The Presidency of the two Holy Mosques has launch a new Website

JEDDAH, 22 April 2008 — The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has launched a website that allows people all over the world to watch prayers and sermons at the two mosques. It also offers access to 45,000 recordings of recitation of the Qur’an and Islamic lectures.

The website (www.gph.gov.sa) provides information about the presidency and its activities. It also contains links to the Agency for the Prophet’s Mosques Affairs, libraries of the two mosques, the Institute of the Haram Mosque and the Kaaba Kiswa Factory in Makkah.

The presidency is now working on the second phase of the project, which will include e-education services. Indices of rare books and calligraphic writings available in the two libraries will serve as a useful reference for researchers. “Services in English and other major languages will be available during the second phase,” said an official source.

The website contains information about how to perform Haj and Umrah, speeches in Arabic, Urdu and English, and prayer times in Makkah and Madinah, recitations of the Qur’an by the imams of the two holy mosques and their Friday sermons and books published by the presidency.

The website will also have radio programs in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia and Urdu in addition to the programs of Radio Qur’an. “People can also access translations of the Qur’an in different languages,” the source said. The e-library contains pictures of the two holy mosques.

“We have launched this website in order to enlighten the public on our services,” said Saleh Al-Hosain, head of the presidency. He hoped that the website would contribute to spreading the message of Islam among other communities.

He said the presidency would work to make the website’s services available in other major languages for the benefit of more people.

“The website provides a golden opportunity for those who are not able to visit the two holy mosques to watch prayers and sermons there,” said Dr. Muhammad Al-Khozaim, deputy chief of the presidency.

He invited constructive proposals from the public to improve the website and its services

Military of Somaliland

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The Somaliland Armed Forces ( Somali : Ciidanka Qaranka ) are the main military system in the unrecognised Republic of Somaliland . They compose of three main military services: the Army , the Navy and Air Defence Forces . Also, the Somaliland Police Force are part of the internal security forces and are subordinate to the military. The Somaliland Armed Forces takes the biggest share of the government's budget with the police and security forces. [1] The current person in charge of Somaliland 's Armed Forces is the Minister of Defence Mudane Adan Mire Mohammed MP.

Operational BM-21 used by the Somaliland armed forces

Currently, the military of Somaliland recives the biggest share of the country's budget. A editorial on a preliminary 2004 budget cited a figure of approximately $6.8 million. [2] Due to Somaliland 's lack of international unrecognition, the country receives no foreign assistance to maintain its military .

The army was organised into 12 divisions which comprise of 4 tank brigades, 45 mechanized and infantry brigades, 4 commando brigades, surface-to-air missile brigade, 3 artillery brigades, 30 field battalions, and an air defense battalion.

The serviceability of the equipment is poor and status is unknown.

Centurion main battle tanks M47 Patton main battle tanks T-54/T-55 main battle