Reality about the Construction of Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Mogadisho Mareeg.com - We are LIGHT LINE INVESTMENT LTD, a local registered company based in Mogadishu, Somalia. We carry out different business activities mainly construction work. In mid-2015, we got a construction contract from UAE Embassy. The Embassy called and told us they are planning to build a big hospital named, Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Mogadishu donated by UAE Government for the people of Somalia and the Contract was awarded to a company based in UAE called AISHI AE LTD. The company wanted a local Somali company they can subcontract with and they (the embassy of UAE in Somalia) recommended LIGHT LINE INVESTMENT LTD because of construction workthecompany previously didat the Embassy. On August 1st 2015, we sat with AISHI AE ltd Management and on August 3rd 2015 we signed a contract with them about structural civil work for the Hospital and we agreed upon tha tpayment to being stages according to the volume of work to be completed. We started work as per agreement and we finished the first stage.The main contractor assessed the completed work of the first stage as per the agreement on 17 February 2016. Unfortunately, 18 February 2016, the Embassy informed us that they had cancelled the contract of AISHI AE LTDand tookback their management team to UAE. For this,LIGHT LINE INVESTMENT LTD Company should also withdraw its workers from the Hospital site. We went to the Project Management office of the Embassy and told them that we wanted to be paid for the work done and also to collect all our construction materials and equipment that we were using for theconstruction of the hospital.The project director, Eng. Ali Al mazrouri told us that everything on the construction hospital site belonged to UAE government including our own materials and equipment. The project Director claimed that they were holding our materials because they gave AISHI AE LTD some advanced payment for the construction of the hospital. He further informed us that if we had any issues, we pass our claims and the necessary documents through the ministry of foreign affairs of Somalia, then the UAE Embassy would forward them to the ministry of foreign affairs of United Arab Emirates which was responsible for the coming of AISHI AE ltd to Somalia. We did all legal requirements starting from Benadir Regional court, ministries of Justice and foreign affairs of federal Government of Somalia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somali sent those documents to the UAE embassy twice however, the UAE Embassy of Somalia never responded to our demands to settle our grievances. The Embassy totally ignored our genuine complaints and disrespected other relevant institutions of federal government of Somalia. Unfortunately, we find ourselves forced to make our case public, so that every Somali citizen, Members of Somali parliament, chamber of commerce and industry of Somalia, local and international media, human rights groups and United Nations Monitoring Group should be made aware of the money that is building Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Mogadishu is not money donated by UAE government but rather money coned from local Somali companies including LIGHT LINE INVESTMENT LTD through the UAE embassy of Somalia by bringing fake companies from outside Somalia who are not genuine,their main agenda being extortion of resources from local Somali companies like LIGHT LINE INVESTEMENT LTD. We, the victim of UAE embassy based in Mogadishu, are ready to share all the evidence with support documents to the public through local and international media. Finally, we urgently appeal to UAE government, particularly the UAE Embassy in Mogadishu, to respect the laws of the land concerning our commercial dispute and find a just solution. Likewise, we call our Somali Government to fully enforce its Court rulings and be more assertive in defending the rights of its citizens. Mogadishu, Somalia. February 27, 2018.

I believe this is a formality step to show that before Somalia take belligerent diplomatic steps, the Arab League is "given a chance", if that means anything. The design of this is probably to prevent the souring of Somalia's relations with other AL member states if and when full diplomatic confrontation with the UAE starts. I don't think we have seen the end of this.

^^ Are you serious? I can understand if there are delays due to weather, mechanical, etc but to schedule people in to fly and then disappear to make more money and come back at 4:00 PM? That is ridiculous.

Thanks for posting this. This looks like an amazingly different world. I think that piece on their neck is xirsi (religious notes) which was a popular gadget at the time.

I agree with Suldaanka. That press release from the FGS is weak and poorly written. The heavy watermark also makes the entire content unreadable.

This is amazing.

The nabadoon has spoken. Let us not lose sight of the bigger picture. We are all here to exchange opinions, defend our positions and learn from each other in the process.

Let us be brutal honest. Waraabe is an empty buffoon who serves no purpose other to stoke tribal bigotry. More often than not, Waraabe's tirades distract from the real issue at hand, and that in the end reflects badly on Somaliland's leadership. There is a reason why other leaders from Somaliland don't speak like him; They have control over what comes out of their mouth. Waraabe doesn't.

Galbeedi welcome back. I agree, elections are the best option for Ethiopia. In the mean time, let the Oromos bring a guy of their choosing, preferable a muslim, to lead the country freely. I don't support Lema Megrasu who orchestrated the ethnic violence against the Somalis. I am sure there are many other decent Oromos who can lead Ethiopia.

It is more than a joke. It is very bizarre to jail a young lady for making a facebook post. I heard countless stories from family members about oppression under Siyaad Barre. Waa la dagaalamaye, cashar lama kala baran.

loool. That is funny.

What if a new "DNA" qabiil starts?

Saalax, did you notice the same on your DNA or is this a sample from other people? That is very interesting to say the least.

It is good to copy wixii wanaagsan.

Carab kibray dheh.

Sometimes we are amazed by the staggering amount of money alleged to be stolen by various Somali politicians or agencies. In this video, the Turks were able to build a modern, effective base in Somalia for only 50 million dollars.

It is easy to say company so and so has government permit for exploration, but the hard reality is that the clan in the area almost always has a say. After watching the video, the issue seems to be a case where another clan in the area blessed the exploration, and this particular Beel was left out of the discussions.

I think you and Amigos are throwing political jambool. Saalax is heavily invested in Sanaag and has been a proud son of the mountains. The mysterious Puntlander is found (joke).

They may not have the skills of the North Koreans when it comes to gaada-ka-ciyaar, but they are fighting a noble fight against a fierce enemy with a twisted ideology of hate. The young men you see above are the real heroes in the eyes of the Somali people.

Is that on his twitter account?

Are you saying Saalax is a Puntlander by clan?

Amigos, if your point is about consent, I agree we shouldn't post other people's private photos without consent. But the nature of media and information sharing has changed. If, for example, Saalax's picture was part of a news article copied from some obscure Somali site, would that make his conduct fair? Most people would say yes, but that is where I disagree. In today's age, social media sites including SOL create the news and many of us post stories (I mean real stories) that don't make it to legacy media sites but are yet credible and true. If the issue is about consent and you are related to this particular woman, I think it should be removed immediately without any question.

I don't know what Saalax's intention was, but I see gabar asturan oo happy ah, taking a picture with a decent Somali leader. Absolutely no ceeb or shame in the above photos. It could have been a unionist girl, working in Somaliland and taking a picture with Mr. Bihi.