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Somalia balances Egypt pact with Red Sea neutrality

Somalia balances Egypt pact with Red Sea neutrality

JUL 07, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Sunday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, further deepening security and tra...

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Kuwait, UK sign $10 million humanitarian aid MoUs for Sudan and Somalia

Kuwait, UK sign $10 million humanitarian aid MoUs for Sudan and Somalia

JUL 07, 2025

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HOL) — Kuwait and the United Kingdom have signed two memoranda of understanding to jointly provide $10 million in humanitarian a...

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Puntland targets ex-speaker's immunity over Sanaag separatist push

Puntland targets ex-speaker's immunity over Sanaag separatist push

JUL 07, 2025

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland’s regional parliament is preparing to vote on revoking the immunity of former Speaker Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril, who stands ...

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Somali minister accuses Hirshabelle leader of violating electoral pact with Balcad vote

Somali minister accuses Hirshabelle leader of violating electoral pact with Balcad vote

JUL 07, 2025

MOGADISHU (HOL) — Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ali Omar Balcad, has accused Hirshabelle President Ali Gudlawe of violating a key ...

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Somali president visits Egypt as Ethiopia prepares to inaugurate Nile dam

Somali president visits Egypt as Ethiopia prepares to inaugurate Nile dam

JUL 07, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived Sunday in Egypt for an official visit, as regional tensions rise over Ethiopia’s ...

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Kenya railways suspends 10PM Madaraka Express over technical fault

Kenya railways suspends 10PM Madaraka Express over technical fault

JUL 07, 2025

Kenya Railways has announced the temporary suspension of the 10:00 PM Madaraka Express passenger train service from Mombasa to Nairobi, citing technic...

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Armed gang attacks Kenya Human Rights Commission on eve of protests

Armed gang attacks Kenya Human Rights Commission on eve of protests

JUL 07, 2025

An armed gang attacked the headquarters of the Kenyan Human Rights Commission on Sunday as it hosted a press conference calling for an end to state vi...

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Iran demands accountability for Israel and US after ‘war of aggression’

Iran demands accountability for Israel and US after ‘war of aggression’

JUL 07, 2025

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that if Israel is not held accountable for its attack on Iran, “the whole region and beyond will...

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Dhusamareb police order businesses to install CCTV cameras amid security concerns

Dhusamareb police order businesses to install CCTV cameras amid security concerns

JUL 06, 2025

Dhusamareb (HOL) — Authorities in Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of Galmudug, have directed all business owners to install CCTV cameras on t...

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Eight migrants deported from Djibouti to South Sudan, Homeland Security says

Eight migrants deported from Djibouti to South Sudan, Homeland Security says

JUL 06, 2025

The Trump administration has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month by the U.S. at a military base in Djibouti...

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