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    Iran launches missile barrage on Israel after deadly airstrikes kill over 200

    Monday June 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — A wave of Israeli airstrikes across Iran in recent days has killed at least 224 people, including...

    Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in response to airstrikes

    By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Steve HollandSaturday June 14, 2025Israel Fire and Rescue works the scene of an Iranian missile strike in...

    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...

    Ma’awiisley militia launches major assault on al-Shabaab in Somalia’s Hiiraan region

    Wednesday May 21, 2025FILE — A general view of the village of Abooreey in Somalia’s Hiiraan region. The rural settlement has been the...

    Al-Shabaab launches mortar attack on Halane Base Camp in Mogadishu

    Tuesday May 20, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – At least six mortar shells were fired toward the heavily fortified Halane Base Camp in Mogadishu on...

    Somaliland launches $100 million agriculture project with US-Based African Food Security

    Monday May 12, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) – The Somaliland Ministry of Agriculture has announced a $100 million agriculture development project to boost food production...

    Pakistan vows retaliation after India launches air strikes

    Thursday May 8, 2025Army soldiers stand guard at a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of...

    Mogadishu launches voter registration in six new districts ahead of historic elections

    Sunday April 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's Independent National Electoral Commission launched voter registration across six additional districts in Mogadishu on Saturday, expanding...

    Former cleric launches Gobonnimo Party to challenge Somali federal government

    Sunday April 20, 2025Sultan Abdirahman Qani Qorane (center), founder of the newly launched Gobonnimo (Sovereignty) Party, speaks during the party’s inaugural press conference...

    Al-Shabaab launches attack near Baidoa, warns farmers to stay away from fields

    Sunday April 20, 2025FILE – Farmers tend crops on a small farm on the outskirts of Baidoa in Somalia’s Bay region. The area...

    Somalia launches first voter registration in capital in five decades

    Tuesday April 15, 2025Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step...

    Somalia launches first-ever national human rights conference in Mogadishu

    Monday April 14, 2025Second Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdisalan Adan Ali, delivers the opening address at the country’s first National Human Rights...

    Prime Minister Barre launches eight major development projects in Las Anod town

    Monday April 14, 2025Las Anod (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Sunday officially laid the foundation stone for eight major...

    Starlink launches in Somalia, expanding satellite internet to underserved regions

    Monday April 14, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, is now operational in Somalia after the federal government issued a...

    Somalia launches national voter registration campaign

    Mohamed DhaysaneMonday April 14, 2025Somalia launched a national voter registration campaign Sunday in the capital Mogadishu, marking a major step ahead of contentious...

    Al-Shabaab launches mortar attacks near Somalia’s main airport

    Monday April 7, 2025File photo: Al-Shabaab militants. APAl-Shabaab militants fired multiple mortar rounds near Mogadishu's airport on Sunday morning, disrupting international flights to...