Qatar set to open diplomatic liaison office in Somaliland
Qatar is preparing to establish a diplomatic liaison office in Somaliland, signalling a major deepening of ties with the self-declared republic as Gulf powers jostle for influence along the strategic Red Sea corridor. The breakthrough followed high-level talks in Hargeisa on 3 December between Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi “Irro” and Qatar Ambassador to Somalia…