Somalia Ends UAE Security, Port Deals Over Sovereignty Row

Somalia canceled all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, citing what it called strong evidence of actions undermining the country’s sovereignty and unity.

Somali authorities earlier said they opened an investigation into “alleged unauthorized use of Somalia’s national airspace and airports to facilitate the movement of a fugitive political figure,” after a Saudi-led coalition accused the UAE of helping southern Yemen’s separatist group leader, Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, escape to Abu Dhabi. He was on a vessel from Aden toward Somaliland, before boarding a plane to Mogadishu and eventually landing in the Emirati capital, the coalition said.