Arabic News Weekly Edition for Somalia, 9/4/2000
Weekly Edition, Somalia - Week of September 4, 2000
- New Somali president in New York
New Somalia President Abdul Qasem Salat Hassan arrives in New York to attend the Millennium summit which is organized by the UN and he therefore ends a " diplomatic isolation" for his country lasted more than 10 years. Somalia, Politics, 9/7/2000 - Acts of violence in Makadishu
Some 38 persons were killed at least including 20 civilians on Monday in battles between armed militias belonging to two tribes in the province of "Central Shabeel " in southern Somalia, while media sources on Tuesday said the outcome of these battles exceeded 50 persons as killed. Somalia, Politics, 9/6/2000 - Somali president to appoint new premier
Somali President elect Abdul Qasem Salat Hassan has stressed he will appoint a prime minister after his coming back from New York to take part in the UN Third Millennium meetings. Somalia, Politics, 9/5/2000 - Egypt supports Somalia to regain its stability
Moussa stressed that there is no party willing to deal with warlords or mercenaries on the future of Somalia. Somalia-Egypt, Politics, 9/5/2000