Tag: Red Sea

Saudi Arabia is expanding its rivalry with the UAE from Yemen into the Red Sea and Horn of Africa, as Somalia cancels Emirati port and security deals in a wider regional recalibration.

Turkish analyst İbrahim Karagül claims Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Djibouti could form a naval bloc between Somalia and Yemen, a move he says would undercut Somaliland’s recognition efforts.

Somalia and Saudi Arabia are intensifying cooperation after Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, with talks in Riyadh on diplomacy, security and economics reinforcing Mogadishu’s sovereignty stance amid regional tensions.