The Times of Israel By Lazar Berman Somalia’s parliament selected a new president last week, bringing back a leader who met secretly with then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2016. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected Sunday in an indirect vote that ran over a year late, the process mired in political infighting that turned violent at

A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. Reuters /Richard Carson/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices gained on Monday with U.S. fuel demand, tight supply and a slightly weaker U.S. dollar supporting the

Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), sit on a flat-bed truck as a convoy makes its way between the port of Kismayu and the city’s airport. By Business Daily Africa The European Union and its partners reimbursed Kenya nearly Sh2.54 billion for troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia in the

By Anadolu Agency The decline that started in November last year in the crypto money market continued with the acceleration of escape from risky assets in a high inflationary environment, Bitcoin and Ethereum carried their downward trends to a seventh consecutive week with losses in the market where reliability is questioned due to recent events

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung (not pictured) on the automaker’s decision to build a new electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility in Savannah, Georgia, as Biden ends his visit to Seoul, South Korea, May 22, 2022. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden, in Seoul before

Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta puppet Ahmed Madobe says that all support and development services that had been suspended in the Gedo region for the past years at the federal and Jubaland levels have been restored. Speaking in Kismayo on Friday, Ahmed Madobe said that the formation of local councils would start in the Garbaharey district, the

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell: Credit to Photographer Olivier Matthys /The Associated Press The European Union has discussed with Somalia’s new corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud for Operation Atlanta and if the EU bribe Hassan Sheikh he might sign the contract for Somalia waters to be controlled and used by the EU according to

Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese speaks to supporters at a Labor Party event in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, May 22, 2022, after Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceding defeat to Albanese in a federal election. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) By The Associated Press Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power, and

By Anadolu Agency As the US moves to redeploy hundreds of troops to Somalia, it makes efforts to minimize civilian harm, ensure justice for abuses and focus on civilian protection as a priority, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday. “Previous US military operations in Somalia resulted in the loss of life and property to

By Anadolu Agency Russia stopped the natural gas delivery to Finland’s energy firm Gasum due to a lack of payments, Gazprom said on Saturday. According to a written statement by the firm, Finland had to make payments in rubles as of April for the natural gas delivery, Gazprom said and added that deliveries to Gasum