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Man attempting to smuggle 200 lizards to Egypt arrested

Man attempting to smuggle 200 lizards to Egypt arrested

POLICE in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region have arrested a man at an airport as he tried to smuggle 200 lizards to Egypt. It was not immediately clear why the suspect was illegally exporting the reptiles, the police and wildlife authorities in the region said. "It is illegal to export Somaliland's wildlife because they (can) become extinct," said Gelle Hassan, a communications officer with Somaliland police. The arrest was made at Egal airport in the region's capital of Hargeisa, the police said. The reptiles, which were wrapped in clothes and hidden in bags, were handed over to the ministry of environment,…
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Somaliland’s 1st vote since 2005

Somaliland’s 1st vote since 2005

ABDIQANI HASSAN SOMALIA’S breakaway Somaliland region held its first parliamentary election for 16 years yesterday, in what politicians there describe as evidence of its comparative stability. Official portrait of Somaliland President Muse Bihi. Picture: Wikimedia Commons The region, which broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained widespread international recognition for its independence, has been largely peaceful while the rest of Somalia has suffered three decades of civil war. "Vote in peace," President Musi Bihi said in televised remarks after casting his ballot. Opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdulahi echoed the sentiment: "I urge the Somaliland people to vote…
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