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Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Doha, fuels regional condemnation
Mogadishu (HOL) — Israel said Tuesday it carried out a strike in Doha targeting senior Hamas figures as the group weighed a U.S. ceasefire proposal...
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Somali defense minister Arab League after Ethiopia envoy accuses bloc of siding with Egypt on Nile dam
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s defence minister defended the Arab League on Tuesday after Ethiopia’s ambassador accused the bloc of siding with Egy...
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Hashim Abdi becomes youngest Somali elected to Norway’s parliament
Mogadishu (HOL) — On election night in Fredrikstad, 20-year-old Hashim Abdi broke down in tears as the results flashed on television screens. He clu...
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Somaliland rejects Somalia’s new e-visa system
Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s government said Tuesday it will continue enforcing its Visa on Arrival system, directly rejecting Somalia’s new el...
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Ethiopia launches Africa's largest hydroelectric dam
Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deep...
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Somali President joins regional leaders at Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam inauguration
Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joined Kenyan President William Ruto and Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh on Tue...
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15 cops linked to murder of two Indian nationals, Kenyan driver released on bail
The High Court in Kiambu has ordered the release of 15 former officers drawn from the now-disbanded Special Service Unit (SSU), Kenya Wildlife Service...
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Three children killed in house fire in Burco, Somaliland
Three Children Killed in House Fire in Burco, Somaliland Hargeisa (HOL) — Three siblings were killed in a house fire on Monday afternoon in the Jarm...
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Puntland rejects Somalia’s new e-visa system, calls it ‘illegal’
Garowe (HOL) — Puntland has rejected the Federal Government of Somalia’s newly launched electronic visa system, accusing Mogadishu of overstepping...
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Somali President urges scaled-up climate finance at Africa Climate summit
Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the international community to scale up climate finance “at an adequate scale...
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