South Africa ordered Israel’s top diplomat to leave the country within 72 hours Friday, accusing the official of “gross abuse of diplomatic privilege” and systematic violations of diplomatic norms that challenge the nation’s sovereignty. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation declared Ariel Seidman, the chargé d’affaires at the Israeli embassy, persona non grata — […]
A diplomatic earthquake threatens to redraw Middle Eastern power dynamics as competing visions for the Muslim world collide along strategic Red Sea shipping lanes. The Diplomatic Shockwave When Israel formally recognized Somaliland as an independent state on Dec. 26, 2025, the announcement reverberated far beyond the dusty streets of Hargeisa. The decision ignited what analysts […]
Flight tracking data reveals suspected weapons deliveries through Ethiopian airbase as regional power struggle between Saudi Arabia and UAE intensifies across Horn of Africa. A massive cargo plane with a history of delivering weapons to conflict zones has made repeated flights in recent days linking military installations in Abu Dhabi, Israel, Bahrain and Ethiopia, Middle […]
A coalition of 22 Islamic nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the recent visit by Israel’s foreign minister to Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, describing it as an illegal act that violates Somalia’s sovereignty and international law. The joint statement, issued on Thursday 9 January 2026, expressed “strong condemnation of […]
Somaliland has robustly defended its newly established diplomatic relations with Israel, brushing aside fierce criticism from Somalia and the wider Arab and Muslim world as the breakaway region pursues long-elusive international recognition. In a combative television interview on Wednesday, Hersi Ali Haji Hassan, chairman of Somaliland’s ruling Waddani party, insisted the territory had little choice […]
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has called for the immediate revocation of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, describing the move as a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity. The council adopted the position at its 1324th ministerial meeting on 6 January, chaired by Democratic Republic of Congo Foreign […]
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar arrived in Somaliland’s capital on Tuesday for the first high-level Israeli visit since Israel became the first country to recognise the breakaway region’s independence last month, drawing sharp condemnation from Somalia and regional powers. Saar landed in Hargeisa and was received by government officials at the airport, according to a […]
Somaliland on Thursday firmly rejected allegations from Somalia that it had agreed to host Israeli military bases or resettle displaced Palestinians from Gaza in exchange for Israel’s recent recognition of its independence. Somaliland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the claims “baseless” and said its ties with Israel were “purely diplomatic” and in line with international […]
Somalia’s president has said his country opposes any Israel presence in the breakaway region of Somaliland, warning that Israel recognition of the territory risks importing Middle East conflicts to the Horn of Africa. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in an exclusive interview with Turkish broadcaster TRT World, said Somalia has never threatened Israel and does not […]
Somalia president accuses Somaliland of agreeing to resettle Palestinians from Gaza and host Israeli military base in exchange for diplomatic recognition, as United States defends Israel move at United Nations. Mohamud claims intelligence on secret pact Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused breakaway Somaliland of accepting Israeli conditions that include joining Abraham Accords, permitting […]
The United States defended Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland as an independent state during a tense U.N. Security Council meeting, highlighting divisions over the move that has reshaped diplomacy in the Horn of Africa. Israel became the first U.N. member state to formally recognize Somaliland on Dec. 26, more than three decades after the region […]
Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state has drawn sharp international criticism, but analysts point to strategic interests in the Red Sea region as the driving force behind the move. Jerusalem announced the recognition on 26 December 2025, more than three decades after Somaliland broke away from Somalia. This makes Israel the first […]
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