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Somalia and Turkmenistan hold bilateral talks to strengthen cooperation

Somalia and Turkmenistan hold bilateral talks to strengthen cooperation

AUG 06, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Isaak Mohamud Mursal, held bilateral talks with Turk...

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Somalia hosts dinner for newly accredited Ambassadors, urges stronger diplomatic ties

Somalia hosts dinner for newly accredited Ambassadors, urges stronger diplomatic ties

AUG 06, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar, hosted a dinner on Monday for eight new...

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US Senator proposes review of Kenya's non-NATO ally status

US Senator proposes review of Kenya's non-NATO ally status

AUG 06, 2025

United States President Donald Trump's administration has proposed to review Kenya's non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) status, barely mont...

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Trump says it is ‘up to Israel’ whether to occupy all of Gaza

Trump says it is ‘up to Israel’ whether to occupy all of Gaza

AUG 06, 2025

Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has suggested that he will not block possible Israeli plans to take over Gaza....

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Ethiopia targets Somali-owned remittance firms in U.S. over money laundering claims

Ethiopia targets Somali-owned remittance firms in U.S. over money laundering claims

AUG 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Ethiopia’s central bank has called for an official investigation into four Somali-owned money transfer companies operating in th...

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Somali police arrest 3 journalists after report on land seizures in Mogadishu

Somali police arrest 3 journalists after report on land seizures in Mogadishu

AUG 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police have detained three journalists from SMS TV without charge after the station aired a report alleging government-link...

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Suspect appears in Seattle court after Kenya extradition in Costco murder case

Suspect appears in Seattle court after Kenya extradition in Costco murder case

AUG 05, 2025

Salman Haji, a Somali-American man accused in the 2024 killing of Yuan Ming outside a Seattle-area Costco, appeared in court Thursday following his ex...

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Deadly fire at Mogadishu's Suuq Bacaad prompts calls for reform, arson probe

Deadly fire at Mogadishu's Suuq Bacaad prompts calls for reform, arson probe

AUG 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — A deadly fire that swept through Suuq Ba'aad, Mogadishu’s second-largest open-air market, has prompted city officials to fast-tr...

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President Hassan Sheikh receives credentials from eight new foreign envoys

President Hassan Sheikh receives credentials from eight new foreign envoys

AUG 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) —Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received letters of credence on Tuesday from eight newly appointed ambassadors....

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Senior Puntland commando commander killed in ISIS roadside bombing

Senior Puntland commando commander killed in ISIS roadside bombing

AUG 05, 2025

Bossaso (HOL) — A senior commander in Puntland’s elite security force was killed Tuesday when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in ...

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