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Somalia reviews progress and sets agenda for NTP 2025–2029 at high-level meeting
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia’s Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development on Thursday hosted a high-level consultative meeting of the Na...
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Somali, Yemeni Defence Ministers hold talks in Cairo, agree to boost maritime security cooperation
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Minister of Defence Ahmed Moallim Fiqi met with his Yemeni counterpart, Lieutenant General Mohsen Mohammed Ahmed Al-Daari, in...
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NIRA extends free national ID registration period until January 31, 2026
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Somali National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has once again extended the free period for obtaining the Natio...
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Somali electoral commission warns Banadir district administrations to ensure free campaigning and smooth voter card distribution
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday issued an official warning letter urging stronger facilitation of e...
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Somali President receives credentials of eight new ambassadors
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday received the credentials of eight new ambassadors during a ceremony held at the ...
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Somalis condemn Trump's insults, though some say he spoke the 'truth'
Somalis reacted with outrage on Wednesday to Donald Trump's derogatory remarks about them and their country, although a few also said the U.S. preside...
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Israel kills seven people in Gaza, says Rafah crossing to partially reopen
Israel’s military has killed seven Palestinians, including two children, in Gaza and announced that it will allow the Rafah crossing to open exclusi...
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Mogadishu doctors identify rare C-section scar endometriosis case in Somali patient
Mogadishu (HOL) — Doctors in Mogadishu have reported a rare complication of cesarean delivery after a 30-year-old Somali woman developed endometrial...
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Somali independence leader Ali ‘Hagarey’ dies in Canada at 100
Mogadishu (HOL) — Ali Mohamed Hirabe, a leading independence-era politician and Somalia’s first Minister of Information, died Monday in Canada at ...
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Minnesota Somali community braces for ICE raids after Trump calls migrants ‘garbage’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Somali community leaders in Minnesota and officials in Somalia on Wednesday condemned President Donald Trump for calling S...
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