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📰 Red Sea Power Play: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Somalia Forge Anti-UAE Coalition Saudi Arabia is stitching together a new military alliance with Egypt and Somalia, aiming to squeeze the UAE out of the Red Sea’s strategic security and port deals. Somalia has just scrapped all agreements with the UAE, accusing Abu Dhabi of violating its sovereignty by smuggling a Yemeni separatist through its territory—a move that’s set off a fresh round of Gulf rivalries. ​ Somali Defence Minister’s Ultimatum “Reliable reports and evidence indicate practices linked to the United Arab Emirates that undermine the sovereignty of the Somali Republic, its national unity and political independence.” — Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi ​ ​The Real Game: Who Controls the Red Sea? Saudi Arabia’s new coalition is less about defending Somalia and more about defending its own turf. With the UAE deepening its grip on African ports and backing factions in Libya and Sudan, Riyadh is pulling out the big guns: Egypt’s troops and Somalia’s loyalty. The kingdom, which has long paid lip service to Somalia’s territorial integrity, is now offering real muscle—because nothing says “friendship” like a shared enemy and a Red Sea port contract. ​ Israel’s recent recognition of breakaway Somaliland only stoked the flames. Arab heavyweights, led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt, swiftly denounced the move, framing it as an illegal power grab and a threat to regional stability. The coalition’s real mission? To ensure that when the next regional crisis hits, the spoils go to the right shareholders—not the upstarts. ​ Monopoly in the Horn of Africa So, who’s really running the show in the Horn of Africa? Is it the “sovereign” governments, or the Gulf oligarchs and their port concessions? And if every new alliance is just a counter-move in a never-ending game of regional Monopoly, who’s actually paying the price? ​ #RedSea#SaudiArabia#Egypt#Somalia#UAE#Geopolitics#MilitaryCoalition 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸