Promoting Tribalism

Minister Guri-Barwaqo advised re-porters against writing anything thatrepresent tribe, region or group ofpeople and instead should strive tocreate public awareness of importantissues affecting the population andpromote the Somali language whichis in decline.He promised to do whatever in hispower to make sure that journalistknowledge has been uplifted to new

levels. The minister thanked ministryof foreign affairs and internationalcooperation which went a long wayto fund this important seminar.Speaking at the venue was theSomaliland Journalist Association(SOLJA) chairman Mr.MohamudAbdi Jama (Huto) stated “This work-shop seeks to promote the knowledgeof journalists who have an importantrole to play in terms of educating the

public.”Director General of Ministry of foreignaffairs Mr.Abdiaziz Nassir said that itis vital for journalist to write reliablenews “I think websites are very im-portant source of information wherethe world source information aboutSomaliland.” The two day workshopwas intended to online journalist likebloggers and websites writers.

their pilgrimage.By: Solnanews.com