MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the coming days, following his government’s decision to sever ties with the United Arab Emirates and terminate all bilateral agreements, Caasimada...
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Published on: 2026-01-14
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said his government has terminated all agreements with the United Arab Emirates after concluding they posed a threat to the country’s nationhood and sovereignty, accusing Abu Dhabi of failing to respect...
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Published on: 2026-01-13
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Ethiopia’s intelligence chief, Ridwan Hussein, held closed-door talks on Tuesday with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud shortly after arriving in Mogadishu, a day after Somalia said it had terminated all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Caasimada...
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Published on: 2026-01-13
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s cabinet on Monday terminated all port agreements as well as security and defence pacts with the United Arab Emirates, citing findings that Abu Dhabi had been involved in actions undermining the country’s sovereignty.The information minister, Daud...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
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Somalia Guardian-2
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland has entered an unprecedented era of heightened security since Israel recognized the self-declared republic last month, citing escalating threats from Somalia’s federal government, Al-Shabaab, and Yemen’s Houthis.The region’s president Abdirahman Irro has made clear that recognition...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
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Somalia Guardian-2
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland authorities on Sunday strongly condemned remarks by Somalia’s Defence Minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, who called on Saudi Arabia to invade the self-declared republic and mount an intervention similar to the one it led in Yemen, which...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s defence minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, has urged Saudi Arabia to carry out a military intervention against Somaliland, urging Riyadh to replicate its Yemen campaign that weakened and dismantled the Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatist forces.In an...
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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Somalia Guardian-2
China’s foreign minister said Beijing supported Somalia in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity in a phone call on Sunday with his Somali counterpart, a Chinese ministry statement said.Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the phone call during his visit to...
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is preparing to travel to the disputed town of Lasanod in North-eastern Somalia State to attend the inauguration of the regional president, Abdulkadir Ahmed Aw-Ali Firdhiye, in a move that is likely...
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s federal government is preparing to take further action against the United Arab Emirates following repeated violations of a ban on its cargo and military aircraft landing at Somali airports, according to Somali security sources cited by...
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Published on: 2026-01-10
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The United Arab Emirates has begun withdrawing its military hardware and personnel from Somalia, complying with an order by the Somali federal government banning UAE military and cargo aircraft from using the country’s airspace, Caasimada Online news...
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Published on: 2026-01-10
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – China has dismissed reports that a planned visit by its foreign minister, Wang Yi, to Somalia’s capital was postponed because of security concerns, calling claims circulating online a “shameful fabrication” and part of a disinformation campaign.Wang was...
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Published on: 2026-01-10
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has issued a blistering denunciation of Israel, describing the state as synonymous with occupation, land grabs, massacres of Palestinians, and the displacement of civilians.Speaking in a nationwide video address on Thursday, President...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia has banned military and cargo aircraft operated by the United Arab Emirates from entering its airspace after Abu Dhabi was accused of facilitating the escape of Yemen’s separatist leader Aidarous Al-Zoubaidi using Somali airspace and airports.Multiple...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s federal government on Thursday rejected U.S. allegations that it had ransacked a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Mogadishu, after Washington announced on Wednesday that it was suspending aid to the country.“The Federal Government of Somalia...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s National Immigration and Citizenship Agency (NICA) said on Thursday it was examining reports that Yemen’s UAE-backed separatist leader, Aidarous Al Zoubaidi, transited through the Somali capital Mogadishu during his flight from Yemen to the United Arab...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s government sought last year to entice the United States and Israel with the prospect of joining the Abraham Accords in an effort to prevent both countries from recognising the self-declared republic of Somaliland, according to lobbying...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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Somalia Guardian-2
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the head of a group of southern separatists, arrived in the United Arab Emirates on an aircraft from the Somali capital of Mogadishu, after he journeyed to Somaliland by boat.The fast-moving crisis...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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Somalia Guardian-2
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday for the first high-level diplomatic visit since Israel became the first country in the world to formally recognize the breakaway region's independence, a move that has drawn condemnation from across...
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Published on: 2026-01-07
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Atlas News (Somalia)
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The United States has announced the suspension of all ongoing assistance programmes benefiting Somalia’s federal government, citing corruption and what it described as unacceptable conduct by authorities in Mogadishu.In a statement issued on Wednesday, Washington accused the...
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Published on: 2026-01-07
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Somalia Guardian-2
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s defence minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, has launched a scathing attack on the president of Somaliland, Abdirahman Irro, accusing him of hypocrisy and of facilitating what he described as an “enemy” presence on Somali territory.Speaking at a...
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Published on: 2026-01-07
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Somalia Guardian-2
