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Somali police seize fourth narcotics shipment at Mogadishu port in 2025
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police on Monday seized a shipping container concealed with narcotics at the Port of Mogadishu, authorities said, marking t...
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Several political registered organizations deny inclusion in Banadir Election candidate list
Mogadishu (HOL) - Several political registered organizations have denied being among the 20 groups the National Electoral Commission announced as regi...
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Al-Shabaab releases video of Ukrainian UN helicopter pilot held since 2024
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali militant group Al-Shabaab has released a new video showing Oleynik Aleksandr, a Ukrainian national and helicopter pilot who h...
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Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what P...
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Somalia nears completion of 10,000-teacher recruitment plan
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education Farah Sheikh Abdulqadir announced on Sunday that the implementation of th...
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AfDB approves 76 mln USD to boost transport connectivity in Somalia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 76.37 million U.S. dollars in additional financing to support ongoing road infrastructure devel...
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Somali President urges Mogadishu residents to participate in Banadir local elections
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on residents of Mogadishu to actively participate in the upcoming local council el...
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In Minneapolis, a U.S. citizen in a chokehold becomes a symbol of Trump’s crackdown on Somalis
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — A 20-year-old Somali American citizen was tackled, put in a chokehold and detained for about two hours by masked federal i...
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Somalia denies any ties with Israel following Israeli claims
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali government has strongly denied having any ties or diplomatic contacts with Israel, dismissing recent claims by Israeli offici...
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We win wars on discipline and craft: Senior KDF Commander in Somalia visit
The Deputy Army Commander, Major General Mohamed Hassan, has concluded a two-day operational visit to Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops deployed in So...
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