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Houthi Advance Toward Bab el Mandeb Could Increase Somaliland s Strategic Importance
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Houthi Advance Toward Bab el-Mandeb Could Boost Somaliland’s Strategic Value

HARGEISA, Somaliland (HornPost) The rapid advance of Iran-aligned Houthi forces toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is creating a new...

Houthis Seize Mocha Port in Yemen Advance Toward Bab el Mandeb 1
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Houthis Seize Mocha Port in Yemen, Advance Toward Bab el-Mandeb

MOCHA, Yemen —(HornPost) Iran-aligned Houthi forces have seized Yemen’s strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha and advanced...

CPJ Calls for Release of Somaliland Journalist Baylood
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CPJ Calls for Release of Somaliland Journalist Baylood After Interview With Poet

HARGEISA, Somaliland (HornPost) CPJ has called for the release of Somaliland journalist Baylood, detained since Aug. 29 after...

Eritrea Limits Cash Holdings
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Eritrea Limits Cash Holdings to 25,000 Nakfa Under New Central Bank Rule.

ASMARA, Eritrea —(HornPost) The Bank of Eritrea has introduced new restrictions on the amount of cash individuals and...

SAUDI ARABIA BUYING SECURITY OR BUYING DEPENDENCE
Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Buying Security or Buying Dependence? The Houthi litmus test for the new Mecca alliance Author: Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus

Hargeisa, Somaliland (HornPost) Saudi Arabia’s new Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Türkiye and Pakistan had barely been established when...

Washington and Baidoa Two Political Battles Shaping the Horn of Africa
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Washington and Baidoa: Two Political Battles Shaping the Horn of Africa

Hargeisa, Somaliland (HornPost) The Horn of Africa is facing two very different but potentially consequential political battles: one unfolding...

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Somaliland President Irro Arrives in U.S. as Recognition and Strategic Ties Take Center Stage

Washington, D.C.,  (HornPost) Somaliland president Irro arrived in the US for meetings with US officials & international leaders...

Saudi Arabias Power Paradox Why Wealth and Military Strength Have Not Guaranteed Regional Influence By Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus
Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s Power Paradox: Why Wealth and Military Strength Have Not Guaranteed Regional Influence By Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus

HARGEISA, Somaliland —(HornPost) Saudi Arabia is widely regarded as one of the Middle East’s most powerful states. It...