Egypt Rejects Somaliland’s Purported Jerusalem Mission, Seeks Release of Eight Sailors

Cairo — Egypt on Sunday condemned the self-declared Somaliland region’s opening of a purported embassy in occupied Jerusalem as an illegal violation of international law, while urging Somali authorities to intensify efforts to secure the release of kidnapped Egyptian sailors.

The remarks came during talks in Cairo between Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty and his Somali counterpart, Abdisalam Abdi Ali.

Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s “full support” for Somalia’s unity, sovereignty…