Somaliland's president visits Israel for the first time
📰 Middle East Eye · 📅 Jun 14, 2026, 02:23 PM · 🌐 middleeasteye.net
AI Summary & Analysis
What happened?
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi traveled to Israel on June 14 2026 and met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Why does this event matter?
The meeting creates a formal diplomatic interaction between Israel and the self‑declared Republic of Somaliland, which lacks broad international recognition.
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 thir
