Middle East

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

Tripoli (Somalia Today) – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of longtime former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and once the heir apparent to the regime,...

Middle East

Saudi Arabia courts Algeria as Gulf rivalry with UAE deepens

Algiers (Somalia Today) — Saudi Arabia is moving to assemble a stronger Arab coalition to counter the growing influence of the United Arab Emirates,...

Middle East

US warships close in on Iran as military strike fears mount

Tehran (Somalia Today) — Tehran and its "Axis of Resistance" allies issued fierce threats Monday, vowing an "aggressive" response as a U.S. naval "armada"...

Middle East

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

Cairo (Somalia Today) – Weapons shipments continue to flow from eastern Libya to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), sources say, despite a high-stakes...

Middle East

Somalia seeks Saudi-Egypt alliance over Red Sea security

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia is pushing for closer security coordination with Saudi Arabia and Egypt across the Red Sea corridor, a strategic counter-move...

East Africa

UAE arms flights pivot to Israel, Ethiopia after Somalia exit

Addis-Ababa (Somalia Today) – A massive cargo plane previously linked to illicit weapons transfers has redirected its flights to military bases in Israel and...

Middle East

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

Riyadh (Somalia Today) — Saudi Arabia is moving to curb the United Arab Emirates’ influence across the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa...

Middle East

UAE exits Somalia bases, ports after Mogadishu cancels pacts

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — The United Arab Emirates has begun drawing down personnel and equipment across Somali ports and military sites after Mogadishu annulled...