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Friday May 22, 2026<\/p>\n
Friday May 22, 2026<\/p>\n
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Photo courtesy of Egypt’s ministry of foreign affairs.<\/p>\n
Egypt strongly condemned on Thursday the inauguration of an alleged \u201cembassy\u201d for the so-called \u201cRepublic of Somaliland\u201d in occupied Jerusalem, calling the move illegal and a violation of international law and relevant international legitimacy resolutions, the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the ministry said Egypt \u201cstrongly condemns the illegal and rejected step\u201d represented in the opening of the mission in occupied Jerusalem, adding that it constituted \u201ca direct infringement on the legal and historical status of the occupied city of Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Egypt reiterated its \u201ccomplete rejection of any unilateral measures aimed at entrenching an illegal reality in occupied Jerusalem or granting legitimacy to any entities or arrangements that contravene the rules of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The foreign ministry reaffirmed that East Jerusalem \u201chas been occupied Palestinian territory since 1967,\u201d stressing that \u201cany attempts to alter its legal and historical status are null and void and carry no legal effect.\u201d<\/p>\n
East Jerusalem is considered occupied Palestinian territory under international law, and many countries and international bodies support its status as the future capital of a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n
Several United Nations Security Council resolutions, including UN Security Council Resolution 242, UN Security Council Resolution 252, and UN Security Council Resolution 2334, state that East Jerusalem is occupied Palestinian territory and that measures taken by Israel to alter its status have \u201cno legal validity\u201d and constitute \u201ca flagrant violation under international law.\u201d UN Security Council Resolution 478 also calls on member states to withdraw diplomatic missions from the city.<\/p>\n
Egypt also underscored its \u201cfull support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia,\u201d while rejecting \u201cany unilateral measures that undermine the unity or sovereignty of Somali territory.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement comes amid escalating diplomatic tensions in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region following Israel\u2019s recognition of the so-called Somaliland in late 2025 and subsequent efforts to deepen political and security ties with the breakaway region.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar visited Somaliland and held talks with senior officials in Hargeisa on expanding cooperation in trade, maritime security, technology, and defence, a move Somalia condemned as a violation of its sovereignty.<\/p>\n
Cairo also rejected the visit, warning that any steps that undermine Somalia\u2019s territorial integrity threaten regional stability and security in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea corridor.<\/p>\n
Somaliland declared secession from Somalia in 1991 following the collapse of Somalia\u2019s central government. Still, the United Nations, the African Union, and the vast majority of the international community do not recognize it.<\/p>\n
Mogadishu continues to regard Somaliland as an integral part of Somali territory and has repeatedly opposed foreign diplomatic engagement with the region.<\/p>\n
The issue has gained broader geopolitical significance over the past two years amid intensifying competition over influence and maritime access in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, one of the world\u2019s most strategic shipping corridors linking Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Egypt has increasingly strengthened ties with Somalia since tensions erupted between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa over a controversial memorandum of understanding signed between Ethiopia and Somaliland in January 2024. The deal would have granted landlocked Ethiopia access to the Red Sea through Somaliland in exchange for possible political recognition, prompting strong objections from Somalia, which described the agreement as a violation of its sovereignty.<\/p>\n
Cairo backed Somalia\u2019s position and repeatedly reaffirmed support for the country\u2019s unity and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n
Egypt and Somalia have since expanded political, military, and security cooperation, with Cairo expressing concern that instability in the Horn of Africa could directly affect Red Sea security and regional navigation routes.<\/p>\n
Egypt has also consistently rejected Israeli measures in occupied Jerusalem and reaffirmed its position that East Jerusalem is occupied Palestinian territory and the capital of a future Palestinian state under international law and relevant UN resolutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday May 22, 2026 Photo courtesy of Egypt’s ministry of foreign affairs. Egypt strongly condemned on Thursday the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5543,21138,42,8855,2314,161673,3794,43,212320,164624,23046,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-455323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-egypt","tag-embassy","tag-headlines","tag-illegal","tag-in","tag-inauguration","tag-jerusalem","tag-news","tag-occupied","tag-slams","tag-somaliland","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}