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Somali intelligence kills senior al-Shabaab commander in Hiiraan region

Somali intelligence kills senior al-Shabaab commander in Hiiraan region

SEP 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s intelligence agency, with support from international partners, has killed a senior al-Shabaab commander in a planned o...

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Arab League waives Somalia's 38-year accumulated debts

Arab League waives Somalia's 38-year accumulated debts

SEP 03, 2025

Cairo (HOL) — The Arab League has agreed to cancel 75 percent of Somalia’s debts after Mogadishu requested relief from nearly four decades of unpa...

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Somali, Serbian leaders sign health agreement, pledge closer ties

Somali, Serbian leaders sign health agreement, pledge closer ties

SEP 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met with his Serbian counterpart Đuro Macut on Tuesday in Belgrade, where the two leaders ...

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Children, journalists among 105 killed in Israeli onslaught in Gaza

Children, journalists among 105 killed in Israeli onslaught in Gaza

SEP 03, 2025

The Israeli military onslaught on Gaza City continues nonstop, resulting in the killing of more than 50 Palestinians, including aid seekers, as it see...

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Egypt’s troop deployment in Somalia ratchets up tensions with Ethiopia

Egypt’s troop deployment in Somalia ratchets up tensions with Ethiopia

SEP 03, 2025

Egypt insists its support for Somalia is not aimed at Ethiopia, but rather at helping a country long plagued by instability and insecurity....

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Somali, Serbian officials discuss security and defense cooperation in Belgrade

Somali, Serbian officials discuss security and defense cooperation in Belgrade

SEP 03, 2025

Belgrade (HOL) — Somalia’s Defense Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi met Tuesday with senior Serbian officials in Belgrade to discuss strengthening bila...

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Ex-asylum seeker wants government to deport him to Somalia because it's 'safer' than Nuneaton

Ex-asylum seeker wants government to deport him to Somalia because it's 'safer' than Nuneaton

SEP 03, 2025

Yusuf Ali Hamud arrived in the UK two decades ago to seek asylum, but after a criminal conviction for a serious assault, he was stripped of his right ...

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Prominent elder killed by gunmen in Somalia’s Gedo region

Prominent elder killed by gunmen in Somalia’s Gedo region

SEP 02, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Unknown gunmen shot and killed a prominent elder, Aden Mohamud Buurdhubo, in the Gedo region’s Beled Hawo district on Monday nig...

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Somali police burn 250 cartons of seized drugs in Mogadishu

Somali police burn 250 cartons of seized drugs in Mogadishu

SEP 02, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police on Tuesday publicly burned 250 cartons of drugs in Mogadishu after seizing them during an attempted illegal import, ...

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President Mohamud, PM Barre expected at inauguration of New Northeastern State President

President Mohamud, PM Barre expected at inauguration of New Northeastern State President

SEP 02, 2025

Las Anod (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre are expected to attend the inauguration of the newly ele...

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