Somaliland

Flags of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland fly along a street in western Jerusalem on June 14, 2026.
Somaliland
World
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After Israel recognition, Somaliland president to make US visit

Somaliland President Abdirahman Abdullahi is heading to Washington in a bid to win US recognition, months after Israel recognised the self-proclaimed state

The New Arab Staff
01 September, 2026
A view of the Bakara Market as vendors sell their product in Mogadishu, Somalia on June 17, 2026.
Somalia
MENA
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Despite Turkish mediation, Somalia talks stalls

Shafi Abtidon
24 July, 2026
The flag of Somaliland is seen during a campaign rally of the main opposition party Waddani in Hargeisa on November 8, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election.
Somaliland
World
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Is the UAE quietly building a military base in Somaliland?

The New Arab Staff
10 July, 2026
Flags of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland fly alongside Israeli flags on a street in western Jerusalem
Somaliland
MENA
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Somaliland opposition criticises Jerusalem embassy opening

The New Arab Staff
30 June, 2026
Abdel-Malik al-Houthi made the statements in a televised address to mark Ashura
Red Sea
MENA
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Houthis threaten Israel over plans to build base in Somaliland

The New Arab Staff
26 June, 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