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Clashes erupt near Somalia ex-PM’s home in Mogadishu

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Heavy gunfire erupted in central Mogadishu on Wednesday near the home of former Somali prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire, leaving at least three people dead...
Politics

Mogadishu on edge as opposition vows protest over mandate row

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somali security forces deployed across major roads and opposition strongholds in Mogadishu overnight, raising fears of confrontation ahead of a...
Politics

Clan fighters train as pressure mounts on Puntland leader

Garowe (Somalia Today) — More than 500 fighters drawn from clans in Puntland’s Nugal region have begun training outside the coastal town of Eyl,...
Middle East

Somaliland recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Jerusalem (Somalia Today) – Somaliland, Somalia's north-western breakaway region, announced Tuesday that it would open an embassy in Jerusalem, effectively recognising the contested city...
Middle East

Trump officials urge UAE to seize Iranian island: report

Washington (Somalia Today) – Figures close to US President Donald Trump have encouraged the United Arab Emirates to take a more direct role in...
Middle East

Pakistan delivers arms to Libya’s Haftar in Saudi-backed deal

Benghazi (Somalia Today) - Pakistan has delivered weapons to eastern Libya in a Saudi-financed operation backing military commander Khalifa Haftar, a move threatening to...
Middle East

Iran slams Israel over envoy appointment to Somaliland

Tehran (Somalia Today) - Iran on Tuesday condemned Israel’s appointment of a diplomatic envoy to Somaliland region, calling it a “flagrant violation” of Somalia’s...
Middle East

Strategic shock: Qatar rethinks US alliance after Iran war

Doha (Somalia Today) - A devastating US-Israeli war with Iran has forced Qatar to painfully reassess its foreign policy and its long-standing reliance on...
Middle East

Israel, Turkey trade barbs as Gaza rift widens to Syria

Tel Aviv (Somalia Today) - Israel and Turkey traded sharp accusations over the weekend, underscoring how a rupture driven by the war in Gaza...
Middle East

Houthis strike Israel in major escalation of Iran war

Sanaa (Somalia Today) - Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missiles at Israel on Saturday, marking their first direct attack on Israeli territory since the...
Middle East

Saudi crown prince presses Trump to continue Iran war

Riyadh (Somalia Today) - Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler is privately urging US President Donald Trump to sustain the military offensive against Iran, The...
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman listens to President Donald Trump speak

Saudi Arabia opens Taif air base to US for Iran war

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago

Trump struggles to win backing for Strait of Hormuz mission

A damaged building in the vicinity of Dubai Creek Harbour after a drone fell on it, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Dubai

Dubai ‘dream’ fades: Missiles spark mass expat exodus

Before-and-after satellite image of AN/FPS-132 Block 5 radar hit at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

Iran is hitting the radars behind U.S. missile defenses

President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a rally commemorating anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Iran sets condition to halt strikes on Gulf neighbours

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club.

Gulf states angry at US over exposure to Iranian strikes

A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse at the industrial area of Dubai

Dubai’s ‘safe haven’ image shattered by Iranian strikes

A Patriot missile mobile launcher is displayed outside the Fort Sill Army Post near Lawton, Oklahoma

US stonewalls Gulf requests to restock air defences

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman listens to President Donald Trump speak during the Saudi Investment Forum with at the Kennedy Center,

Graham sought Saudi backing before Iran strikes: report

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan pictured during an interview with the UAE’s official news agency WAM.

UAE shifts public leadership to ease Saudi, regional friction

Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation

Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei killed: Israeli official

People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after US and Israel strike Iran.

Trump calls for regime change as US, Israel strike Iranian sites

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is seen during an interview in Jerusalem

Arab, Islamic nations reject US envoy’s Israel expansion remarks

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Trump pursues Saudi nuclear pact without strict arms guardrails

US Senator Lindsey Graham meets UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi

US senator says UAE leader ‘alive and well’, after health rumours

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of DP World, gestures during the World Government Summit in Dubai Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World.

DP World CEO ousted over Epstein files scandal

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is seen on a screen via video-link in a courtroom in Tripoli

Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam killed in western Libya: reports

A composite image showing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Saudi Arabia courts Algeria as Gulf rivalry with UAE deepens

The USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego, CA

US warships close in on Iran as military strike fears mount

Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar walks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo

Egypt, Saudi Arabia press Haftar to stop UAE arms flow to RSF

Composite of Sisi, MbS and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Somalia seeks Saudi-Egypt alliance over Red Sea security

The Antonov An-124 Maximus Air Cargo, photographed here in Dubai in 2007, connected to UAE supply routes to Sudan and Libya (Wikimedia)

UAE arms flights pivot to Israel, Ethiopia after Somalia exit

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman and United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Saudi Arabia seeks to oust UAE from wider region after Yemen rift

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 21, 2024.

UAE exits Somalia bases, ports after Mogadishu cancels pacts

Somali and Egyptian presidents meet in Cairo, 2025

Israel alarmed by Egypt’s expanding Somalia footprint

Members of Saudi special forces march during a graduation ceremony held in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia in talks on military alliance with Egypt, Somalia

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Egypt shares UAE military intel with Saudi Arabia to mend ties

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