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UAE and Bahrain fail to join GCC condemnation of Somaliland opening embassy in Jerusalem

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The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have not joined fellow Gulf Cooperation Council members in condemning Somaliland's decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem. Somaliland's ambassador to Israel stated the move, reciprocated by Israel establishing an embassy in Hargeisa, reflects growing cooperation, while other Arab nations denounced it as illegal.
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Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 09:48 A range of Arab and Muslim states denounce 'illegal' move by the breakaway Somali state Somaliland prison guards parade at the 35th Independence Day celebrations near the presidential palace in Hargeisa's Shap neighbourhood on 18 May 2026 (Kang-Chun Cheng/AFP) Off The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have failed to join fellow Gulf states in condemning Somaliland's plan to open a new embassy in Jerusalem. Somaliland’s ambassador to Isr

UAE and Bahrain fail to join GCC condemnation of Somaliland opening embassy in Jerusalem
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