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[PHOTOS] Muslim faithful gather in mosques for Eid-ul-Fitr prayers

[PHOTOS] Muslim faithful gather in mosques for Eid-ul-Fitr prayers

MAR 30, 2025

Kenyan Muslims have gathered in various grounds for Eid-Ul-Fitr prayers as Ramadan comes to a close....

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UPDATE: Jubbaland, Somali leaders back peace talks as Puntland remains silent

UPDATE: Jubbaland, Somali leaders back peace talks as Puntland remains silent

MAR 30, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, ex-Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, and opposition lawmaker Abdirahman Abdish...

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Somali President invites political rivals to unite in counterterrorism and state-building efforts

Somali President invites political rivals to unite in counterterrorism and state-building efforts

MAR 30, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has invited political leaders, including his rivals, to shape a unified national effort to ...

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Prime Minister Barre performs Eid al-Fitr prayer with troops in Lower Shabelle region

Prime Minister Barre performs Eid al-Fitr prayer with troops in Lower Shabelle region

MAR 30, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre joined Somali National Army (SNA) troops and local residents in KM-50 area, Lower Shabelle ...

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US airstrike against Islamic State kills multiple ISIS militants in Puntland

US airstrike against Islamic State kills multiple ISIS militants in Puntland

MAR 30, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – The United States military conducted an airstrike on March 29 targeting Islamic State (ISIS) militants in northern Somalia, killin...

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Fears mount over resurgence of Al-Shabaab in Somalia as foreign support ebbs

Fears mount over resurgence of Al-Shabaab in Somalia as foreign support ebbs

MAR 30, 2025

A bomb blast that narrowly missed the convoy of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on March 18 showed that Al-Shabaab again poses a significant risk in t...

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Demand pay from those molizing you to attend Ruto rallies: Gachagua tells Mt Kenya bloc

Demand pay from those molizing you to attend Ruto rallies: Gachagua tells Mt Kenya bloc

MAR 30, 2025

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged Mt. Kenya residents to demand hefty payments from mobilizers ahead of President William Ruto’s pl...

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Somaliland rejects Somalia offer of key port to US

Somaliland rejects Somalia offer of key port to US

MAR 30, 2025

Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has rejected an attempt by the central government to give the US exclusive control of a port and airbase in B...

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Saudi Arabia announces Sunday as first day of Eid Al Fitr

Saudi Arabia announces Sunday as first day of Eid Al Fitr

MAR 29, 2025

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has announced that Sunday, March 30, 2025, will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr, after the Shawwal crescent moon was sighted on Sa...

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South Sudan says arrested VP Machar tried to stir rebellion

South Sudan says arrested VP Machar tried to stir rebellion

MAR 29, 2025

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up rebellion, the government said...

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