North-Africa
Algeria Moves to Terminate Air Services Agreement with the UAE
ALGIERS — Algeria has begun the process of terminating its air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, a bilateral…
UAE
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia president heads to UAE to deepen ties amid rising regional tensions
North Western State of Somalia leader departs for UAE, seeks deeper ties as regional stakes rise HARGEISA, Somalia — North…
Somalia
Somalia Defends Scrapping UAE Defense Agreements, Citing Sovereignty at Stake
MOGADISHU — Somalia has canceled its defense and security agreements with the United Arab Emirates, a move the government said…
World
Russia demands control of Ukraine’s Donbas ahead of UAE peace talks
Russia refuses to drop its demand that Ukrainian forces withdraw from the eastern Donbas, hardening a core territorial red line…
Somalia
India, UAE ink $3B LNG deal, expand trade and defence cooperation
NEW DELHI/DUBAI — India signed a $3 billion liquefied natural gas supply deal with the United Arab Emirates on Monday,…
Somalia
Darood Elders Support Somalia’s UAE Deal Cancellation, Warn of Foreign Meddling
LAS ANOD, Somalia — Senior traditional elders from the Darood community on Tuesday endorsed the Somali federal government’s decision to…
Somalia
Somalia and Qatar Sign Defense Cooperation Deal After UAE Rift
Tuesday January 20, 2026 DOHA, Qatar — Somalia and Qatar on Monday signed a defense cooperation agreement aimed at deepening…
Somalia
Somalia, Qatar sign defense pact after diplomatic rift with UAE
Somalia, Qatar sign defense pact as Mogadishu pivots from UAE ties Agreement signed in Doha by Somali Defense Minister Ahmed…
East-Africa
UAE Pulls Equipment from Mogadishu After Somalia Cancels Security Agreements
UAE airlifts equipment from Mogadishu after Somalia cancels security, defense pacts MOGADISHU, Somalia — The United Arab Emirates has begun…
Somalia
Why Somalia Has Set New Boundaries with the United Arab Emirates
Somalia’s Jan. 12 Cabinet decision to annul all agreements with the United Arab Emirates is more than a diplomatic rupture.…
Somalia
Somalia’s suspension of UAE accord sparks fierce backlash from federal states
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Jubaland and Puntland State, along with the self-declared republic of North Western State of Somalia, have…
