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Trump envoy visits Gaza aid sites as Israel accused of starvation policy
United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has travelled to Gaza to inspect aid distribution as pressure mounts on Israel ...
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Afar party warns Somali region's restructuring threatens fragile peace, violates borders
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HOL) — The Afar People’s Party (APP) has accused Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State of violating territorial boundaries wit...
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Play exploring Somali identity, family ties debuts at Minnesota Fringe Festival
What happens when the eldest daughter in a Somali household decides to leave home for the first time?...
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U.S. offers $5 million reward for al-Shabaab commander tied to Kampala and Westgate attacks
Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States is offering a combined reward of $8 million for information leading to the arrest of Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir...
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Houthis sink aid ship from Somalia, detain 10 crew members
Mogadishu (HOL) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked and sank a merchant vessel carrying humanitarian aid from Somalia earlier this month, killing at ...
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Puntland captures foreign ISIS fighters fleeing Cal-Miskaad mountains
Mogadishu (HOL) — Puntland security forces have arrested two foreign ISIS fighters who fled into the mountainous Kalabayr area following a major mil...
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Somalia to require national ID for all new bank accounts in Banadir
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali citizens will be required to present a national ID card to open new bank accounts in the Banadir region, beginning Septembe...
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Banadir pledges $200,000 to Awdal region as drought crisis deepens
Mogadishu (HOL) — The Banadir Regional Administration has committed $200,000 in emergency aid to support communities in Somalia’s Awdal region, wh...
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Puntland leader warns federal government over Gedo conflict, cites risk of national collapse
Garowe (HOL) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni warned Friday that escalating federal military operations in the southern Gedo region are enda...
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Federal government secures full control of Balad Hawo after clashes with Jubbaland forces
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali federal government has reportedly taken full control of Balad Hawo district in the Gedo region following several days of in...
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