Somalia on Sunday condemned Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Gulf states while excluding the UAE in its statement. The Somali government said in a statement that it affirms full support for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Oman, backing their legal measures to defend sovereignty and protect citizens. Also Read | Turkey Deploys F-16s in…
(Bloomberg) — Turkey has sent F-16 fighters and attack helicopters to Somalia to step up strikes on al-Shabaab militants and protect its growing interests in the Horn of Africa country, according to people familiar with the matter. Ankara now has a few of the fighter jets in Somalia, said the people, who asked not to…
America has issued an official travel advisory for its citizens on Thursday (January 8, 2026). In its advisory, the Trump administration has advised American citizens not to travel to these 21 countries of the world. These countries include countries like Russia, Ukraine, Libya, Burkina Faso, although India and Pakistan are not named among them. Foreign…
Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation on Friday. This decision may change regional politics and challenges Somalia’s claim that Somaliland is part of its territory. Somaliland lies along the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west,…
Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday — a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia’s longstanding opposition to its secession. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would seek immediate cooperation with Somaliland in agriculture, health, technology and the…
