Somaliland's president visits Israel for the first time

Middle East Eye · June 14, 2026 Politics

Somaliland's president visits Israel for the first time Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, widely known as Cirro, on Sunday became the first president of Somaliland to visit Israel. In a post on X, Abdullahi expressed that he was "honoured by the warm welcome" by Israeli president Isaac Herzog. "For thirty-five years, the people of Somaliland have built a peaceful, democratic, and resilient nation.

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