MOGADISHU, Somalia, Shawwal 12, Sept 21, SPA -- Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke resigned Tuesday. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke told reporters he was resigning while standing alongside President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, who thanked the prime minister for what he called a «courageous decision.» Ahmed called Sharmarke's decision «historic» because the impasse was settled among Somalis instead of seeking outside intervention, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 13:17 LOCAL TIME 10:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/819098