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The Federal Republic of Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has categorically denied false reports circulating on social media and certain news outlets that a...

Somalia’s government has cancelled defense and security agreements with the UAE, saying parts of the deals undermined sovereignty and stability, while stressing that broader diplomatic relations remain intact.

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.

Somalia has canceled all economic, security and defense agreements with the UAE, after failed talks over what Mogadishu called sovereignty violations and threats to national unity.

Somalia’s cabinet has annulled all agreements with the UAE, ending military, security and port deals amid sovereignty concerns, and reinforcing a flight ban that reshapes Horn of Africa–Gulf relations.

Somalia has halted all UAE military and cargo flights after the alleged unauthorized transit of Yemeni STC leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi, escalating diplomatic tensions and raising regional security and sovereignty concerns.

A Saudi military jet briefly landed in Mogadishu before flying to Riyadh, days after a Yemen-linked flight probe, intensifying scrutiny of Somalia’s airspace and regional diplomatic tensions.