By: Daoud Kuttab

Somalilandsun – The Internet has proved to be a powerful tool for overcoming media restrictions and censorship worldwide. But new restrictions on Web-based news media, such as those in Jordan, threaten to reverse the progress that the Internet has enabled.

By Meraf Leykun

Somalilandsun - National Cement S.C (NCSC), located in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, has started exporting cement to neighboring Djibouti and Somaliland.

National Cement, the previously state owned Dire Dawa Cement Factory, commenced export after it began production with its full capacity following completion of expansion at a cost of 2 billion Ethiopian birr.

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By Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye

Somalilandsun - Late Ethiopian Prime Minister Melez Zenewi was intent on modernizing the country and initiated wide-scale infrastructure construction and renovations such as new highways and a new railway system to decrease traffic in the capital.

Above and beyond all other plans is the phenomenal project, the Renaissance Dam, who's foundation is currently being laid down. But this giant dam has brought giant diplomatic ramifications.

By: Robleh M. Lafcanbe

Somalilandsun - Tension is increasing as Ethiopia and Egypt continue to butt heads over the Nile River.

Ethiopia remains firm on building the $42 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Egypt is determined to stop Ethiopia from building the dam, claiming that Egypt is the "gift of the Nile" and water supply will decrease by 20% and hydroelectric power would decrease by 40%.

By: Eng. Hassan Muhumed Aw Hassan'

Somalilandsun - In order Telecom operators to make business; having only telecoms equipment is not enough.

They need the Airwave. Without the Airwave (spectrum), they cannot make a penny even if they have the most sophisticated equipment.

• Hawd, Maroodi-jeeh, Daad-madeed & Gabile in Football semi-finals

• Gabile and Maroodi-jeeh in Basketball finals

• Daad-madeed region clinches overall Athletics Title

By: Mahmud Walaleye

Hargeisa- The annual regional sports competition is in its culmination to be realized on Friday the 21st June 2013.

"Much appreciation and 'thank you' to all. Blessings, Edna"Edna pampers one of the new Anaesthesia Machines

By: Edna Hospital

HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) - "We have not unpacked it and are leaving it standing in its crate in a corner for the Gradian Health Systems team to open it up when they get here next week. Edna says

By: Mohammed Ali MuseMohammed Ali Musa

Somalilandsun - Somaliland is inhabited by the same people with same ethnicity, culture, tradition, religion, and language.

Unfortunately tribalism has overtaken all those rich characteristics and has taken its roots in the peoples' hearts. It is part of their blood. It has an influence in their daily actions and activities.

Somaliland with a population of 3.5 million is peaceful, has a functioning civil service, judiciary and police and has held five multiparty elections.

By RED OLUOCH/ theeastafricanMounted on a monument is the plane that the air force of Siad Barre used to bomb the city during the civil war

Somalilandsun - Somaliland, on the Gulf of Aden in the Red Sea, is a major contrast to troubled Somalia, its southern neighbour.