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Somaliland, UAE and shifting alliances

Saudi-UAE rift adds regional complexity

Somalia on Monday signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia, deepening military ties as the Horn of Africa increasingly becomes a theatre for regional rivalries among Gulf states.The region, which lies along one of the world’s busiest trade routes between the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal, has drawn growing strategic interest from Gulf monarchies.The agreement comes around six weeks after Isra

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