Hadaa, Puntlandone personally knows maareeyaha. Bahamas should be sued to stealing Bosaso naqshad. On serious note, how could they not budget for the terminal (I know others are paying). Diaspora should fork some money out.

That's the image posted on puntlandone, it is from reliable source:-)

Okay, thanks sxb, hopefully Kismayo and Baydhabo will get proper airports as well. You made Dr.Osman and Mooge happy hehe.

Nuune...Once was enough for me. Isli iga daa, but it was good to see family and MMA. Gheelle.T Meesha busta badan maxaa iga jira ninyahow. I rather go to qaloocan if it's still greenish. Besides, Cagaraan wants to join Galmudug hehe. Waraa Nuune..Give us your opinion what's sort of plane can land there given Bosaso gets this airport as advertised.

I can't say I wish Ina Iley well, he deserves whatever is coming to him. Perhaps he should have married a Tigray woman like Daud. There's always a room in Jail Ocaden.

Nuune..Yes, Ina Iley was in Mnpls. The biggest winners in Ethiopia are TPLF generals and the party inner circle specially those in the conflict areas.The Somali region was run by General Abraha Wolde Gabriel (I don't know if he is still there) The Generals are even getting into the Somali scene and are beginning to have business interests in Somalia, they are in bed with corrupt business people and maamul gobleedyada. General Gabre is in the middle of it all. He is at every Somali shir. Question, did they lift the embargo within the Somali Region? Puntland and the Region set up customs office.

Ethiopia will soar or crumble depending how much control the state is willing to give up in the long run. The main problem is the ruling party and the state have became one and the same. They either control or have interest in every commercial activity; all major sectors are directly controlled by the state and the TPLF. People within the TPLF and their allies head all major corporations. They are creating a super rich class while the average Ethiopian that lived off his land is being forced to give up his land for the state, the so-called villigization process (in actuality, land grap). Hundreds of thousands were displaced in the Gambella, Oromia and even to lesser degree in Somali Galbeed. The huge projects in Ethiopia are being financed by loans with high interest rates. The average Ethiopian is a farmer with small plot. The plots tend to be degraded and unfit for farming. The Government takes over the land and turned into 'usable' farms. Many Ethiopians on tahriibs are these poor farmers. Their economic model will be sustainable if they create a sizable middle class quickly and are willingly to give some political space. In any case, poverty and prosperity in Ethiopia will impact the Horn immensely. There will be huge people movement within Ethiopia and across its borders.

Let me know how I can help? It sounds like another mashruuc in our name.

Dabrow, gooni, are you saying Hirale is not a warlord or you are simply opposed to others calling him a warlord?

Good progress! Somalis should be employed as long as that their involvement doesn't diminish the quality of the end product. There is a serious lack of capacity. Anyway, Gheelle.T, it is not just Bosaso Airport. It is Bosaso International Airport, garoon caalami ah, the best in East Africa :-) Get it right ninyahow :-)

Tallaabo. I have not condemned the deceased!! I assume you are Muslim? Islam is very clear when it comes LGTB issues. The views of "corrupted" extremists are not that from the mainstream Muslims. The story of Lot can only be interpreted one way. Of course, Muslim jurists differ on punishment. The point is your personal view (which you are entitled to) contradicts Islam. So, the question becomes, why would you deride those who chose to view transgenderism through Islamic lenses. After-all, they are following their religion! DocterK...I think your mistake is personalizing your comments. No one knows what the deceased did or didn't do unless you are witness to any act. What you can say for certain is what Islam says about transgenders or LGBT people in general.

Farah has haters, I wish him all the success. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/23/mo-farahs-half-marathon-record-not-european-claims-former-athlete

Congrats to Farah!!

My family spent 6k to get back a house that has been in our family since early 60s. We have the original the house title and tax receipts. Others had to spent much more than that.

<cite> @Tallaabo said:</cite> Yes the currupted, manipulated, miss-quoted version of "religion" preached by unreliable characters and peddled by the narrow minded masses would side with him. Tallaabo, can you then present a verse, a hadith or decision by mainstream Muslim jurists that endorses transgenderism?

I am aware of the sex reassignment in Iran. Khomeini laid the ground work by granting Maryam Molkara's (early campaigner for transgenders in Iran) request for sex change. Other Muslim countries are also somewhat tolerant of transgenders, like Hijras in Pakistan. That said, I have not seen any ruling derived from the Quran or Hadiths that endorses transgenderism. The only mention are effeminate men who are to be left alone as long as they don't act on their sexual desire.

^Who are these scholars?

<cite> @Tallaabo said:</cite> Che isn't your cherished "wholesome, traditional lifestyle" what got Somalis deep into to the sh!t they are in? I think a bit of radical liberalism is what is probably needed to remedy our social illness. Sarcasm mate but on serious note, our empathy for the deceased is humanistic, an understandable tendency. But I think DK can make a good argument (that's he drops the rumor talk) from religious perspective. We might not like what he says but religion would side with him. As for the deceased, judgement day awaits 'her' and our day will indeed come as well.

DK....As a heterosexual, conservative Somali male, you need to understand SOL has a lot of LGBT supporters. You are a minority now and you are being targeted for your views and wholesome, traditional lifestyle. I commend you for standing your ground :-) Don't given in to these radical liberals and their gay agenda

This young woman can perhaps teach them a thing or two

What about cheap Somali laborers? Mase our poverty stricken people are too proud? Who paid the money, Somaliland Government?

Good development. Was there a competitive bidding? Chinese companies are better experienced and more efficient. They are building the airports in Djibouti and Bosaso, and not to mention many infrastructure projects in Ethiopia itself. Projects like this one might have enticed the Chinese to invest more in Somali lands.