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    Puntland pardons 26 Yemeni fishermen detained for illegal fishing

    Sunday June 8, 2025Garowe (HOL) – Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland regional state have released 26 Yemeni fishermen who had been detained for illegally...

    Somalia launches national forum to counter illegal arms and IED threats

    Monday June 2, 2025Somali officials and international partners pose for a group photo at the opening of the Annual National Coordination Meeting on...

    Puntland arrests 27 Yemeni fishermen for illegal fishing in Somali waters

    Monday May 26, 2025Garowe (HOL) – Security forces in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have arrested 27 Yemeni fishermen, along with one Somali national,...

    Jubbaland lawmakers accuse Somali federal government of illegal military offensive in Gedo

    Friday April 25, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Lawmakers from Somalia's federal parliament representing Jubbaland have accused the federal government of launching an illegal military campaign...

    Somali authorities intercept youths planning illegal migration to Europe, Asia, and Africa

    Friday April 4, 2025FILE - Somali youths are seen stranded at São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil in September 2024,Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s...

    Local and global cost of illegal tuna fishing off Somalia’s coast

    Tuesday February 4, 2025The rampant exploitation of yellowfin tuna threatens Somali livelihoods and could affect global food security. Illegal tuna fishing by Chinese vessels...

    Puntland blocks illegal entry of foreigners in IS crackdown

    By Mohammed YusufWednesday January 29, 2025FILE - A checkpoint in the desert of the Somali region of Puntland leads to the port city...

    Puntland cracks down on illegal foreign nationals linked to extremist activity

    Sunday January 26, 2025FILE - Foreign fighters reportedly affiliated with ISIS in Puntland, Somalia. These individuals have been linked to the group's operations...

    Yellowfin tuna stocks threatened as illegal fishing costs Somalia $300 million annually

    Friday January 17, 2025A Somali fisherman carries a freshly caught tuna at a local port in Mogadishu. Somalia’s fisheries face increasing pressure from...

    At least 100 illegal miners died trapped in South African mine

    Tuesday January 14, 2025Rescuers and South African Police Service (SAPS) officers carry remains in blue body bags during a recovery operation to retrieve...

    Kenyan miraa farmers exploited as cartel profits millions from ‘illegal’ levies

    Friday January 10, 2025NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Kenyan miraa (khat) farmers are reeling under the weight of "illegal" levies imposed on their exports...