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Hiiraan Online
Available inEnglish, Somali
Founded1999
HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
Country of originSomalia
Area servedSomalia & Horn of Africa
Founder(s)Ahmed Gure
URLhiiraan.com

Hiiraan Online (HOL) is a website dedicated to news and information about Somalia and the Horn of Africa. It was founded in 1999 to deliver news to the growing Somali diaspora and is also based in Somalia.

It is published in English and Somali as a primary source for Somali news and affairs.

History

Hiiraan Online was originally founded in Ottawa, Canada, on July 1, 1999. Its founder, Ahmed Gure, a former airline Captain with Somali Airlines, started the website to serve the growing Somali diaspora.

Content

The website publishes news articles, opinions, and political commentary and remains one of the most critical and reliable news websites in the Somali media landscape. Hiiraan Online is regularly cited frequently in academia, books and international media. The website hosts external links to the popular daily radio services for BBC Somali and VOA Somali. The website also hosts job advertisements for international bodies, government agencies and NGOs.

Notable contributors

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References

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  14. "Gaalkacyo ma tebi doontaa Mowtada?". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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  21. "The Nairobi massacre and the genealogy of the tragedy". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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