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Yemen's Houthis claim launching 5 drones at Israeli military targets

Yemen's Houthis claim launching 5 drones at Israeli military targets

JUL 31, 2025

Yemen's Houthi group said in a televised statement late Wednesday that it launched five drones toward three Israeli military targets earlier in the ev...

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Somalia and Djibouti sign Status of Forces Agreement to strengthen defense cooperation

Somalia and Djibouti sign Status of Forces Agreement to strengthen defense cooperation

JUL 31, 2025

Djibouti (HOL) — The governments of Somalia and Djibouti have signed a landmark Status of Forces Agreement (SoFA) aimed at enhancing bilateral defen...

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Somali PM meets new AU mission chief, reaffirms commitment to terrorism fight and security transition

Somali PM meets new AU mission chief, reaffirms commitment to terrorism fight and security transition

JUL 31, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has welcomed the newly appointed Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African U...

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Tuk-tuks put donkey cart drivers out of work in Baidoa camps

Tuk-tuks put donkey cart drivers out of work in Baidoa camps

JUL 31, 2025

As motorised three-wheelers, known as bajaj or tuk-tuks, are becoming the most popular mode of transport in Baidoa market, donkey carts are being over...

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Kenya, Uganda sign key trade deals covering trade, transport & electricity

Kenya, Uganda sign key trade deals covering trade, transport & electricity

JUL 31, 2025

President William Ruto and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni have signed key bilateral agreements at State House, Nairobi, a day after Tanzania impose...

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Kenya’s refugee camps suffer as US slashes aid

Kenya’s refugee camps suffer as US slashes aid

JUL 31, 2025

A severe humanitarian crisis is unfolding in northwest Kenya, where refugee camps housing people fleeing conflicts in South Sudan and the DRC are near...

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Wirtz scores and Ekitike debuts as Liverpool beat Yokohama FM to round off pre-season tour

Wirtz scores and Ekitike debuts as Liverpool beat Yokohama FM to round off pre-season tour

JUL 31, 2025

Florian Wirtz scored his first goal for Liverpool as the Reds’ pre-season tour of Asia concluded with a 3-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan on...

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U.S. to deport Somali woman linked to ISIS-Somalia commander over immigration fraud

U.S. to deport Somali woman linked to ISIS-Somalia commander over immigration fraud

JUL 30, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — A Somali national with familial ties to a senior ISIS-Somalia leader will be deported from the United States after pl...

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Somali Parliamentary Speaker visits Hudur to boost anti-Al-Shabaab operations and local governance

Somali Parliamentary Speaker visits Hudur to boost anti-Al-Shabaab operations and local governance

JUL 30, 2025

Hudur (HOL) — A high-level delegation led by Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Madobe), Speaker of Somalia’s Lower House of Parliament, arrived Wednesday i...

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Somaliland offers U.S. military base and mineral access in bid for international recognition

Somaliland offers U.S. military base and mineral access in bid for international recognition

JUL 30, 2025

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Cirro has announced that his administration is prepared to host a U.S. military b...

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