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Relatives of late Somali lawmakers win vacant Parliamentary seats in Jowhar
Jowhar (HOL) — Abdikarin Mohamed Diriye and Abdulqadir Mohamud Mohamed were elected on Saturday to fill the vacant parliamentary seats HOP097 and HO...
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Suspected airstrike targets Al-Shabaab base in strategic Basra area
Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government, in coordination with international partners, reportedly conducted an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab militan...
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UEFA Champions League final: PSG and Inter Milan ‘motivated’ and ‘happy’
Billions of dollars have been spent. Some of the world’s greatest players have come and gone. Yet the Champions League trophy has remained agonising...
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Kenyan President meets Somaliland leader amid diplomatic sensitivities
Nairobi (HOL) — Kenyan President William Ruto met with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro in Nairobi on Thursday, May 28, in a h...
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‘Not really leaving’: Trump bids goodbye to Elon Musk at White House event
United States President Donald Trump has bid goodbye to Elon Musk at a White House event marking the billionaire’s departure from his role in govern...
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Kenya rejects Diplomatic Status of Somaliland Liaison Office in Nairobi
The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has reaffirmed Kenya's recognition of Somalia’s sovereignty, rejecting the newly opened Somaliland Miss...
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Exclusive: Somaliland president says recognition of state ‘on the horizon’ following Trump talks
The breakaway territory’s independence has never been internationally recognised. Insiders say recent US overtures are encouraging – but the conse...
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Football in Somalia: Legends Adebayor, Eto'o and Okocha bring hope to Mogadishu
When the wider world thinks of Somalia, the first things that are most likely to come to mind are conflict and the pirates who have threatened ships a...
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Hirshabelle State to hold by-elections in Jowhar to fill two vacant parliamentary seats
Jowhar (HOL) — Somalia’s electoral commission has announced that by-elections for two vacant parliamentary seats, HOP097 and HOP098, will be held ...
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Former President Farmaajo calls for urgent action to address youth migration crisis
Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of 20 Somali migrants wh...
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