Hargeisa- The term of the Local Councils expired last Friday and the scheduled parliamentary election looms without no apparent preparation.

Hargeisa- The former minister of justice, Abdiqani Ateye, who is now the defence minister, said a letter circulated in the media claiming that he ordered the arrest and extradition of Somaliland businessman is fake.

Hargeisa- The President of Somaliland, Muse Behi Abdi, appointed Hussein Hassan Guleid, famously known as Kiniyati (the Kenyan) as the new director of the National Intelligence Agency.

Hargeisa- The Judiciary Commission is responsible for the appointment, removal of office, promotion, demotion, transfer and the discipline of the judges of the lower courts.

Hargeisa- The chairperson of Hargeisa District Court, judge Abdirashid Beergeel, has issued unexpected judgment sentencing a man to death by stoning and flogging a woman 100 times.

Hargeisa- Osman Saleh Mohammed, the foreign minister of Eritrea, visited today at Hargeisa.

Hargeisa- The judges of the highest court of Somaliland led by the Chief Justice, Adam Haji Ali Ahmed, with lawyers and prosecutors started last week to hear civil and criminal cases in Awdal and Gabiley regions.

Hargeisa- A spokesperson of Puntland said they should be allowed to attend the talks between Somaliland and Somalia because "it affects its territory," he said.

Hargeisa- The extended term of the local councils of Somaliland will expire at the end of this month. Elections scheduled this month were delayed to the end of the year.

Hargeisa- President Muse Behi of Somaliland said Somalia is reluctant to resume the suspended talks between the two sides.