Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 10/02/2026 | 00:00:00
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Somalia has signed a “military cooperation” agreement with Saudi Arabia. The memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday between Somali Minister of Defence Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4Somalia’s president on Israel, Somaliland and rising regional tension list 2 of 4 Somalia is the missing pillar of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden stability list 3 of 4 Mohamud Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Al Jazeera last week that Mogadishu “will never allow” the establishment of an Israeli base in Somaliland. “We will fight in our capacity. Of course, we will defend ourselves,” he said. Separately, Somalia cancelled all agreements with the United Arab Emirates last month citing “harmful actions” that undermine its “national unity and political independence” Saudi Arabia also backed a call by Yemen’s internationally recognised government for Emirati forces in Sudan to withdraw. Abu Dhabi has also been accused of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. Riyadh also denounced “foreign interference” by unspecified parties. Sudan filed a case against the UAE last year accusing it of “complicity in genocide” allegedly committed by the RSF against the Masalit community in West Darfur
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