Recognition Debate: Former Somalia NISA chief Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloolshe says Somaliland’s future won’t hinge on recognition by one country, arguing any shift depends on African Union, Arab League and UN Security Council positions, and that the 1960 union can’t be legally overturned but could be renegotiated. Somaliland Politics: Northeastern lawmaker Fahiima Yusuf Abdillaahi Quuje arrived in Hargeisa after saying she abandoned the Greater Somalia vision and returned to Somaliland; her move followed a vote stripping her of immunity in Las Anod. Media Regulation: Somaliland announced new rules limiting interviews by children and people with mental health conditions, and said it will register media outlets and journalists, with public interviews restricted to those with official press IDs. UK-Somaliland Security Ties: Somaliland’s Interior Minister met a UK delegation to discuss counterterrorism and security capacity building, including plans for a National Operations Command Centre. Egypt-Somalia Rift Over Jerusalem: Egypt condemned Somaliland’s purported Jerusalem embassy as illegal, while urging Somali authorities to secure the release of eight kidnapped Egyptian sailors. Red Sea Pressure: A dispute over the Yemen blockade is raising fears of renewed attacks on shipping in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Maritime Incident: Armed assailants boarded a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, with initial assessments pointing to Somali piracy links.