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Somali referee Omar Artan selected for FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali referee Omar Abdiqadir Artan has been appointed to officiate at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, becoming the first Somali...
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Puntland vice president calls for end to blood money in drug-related deaths
Garowe (HOL) — Puntland’s vice president has demanded an end to the practice of compensating families of people killed while under the influence o...
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Somalia’s election body certifies 14 political parties
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday registered 14 political parties, including groups led by former ...
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Puntland intelligence denies role in Hargeisa killing of alleged al-Shabaab associate
Mogadishu (HOL) — Puntland’s Intelligence and Security Agency (PISA) on Saturday rejected allegations that it was behind the death of a man found ...
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Former Somaliland president says African Union pressure blocked Ethiopia deal
Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi says a planned agreement with Ethiopia collapsed under pressure from the African Union,...
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Egypt completes Somalia troop assessment ahead of AUSSOM deployment
Mogadishu (HOL) — An Egyptian military delegation has completed a weeklong assessment in Somalia to prepare for the deployment of Egyptian troops to...
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Somali opposition lawmakers accuse speaker of undermining Parliament
Mogadishu (HOL) — Federal lawmakers aligned with opposition groups accused the speaker of Somalia’s lower house on Saturday of violating the Const...
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Somali Intelligence Agency kills 12 al-Shabaab fighters in Galguduud region
Dhusamareeb (HOL) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), working with international partners, said it killed 12 al-Shabaab ...
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Former Puntland football chief arrested amid leadership dispute
Garowe (HOL) — Puntland security forces on Saturday arrested former chairman of the Puntland Football Association, Mohamed Ali Isse (known as Ciiro)...
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AU envoy welcomes Egyptian troop deployment assessment team in Somalia
Mogadishu (HOL) — The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of the AU Support Missio...
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