RIYADH: More than twenty nations have reaffirmed Somalia’s sovereignty and denounced the recent visit of Israel’s foreign minister to Somaliland, a separatist region of Somalia, according to a joint statement issued early on Friday. The nations dismissed Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, reaffirmed Somalia’s territorial integrity, and urged Israel to revoke its recognition of Somaliland immediately.

In a controversial move, Israel became the first nation to acknowledge Somaliland as an independent state.

Gideon Saar is the first Israeli foreign minister to visit breakaway region since Israel recognised its independence.

RIYADH: Israel’s recognition of Somaliland and its presence in the region risks inflaming the situation there, allowing terrorist groups to undermine regional security and…

During the Cabinet session held on Dec.

ISLAMABAD: A joint statement by Pakistan, 22 other Muslim states and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday condemned Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar’s…

RIYADH: More than twenty nations have reaffirmed Somalia’s sovereignty and denounced the recent visit of Israel’s foreign minister to Somaliland, a separatist region of Somalia,…

Critics view Israel's moves in the Horn of Africa as part of Netanyahu's expansive conflict and influence agenda.

LONDON: For 34 years, the breakaway state of Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has wandered in the diplomatic wilderness, its claim to sovereignty…