Somalia

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.
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Somali regions dismiss government decision to sever UAE ties

Three of the country's autonomous regions insisted they would retain ties with the UAE after the government cancelled agreements with the Gulf state.

The New Arab Staff
13 January, 2026
Shipping containers are loaded and off-loaded onto the vessel Okee August at Berbera Port, Somaliland, on August 31, 2021.
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Somalia cancels UAE deals amid tensions over Somaliland, Yemen

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 January, 2026
A delegation led by World Food Programme Mogadishu Office Director El Khidir Daloum conducts a field visit to assess the food crisis at a camp for internally displaced people within the boundaries of Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 14, 2025
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Somalia, US relations hit low point as Washington suspends aid

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
Israeli foreign minister arrives in Somaliland after recognition
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Somalia calls Israeli FM visit to Somaliland an 'incursion'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 January, 2026
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How Israel's Somaliland gambit will reshape Red Sea geopolitics

Giorgio Cafiero
06 January, 2026
On the frontline with ISIS in Somalia with Puntland Defense Force
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Somalia says it eliminated 29 Al-Shabaab militants in Jabad Godane

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 January, 2026
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi will reportedly visit Israel in the coming days [Getty]
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Somaliland president to visit Israel soon: report

The New Arab Staff
01 January, 2026
Flags of Somaliland and of Israel
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Is Somaliland becoming Israel's foothold in the Red Sea?

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 January, 2026
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud [Getty]
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Somalia says Israel preparing to displace Gazans to Somaliland

The New Arab Staff
31 December, 2025
Migrants board a plane during the first deportation flight of undocumented Venezuelans from the United States to Venezuela, in Harlingen, Texas,
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US audits Somali Americans for possible denaturalisation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 December, 2025
A group of Somalis, carrying Somali flags and chanting slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel, protest Israel's decision to recognize Somaliland, gathering in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on December 28, 2025.
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Thousands of Somalis protest Israel's recognition of Somaliland

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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Turkey calls Israel's recognition of Somaliland 'illegitimate'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
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More countries reject Israel's recognition of Somaliland

The New Arab Staff
29 December, 2025
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud [Getty]
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Israel's recognition of Somaliland 'threat' to region: Somalia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 December, 2025
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EU urges respect for Somalia sovereignty after Israel Somaliland recognition

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 December, 2025
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Arab League, GCC reject Israel's recognition of Somaliland

The New Arab Staff
27 December, 2025
Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025. (Photo by Farhan Aleli / AFP via Getty Images)
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Hamas rejects Gaza displacement as Israel recognises Somaliland

The New Arab Staff
27 December, 2025
Abdullahi [Getty]
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Somalia, Africa Union denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 December, 2025
Somalis vote directly in local elections for first time since 1969 (Photo by Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Somalia's capital votes in first step to restoring universal suffrage

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2025
Somalia has distanced itself from Israel and criticised its war on Gaza
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Israel claims it has had 'certain communication' with Somalia

The New Arab Staff
11 December, 2025
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Trump calls Minnesota's Somali community 'garbage' in tirade

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 December, 2025