Tag: red sea
Israel fetes Somaliland’s leader as it seeks to expand Red Sea influence
Israel rolled out a lavish state welcome for Somaliland’s president in Jerusalem, extending honours rarely accorded to the leader of a territory sti...
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Egypt coordinates with Somalia for swift release of hijacked Egyptian sailors
Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Mohamed Karim Sherif highlighted the importance of an intervention by the Somali authorities to secure ...
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Greek national appointed Somaliland envoy as Horn diplomacy shifts after Israel recognition
Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland has appointed Greek national Dimitrios Tourikis as its special representative to Greece, part of its to deepen diplomati...
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Somali piracy threatens ships rerouted from Middle East
As ships reroute around Africa to avoid Middle East conflict zones, piracy off Somalia is back. The resurgence is driving up insurance, transit times ...
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Arab League, OIC condemns Israel envoy to Somaliland as threat to Somalia’s sovereignty
Mogadishu (HOL) — Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has condemned Israel’s decision to appoint an ambassador to Somaliland, calling ...
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President Mohamud visits Djibouti for talks on regional security
Djibouti (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Djibouti on Wednesday for talks with President Ismail Omar Guelleh, as regional t...
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Egypt and Turkey hold talks on Libya, Somalia and Sahel security as regional tensions grow
Egypt and Turkey held new diplomatic consultations in Cairo focused on instability across several fragile regions in Africa, including Libya, the Horn...
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Egypt denies claims of allowing Ethiopia Red Sea access for Nile dam concessions
Egypt on Tuesday evening denied reports claiming it was prepared to grant Ethiopia maritime access to the Red Sea in return for flexibility from Addis...
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Israel's recognition of Somaliland benefits no one: Turkish president
Israel's recognition of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state and becoming the only country to do so benefits neither Somalia nor the regio...
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Somaliland’s recognition gambit ignores Somali constitutional reality
For more than three decades, Somaliland has presented itself to the world as a rare island of stability in the Horn of Africa. Its relative peace, fun...
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