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Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Off Yemen in Latest Maritime Attack
A tanker carrying oil products has been hijacked off Yemen by Somali pirates, marking the sixth seizure of a commercial vessel since…
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Somalia-Pakistan Defence Ties Draw India’s Attention Across the Indian Ocean
Somalia-Pakistan Defence Cooperation Puts India on Alert in the Indian Ocean MOGADISHU, Somalia — A widening defence partnership between Somalia and Pakistan…
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Somali President Praises Türkiye’s Support, Saying It Is “Teaching Us How to Fish”
Somali President Hasan Sheikh Mohamud credited Türkiye with helping Somalia build lasting capacity, saying Ankara chose to strengthen the country’s institutions rather…
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UNICEF warns Somalia’s deepening child crisis as hundreds of health and nutrition facilities close
Children in Somalia are facing a rapidly deepening humanitarian crisis as aid cuts close healthcare facilities, disrupt nutrition programs and make clean…
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Somalia Seeks to Avert a Humanitarian Disaster, Hiiraan Online Reports
Somalia is confronting hunger on a scale the country has not experienced in years, with about six million people facing severe food…
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Local forces kill two Al-Shabaab leaders in Middle Shabelle region
Mogadishu (AX) — Two Al-Shabaab commanders were killed in separate operations by local forces in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region on Aug. 21,…
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Southwest State Leader Warns as Tensions Escalate in Somalia’s Baidoa
BAIDOA, Somalia — South West President Sheikh Adan Madobe returned to Baidoa on Saturday and delivered a pointed warning to forces associated…
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Somali Government Says It Is Aware of Military Operations Off Puntland State Coast
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government says it is aware of military operations and shelling reported off Puntland State’s coast, as regional…
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U.S. judge strikes down Trump immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries
A federal judge in the United States has blocked a Trump administration policy that halted immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75…
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DRC Receives 16,520 Ebola Vaccine Doses Amid Deadly Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has taken delivery of its first 16,520 doses of an Ebola vaccine as officials confront an outbreak…
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Terrorists Kill and Kidnap Worshippers During Friday Prayers
Friday prayers turned deadly in two villages in central Nigeria’s Niger State after hundreds of Lakurawa militants attacked worshippers, killing and abducting…
