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While Israel accelerates the pace of normalizing relations with the separatist region of Somaliland, by appointing its former ambassador to several African countries in Hargeisa, the capital of the region, reports speak of the marriage of the daughter of the region’s president to a figure close to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Despite the world being preoccupied with the conflicts of the Middle East, Tel Aviv is quietly taking a new step in the Horn of Africa. Israel has not only broken the region’s international isolation as the first state to recognize it, but is now blending diplomacy with personal relations. Michael Lotem, who served in Kenya and Azerbaijan, has been appointed ambassador in Hargeisa, allowing Israel to monitor the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The kinship relationship represented by the marriage of the president’s daughter to a figure close to Netanyahu appears to be a cheap price for a strategic file. History will not forgive those who mixed marriage with the interests of peoples!

The Federal Parliament’s term ends today, and President Hassan Sheikh has exactly one month remaining in his legal mandate. Without broad political consensus or timely elections, the country could face long-lasting political, social, security, and economic crisis

TThe Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, accompanied by the Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, Hon. Ali Yusuf Ali, visited parts of the city of Baidoa, where he met members of the public and officials from the South West administration, while also inspecting the security situation and the progress made in maintaining stability.