Loolanka Sacuudiga iyo Qatar ee Soomaalida: oo uu Madaxwaynaha Somaliland Ka Faaiidaystay ka dib Markii Sucuudigu ku Marti Qaaday Passporka Dalkiisa : Qormadan waxaa Qoray Wargayska : Daily Sabah
Istanbul (OWN) – Wargeyska Daily Sabah ee kasoo baxa dalka Turkiga ayaa qoray in loolan cusubi Ka dhex Bilaabmay Sacuudiga iyo Qatar kaasoo ay ku Tartamayaan ka Soomaaliya, ayada oo labada dhinac ay qaadeen tallaabooyin iska soo horjeeda.
Wargeyska ayaa qoray in ayada oo Sacuudiga uu u muuqdo mid aqoonsanaya Somaliland, ay Qatar dhinac kale xoojineyso dowladda dhexe ee Muqdisho oo ay xulufo yihiin.
Sacuudiga ayaa dhowaan Casuumad Rashmi ah U fidiyay madaxweynaha Somaliland Muuse Biixi Cabdi, oo ka qeyb-galay xajkii sanadkan. Hase yeeshee waxaa yaab lahaa baasaboorka uu ku safray, sida wargeysku qoray.
Daily Sabah ayaa sheegay in Sacuudiga uu ogolaaday in Muuse Biixi uu adeegsado baasaboorka Somaliland, beddelka baasaboorka Soomaaliga. Tallaabadan, ayaa sii xumeysay Xidhiidhka markii horeba aan cagaha adag ku taagneyn ee dowladda Muqdisho iyo Riyadh.
Tallaabada Sacuudiga ayaa dirtay farriin ah in Sacuudiga qorsheynayo inuu Somaliland u aqoonsado dal ahaan.
Qatar ayaa iyana qaaday tallaabo ay ku xoojineyso dowladda dhexe ee Soomaaliya, ee loolanka uu kala dhaxeeyo Somaliland, ayada oo shaaca ka qaaday qorshe ay ku dhiseyso dekedda muhiimka ah ee Hobyo.
Hobyo ayaa ku taalla goob muhiim ah waxaynay u dhowdahay Marinka Bab el-Mandab, oo ah mid ka mid ah baraha la isaga gudbo ee badaha caalamka Ugu Muhiimsan , taasi oo dekedda Hobyo u fureysa suuqyada caalamiga ah.
Waxaa Soo Turjumay : Suxufi Sinyoore
While Qatar declared it would build a new seaport in Somalia, Saudi Arabia has recognized the autonomous Somaliland’s passport, a move that may deepen instability in the country
Saudi Arabia and Qatar engaged in a diplomatic war last year when the former imposed an embargo on the latter, attempting to cut its ties with the outside. In addition to the existing confrontations between the two Gulf countries, now the two countries are locked in another power struggle. This time it is over Somalia. While Saudi Arabia has de facto recognized Somaliland, a tiny region within Somalia, Qatar has increased its financial and infrastructural aid for Somalia. Qatar and Saudi Arabia are in a deep rift for several reasons. Saudi Arabia has been accusing Qatar of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood across the Middle East and North Africa. The Saudi kingdom considers the group a terror organization.
In Egypt, Qatar had been backing Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, who died in June in court during a trial. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated party was closed after a bloody coup that took place in July 2013 and was led by incumbent president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
Meanwhile, Qatar has been supporting Hamas and investing in Gaza. However, Saudi Arabia, which has improved its ties with Israel in the last few years over an alliance against Iran, believes Hamas has ties with both Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Saudi Arabia considers Iran the biggest national security threat in the region and has forced some countries, which are in need of financial aid provided by Riyadh, to oppose Tehran. Yet, Qatar has rejected cutting its ties with Iran and has been following a more balanced path against Tehran.
Now, Somalia has become another place where the two countries are in a race to increase their influence. Somalia, which has suffered from civil war, foreign intervention, natural disasters, famines and droughts needs financial aid for development and with combating the extremist Al-Shabab group. However, there are two autonomous regions within the country: Somaliland and Jubaland. Both regions are, in the end, willing to separate themselves from the central government.
Qatar has tried to consolidate the central government. It has declared that it plans to build a new seaport in Hobyo, a potentially strategic city. The seaport will be very close to Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which is one of the most significant sea crossing points in the region, with the potential for access to international markets. The port will “contribute to opening new horizons of cooperation between the two countries,” and foster Somalia’s commercial potential in East Africa, said Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement last week. Immediately after the declaration of the port project, Saudi media outlets started accusing Qatar of financing terror in Somalia and exposing its resources.
In the beginning of June it was reported that the Somali government rejected an $80 million offer from Saudi Arabia to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar. “There was pressure put on the Somali government by Saudi Arabia to reverse Somalia’s decision to stay neutral in the siege imposed by some Arab governments on the State of Qatar,” Somalia Today reported.
In response, Saudi Arabia officially recognized Somaliland’s passport. The president of Somaliland, Muse Bihi, visited Saudi Arabia before Qurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha) and received an official welcome for the first time. For the pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia accepted the Somaliland passport in lieu of Somali passports. This move may worsen the already fragile stability in the country as Saudi Arabia, one of the biggest importers of the country’s livestock, will be recognizing the autonomous region as an independent one.
