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After casting ballot, Somali President calls for dialogue amid election dispute
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has pledged to hold open dialogue with opposition leaders to address concerns over the coun...
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Mogadishu begins first one-person, one-vote local elections in over 50 years
Mogadishu (HOL) – The Banadir Regional Local Council elections began Thursday morning across polling stations in all 16 districts of Mogadishu, mark...
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NUSOJ, NIEBC train over 100 journalists on election coverage, safety, countering disinformation
Mogadishu (HOL) – The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), in partnership with the National Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission of ...
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Somalia’s Parliament approves $1.39 billion national budget for 2026
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s bicameral Federal Parliament on Tuesday approved the National Budget for the 2026 fiscal year during a joint session h...
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U.S. Ambassador to Somalia among career diplomats recalled in Trump shake-up
Mogadishu (HOL) – The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to ...
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Somali fisheries minister hails strategic cooperation with Türkiye
Somalia’s minister of fisheries and blue economy on Monday welcomed a newly signed “Strategic Cooperation and Service Agreement” with Türkiye, ...
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From Syria to Somalia, US troops remain deployed this holiday season under missions that never formally ended
While Washington debates future threats from China, Iran and Russia, U.S. forces remain engaged in conflicts most Americans believe ended years ago �...
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Mogadishu airport to close for one day over local council elections
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) has announced that Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu will be closed for one day on...
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Thousands march in "ICE Out" rally on Minneapolis' Lake Street corridor
Thousands of people braved the bitter cold Saturday morning, marching more than a mile along Minneapolis' Lake Street corridor in a massive, coordinat...
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Nearly 10,000 Somali police deployed to secure Mogadishu local council elections
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali security agencies have announced that nearly 10,000 police officers are fully prepared to provide security for the local coun...
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