Frontline States to Form Peace Overseer Committee
ADDIS ABABA, 12 FEB 2003--A committee to oversee the implementation of last year's Declaration on Cessation of Hostilities in Somalia, is to be set up with immediate effect, by foreign ministers of three frontline states on Somalia peace discussions.
The committee, agreed upon by ministers Kalonzo Musyoka of Kenya, Abdi Farah of Djibouti and Hamad Bashir of Ethiopia, will be entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring any violations of the declaration, and taking appropriate action. The decision was reached at in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at a meeting during last week's African Union (AU) Summit (February 3-4).
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
SOMALIA: Fishermen accuse foreigners of depleting coastal waters
NAIROBI, 12 FEB 2003 (IRIN) - Large foreign ships are harassing and intimidating Somali fishermen around the southern coastal towns of Marka and Barawe, according to local fishermen.
NAIROBI, 12 FEB 2003 (IRIN) - Large foreign ships are harassing and intimidating Somali fishermen around the southern coastal towns of Marka and Barawe, according to local fishermen.
Why Is the Muslim Hajj So Dangerous?
MSN, 12 FEB 2003--Fourteen Muslim pilgrims were trampled to death Tuesday, while performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia. Such tragedies seem to occur with depressing frequency—since 1997, at least 570 worshippers have been accidentally killed during the annual trek to Mecca. Why is the hajj so dangerous?
MSN, 12 FEB 2003--Fourteen Muslim pilgrims were trampled to death Tuesday, while performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia. Such tragedies seem to occur with depressing frequency—since 1997, at least 570 worshippers have been accidentally killed during the annual trek to Mecca. Why is the hajj so dangerous?
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Death of pilgrims casts cloud over hajj
LONDON, 12 FEB 2003--Fourteen Muslims were trampled to death in Mecca yesterday, the latest tragedy to sadden the annual pilgrimage to the holy city. The accident occurred during the "stoning the devil" ritual, in which pilgrims throw pebbles at three pillars marking the places where Satan is believed to have tempted the prophet Ismail.
LONDON, 12 FEB 2003--Fourteen Muslims were trampled to death in Mecca yesterday, the latest tragedy to sadden the annual pilgrimage to the holy city. The accident occurred during the "stoning the devil" ritual, in which pilgrims throw pebbles at three pillars marking the places where Satan is believed to have tempted the prophet Ismail.
Bin Laden urges suicide attacks on US
LONDON, 12 FEB 2003--Osama bin Laden last night returned to haunt America in the midst of preparations for a war in Iraq, when a new tape attributed to the al-Qaida leader was broadcast on the leading Arab television network, urging Iraqis to carry out suicide attacks against the United States.
LONDON, 12 FEB 2003--Osama bin Laden last night returned to haunt America in the midst of preparations for a war in Iraq, when a new tape attributed to the al-Qaida leader was broadcast on the leading Arab television network, urging Iraqis to carry out suicide attacks against the United States.
Factions Violate Ceasefire
NAIROBI, 11 FEB 2003--SOME FACTION leaders attending the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference in Kenya are encouraging their militias in Somalia to fight so that they can gain negotiating power during the peace talks, delegates and international observers have said.
"They [faction leaders] are here to reconcile, but they are sending some encouragement to [their followers] still proceed with wars in Somalia," Mohamed Aden, chairman of the conference's youth group, Save Somali Youth, said.
NAIROBI, 11 FEB 2003--SOME FACTION leaders attending the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference in Kenya are encouraging their militias in Somalia to fight so that they can gain negotiating power during the peace talks, delegates and international observers have said.
"They [faction leaders] are here to reconcile, but they are sending some encouragement to [their followers] still proceed with wars in Somalia," Mohamed Aden, chairman of the conference's youth group, Save Somali Youth, said.
Refugees Face Hostility in US Cities
NAIROBI, 10 FEB 2003--THE UNITED States reaffirmed last week that it will admit some 12,000 Somali Bantus who have been living in Kenya as refugees for the past decade. But the prospective immigrants, who are to begin arriving in the US within a few weeks, might encounter some hostility in their new home.
Racial and cultural tensions have developed in one US locality where large numbers of Somali immigrants have already settled. And leaders of a city in Massachusetts have voted to reject a US government grant intended to smooth the planned placement of Somali families in that community.
NAIROBI, 10 FEB 2003--THE UNITED States reaffirmed last week that it will admit some 12,000 Somali Bantus who have been living in Kenya as refugees for the past decade. But the prospective immigrants, who are to begin arriving in the US within a few weeks, might encounter some hostility in their new home.
Racial and cultural tensions have developed in one US locality where large numbers of Somali immigrants have already settled. And leaders of a city in Massachusetts have voted to reject a US government grant intended to smooth the planned placement of Somali families in that community.
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