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Egypt
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Egypt sends troops to Somalia amid Israel tensions

Egypt’s troop deployment to Somalia follows past AU missions, though regional tensions over Israel's recognition of Somaliland add a complex backdrop.

Agnese Boffano
12 February, 2026
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Egypt
MENA
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Navigating Saudi-UAE tensions, Egypt's Sisi lands in Abu Dhabi

Saleh Salem
10 February, 2026
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Saudi-UAE tensions
Analysis
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The growing Saudi-UAE power struggle in the Horn of Africa

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
09 February, 2026
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Egypt
Analysis
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Shared threats: The making of an Egypt–Saudi security doctrine

Saleh Salem
04 February, 2026
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Somaliland
MENA
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Somaliland has the minerals but Israel doesn't, in trade opening

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 February, 2026
Turkey’s SoloTürk F-16 demonstration team perform an air show over Anıtkabir in Ankara during Victory Day celebrations
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey deploys F-16 jets in Somalia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 January, 2026
Mohamud [Getty]
Somalia
World
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Somali president Mohamud visits city claimed by Somaliland

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 January, 2026
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) greets Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (R), President of Somalia ahead of the 32nd Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 19, 2023.
Saudi Arabia
World
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Saudi–Egypt–Somalia military bloc 'taking shape' amid tensions

The New Arab Staff
16 January, 2026
Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.
Somalia
MENA
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Somali regions dismiss government decision to sever UAE ties

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.
Somalia
MENA
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Somalia cancels UAE deals amid tensions over Somaliland, Yemen

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 January, 2026
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Nicolas Maduro
World
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Azmi Bishara on Maduro abduction, Somaliland, and Yemen

The New Arab Staff
09 January, 2026
Israeli foreign minister arrives in Somaliland after recognition
Somalia
MENA
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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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Red Sea
Analysis
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How Israel's Somaliland gambit will reshape Red Sea geopolitics

Giorgio Cafiero
06 January, 2026
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi will reportedly visit Israel in the coming days [Getty]
Somaliland
World
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Somaliland president to visit Israel soon: report

The New Arab Staff
01 January, 2026
Flags of Somaliland and of Israel
Somalia
MENA
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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]
Somalia
MENA
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Somalia says Israel preparing to displace Gazans to Somaliland

The New Arab Staff
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.
Somaliland
MENA
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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...
Somaliland
MENA
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Turkey calls Israel's recognition of Somaliland 'illegitimate'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2025
Tammy Bruce [Getty]
Somaliland
World
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US defends Israel's 'recognition' of Somaliland at UN

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

The New Arab Staff
29 December, 2025
The leader of the Houthi movement has warned Israel about its encroachment into Somaliland
Houthis
MENA
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Houthi leader: Israeli presence in Somaliland will be a 'target'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2025