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Muslim leaders issue new directives over Hajj

Muslim leaders issue new directives over Hajj

AUG 04, 2025

Kenyan Muslims planning to travel for next year’s Hajj have been cautioned against using brokers and unregistered travel agencies....

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CHAN 2024 hosts Kenya beat DRC 1-0 in Nairobi

CHAN 2024 hosts Kenya beat DRC 1-0 in Nairobi

AUG 04, 2025

Hosts Kenya beat DRC 1-0 in their opening Group A match of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 in Nairobi on Sunday....

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New Northeastern Administration leader urges peace, rejects division

New Northeastern Administration leader urges peace, rejects division

AUG 03, 2025

Las Anod (HOL) – The leader of the newly declared Northeastern Somali Regional State, Abdiqadir Aw Ali Firdhiye, has called on Somaliland to embrace...

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Hamas rejects U.S. disarmament claim as global outrage grows over Gaza famine

Hamas rejects U.S. disarmament claim as global outrage grows over Gaza famine

AUG 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Hamas has denied claims made by a U.S. official that the group is willing to disarm, insisting it will not relinquish its weapons ...

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Somali court sentences Haramcad officer to death for killing unarmed civilian

Somali court sentences Haramcad officer to death for killing unarmed civilian

AUG 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali military court has sentenced a former officer from the Haram'ad special police unit to death by firing squad after findin...

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Opposition MP accuses federal government of illegal sale of Laansareeti Hospita

Opposition MP accuses federal government of illegal sale of Laansareeti Hospita

AUG 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government is facing sharp criticism from opposition lawmakers and civil society members over the sale of key public pr...

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Somali forces, Ma’awisley militia mobilize to retake Mahas from Al-Shabaab

Somali forces, Ma’awisley militia mobilize to retake Mahas from Al-Shabaab

AUG 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government troops and allied Ma’awisley militia have launched a coordinated mobilization to retake the strategic town of ...

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Somalia ranks second in Africa for extremist violence deaths, report shows

Somalia ranks second in Africa for extremist violence deaths, report shows

AUG 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia recorded the second-highest number of deaths linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa last year, accounting for near...

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Somali Parliamentary Speaker arrives in Baidoa for consultations on elections

Somali Parliamentary Speaker arrives in Baidoa for consultations on elections

AUG 03, 2025

Baidoa (HOL) – Somali Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), arrived on Saturday in Baidoa,...

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Somali Intelligence Agency says eight senior Al-Shabaab members killed in Hiiraan region

Somali Intelligence Agency says eight senior Al-Shabaab members killed in Hiiraan region

AUG 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in collaboration with international partners, has announced that eigh...

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