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Ma’awisley forces launch assault on al-Shabaab in Somalia’s Hiiraan region

Ma’awisley forces launch assault on al-Shabaab in Somalia’s Hiiraan region

APR 23, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Heavy fighting broke out Wednesday afternoon in Abooreey, a strategic village in Somalia’s Hiiraan region after local Macawiisle...

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Nordic Monitor: Turkey to receive 90% of Somalia oil revenue in new deal

Nordic Monitor: Turkey to receive 90% of Somalia oil revenue in new deal

APR 23, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Turkey is poised to receive up to 90 percent of the revenue from oil and gas extracted off Somalia’s coast, according to a repor...

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 shakes Istanbul, 151 injured in panic-driven incidents

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 shakes Istanbul, 151 injured in panic-driven incidents

APR 23, 2025

A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye’s Istanbul on Wednesday, injuring 151 people in panic-driven incidents, none of whom suffered li...

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SSC-Khatumo leader vows to unify Sool and Sanaag, accuses Somaliland of displacement

SSC-Khatumo leader vows to unify Sool and Sanaag, accuses Somaliland of displacement

APR 23, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The leader of the SSC-Khatumo interim administration, Abdiqadir Aw Ali Firdhiye, has reaffirmed his commitment to unifying the res...

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Somali President and FIFA Council Member discuss enhancing regional football ties

Somali President and FIFA Council Member discuss enhancing regional football ties

APR 23, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met on Tuesday with Souleiman Hassan Waberi, President of the Djibouti Football Federation,...

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Farmaajo defends military withdrawals from Aden Yabaal district as Al-Shabaab assaults intensify in central Somalia

Farmaajo defends military withdrawals from Aden Yabaal district as Al-Shabaab assaults intensify in central Somalia

APR 23, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has defended the recent strategic withdrawal of government forces from Aden Yab...

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Two teenagers killed, 32 soldiers injured in vehicle crash in Hiiraan region

Two teenagers killed, 32 soldiers injured in vehicle crash in Hiiraan region

APR 23, 2025

Beledweyne (HOL) — At least two teenagers were killed and 32 Somali soldiers injured in a road accident on Tuesday in the Ali Ganey area of the Hiir...

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3 dead, hundreds displaced as floods hit informal settlements in Kenya’s capital

3 dead, hundreds displaced as floods hit informal settlements in Kenya’s capital

APR 23, 2025

Heavy rainfall in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Tuesday has left three people dead and displaced hundreds of others, police said....

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Two Kenyans, Somali national accused of terrorism denied bond

Two Kenyans, Somali national accused of terrorism denied bond

APR 23, 2025

Two Kenyans and a Somali national facing terror-related charges will remain in custody for a month after a Nairobi court denied them bond on Tuesday....

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