Somaliland

Two wounded in Jerusalem car blast as Somaliland seeks deeper security ties with Israel

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

The flag of Somaliland is seen during a campaign rally of the main opposition party Waddani in Hargeisa on November 8, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election.
Flags of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland fly alongside Israeli flags on a street in western Jerusalem on June 14, 2026; illustrative

Somaliland seeks deeper security ties with Israel, sees Turkey as growing threat

Houthi police officers stand guard upon the arrival of Houthi prisoners upon their arrival from the Red Sea coast, in Sana'a, Yemen, September 12, 2026

Red Sea conflicts converge as Ethiopia, Yemen, Sudan crises deepen regional instability - analysis

The Israel and Somaliland Friendship Association delegation in Israel. September 2026.

Somaliland delegation eyes Israeli military presence to strengthen cooperation against Houthis


On This Day: Israel, UAE, Bahrain sign Abraham Accords in notable Arab normalization agreement

The US-mediated normalization deal was seen as a step toward normalization with most of its neighbors and aimed the serve as a roadmap for normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

The 2020 Abraham Accords demonstrated what American and Israeli strength and innovation can produce when both are applied with confidence.

Houthis take control of Mocha, Trump promises $5,000 dividends of Republicans win midterms

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

YEMENI SOLDIERS stand guard at a military camp near the frontline with Houthis, in Marib, Yemen, November 6, 2024.

Somaliland willing to send up to 2,000 troops to Gaza force, president says

“If they ask, we can provide,” Abdullahi said in an interview on the sidelines of the MEAD conference, stressing that although Somaliland is not volunteering, “if they ask me, I am ready.”

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi speaks during the unveiling of the Somaliland Mission premises in Nairobi, Kenya May 29, 2025.

British-Somaliland group slams UK government over Israel policy

The statement comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and the United Kingdom following new British measures targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Flags of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland fly alongside Israeli flags on a street in western Jerusalem on June 14, 2026; illustrative

How the Israel-Somaliland alliance rewrites American diplomacy - opinion

By recognizing Somaliland as a sovereign, self-governing “Gateway Nation,” Israel has set the foundation for an alliance in which security, technology, and economic enterprise operate as a whole.

Somaliland, a de facto state that has governed itself for more than three decades, holding elections, maintaining security, and building institutions, even as it remains largely unrecognized by the international community.

Horn of Africa growing increasingly important in Middle East power plays - analysis

Military agreements, port investments, and competing positions on Somalia, Somaliland, and Sudan are drawing the African and Arabian shores of the Red Sea into a single geopolitical arena.

The Horn of Africa is seen on a map (illustrative)

The Somaliland president’s historic Israel visit - opinion

Why a free Iran completes the Greece-Israel-UAE-India-Somaliland axis.

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi and President Isaac Herzog during Abdullahi's first official state visit to Israel, June 14, 2026.

FoZ founder says he intends to speak with Trump over Somaliland recognition at award ceremony

During the ceremony, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi recieved the Friends of Zion Award in honor of the opening of the country's new embassy in Jerusalem.

Friends of Zion Founder Dr. Mike Evans (L) and Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (R) during Friends of Zion award ceremony, June 21, 2026.

Grapevine, June 21, 2026: Peace, a distant dream - opinion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Danna Azrieli (8th from left) with Ziv Koren, Noam Horev and former hostages .

Somaliland president leaves door open to future Israeli military presence in country - exclusive

Abdullahi is now seeking to expand cooperation with Israel across a broad range of sectors, including economic development, natural resources, agriculture, water management, and security.

The Post's Amichai Stein with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi on June 17, 2026.