Hiiraan Online

Hiiraan Online, founded on July 1, 1999, in Ottawa, Canada, holds the distinction of being the first online Somali news portal. HOL serves as a key source of news and important updates from Somalia and the surrounding Horn of Africa region. Our commitment is to provide reliable news and essential information to our varied readership.

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How Abu Dhabi built an axis of secessionists across the region By Andreas Krieg

1 month ago | hiiraan.com | Andreas Krieg

Monday March 31, 2025From North Africa to the Gulf, the UAE has aggressively expanded its counter-revolutionary strategy in the wake of the Arab Spring. Earlier this month, Sudan’s government brought proceedings against the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of “complicity in genocide” in the Sudanese civil war.
Somaliland bans empty packaging imports to prevent expired food fraud

2 months ago | hiiraan.com

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland has banned the importation of empty packaging materials, including plastic bags, sacks, and jerrycans, as part of a broader effort to curb the illegal repackaging of expired food products.
Indigenous and Somali elders rally for better living conditions at south Minneapolis apartment complex

May 2, 2024 | hiiraan.com

About a dozen people rallied Wednesday morning, urging a property management company to improve living conditions for largely Indigenous and Somali senior residents living in a south Minneapolis apartment complex.