Irish Coast Guard director and head of mission for EUCap in Somalia Chris Reynolds (right) speaking with officials in Mogadishu earlier this year ahead of the Covid-19 outbreak. Conor Gallagher When Irish Coast Guard director Chris Reynolds goes about his business, he is at all times accompanied by at least two armoured vehicles and a

Competition for natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean is pushing U.S. partners and allies towards open confrontation, the Wall Street Journal reported. A developing alliance between Israel, Greece and Egypt, the beneficiaries of the finds, is squaring off against Turkey, which is flexing its military muscles as it seeks to break its isolation in the

Photo/Somali Times The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a restaurant called Luul Yemeni, one of the country’s most popular restaurants. Preliminary reports says the blast was carried out by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a restaurant. The restaurant was reportedly overcrowded at the time of the blast. According to

Photo/Somali Times The lawmakers, who were about 50, said they stood up to save the country, which is currently in a state of crisis. The members of the cabinet, who were disqualified, said in a statement that they would work for the unity of the parliament and the resolution of the political crisis. Lawmaker Mohamud

British woman Samantha Jones, left, is escorted by police as she arrive at Alor Setar’s courthouse, Kedah state, Malaysia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Jones, 51, accused of stabbing her husband to death at their Malaysian resort home entered court for the start of a murder trial that could end with her sentenced to be hanged.

Photo/Somali Times China getting fishing rights in the fragile state of Somalia has been of grave concern especially with regards to the plight of local fishermen and stocks but the fisheries minister Abdirahman Ahmed has assured that all is well. According to him, up to 24 nautical miles (44km) off the coast are reserved for

Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that a US oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an illegal deal aimed at “stealing” Syria’s crude, reports Reuters. A foreign ministry statement, published on state media, did not name the firm involved in the deal with

Photo/Somali Times “I am telling the world that the Petroleum of the Somali people is not in agreement and whoever buys it is responsible,” said President Deni. Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, who addressed a ceremony in Galkayo last night to mark the founding of Puntland, spoke about the decision by the incumbent government to

A well head and drilling rig in the Yarakta oilfield, owned by Irkutsk Oil Company (INK), in the Irkutsk region, Russia, March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian oil and gas condensate production increased to 9.37 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, citing energy ministry

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Immigration and Nationality Agency has today issued a new statement on the reopening of international flights in the country. The agency said in a statement that international flights would reopen on Monday, in line with a decision by the Somali Cabinet of Ministers. The Somali Immigration and Nationality Agency have also