Gas pipeline explosion [File photo] A major fire broke out after a leak of oil from the Shuqair-Mostorod pipeline next to a busy highway in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday and 17 people were injured, authorities said. The pipeline runs along a motorway on the outskirts of the capital and a spark caused by passing

© Family Handout Omani national Mohammed Abdullah Al Araimi, who was stabbed to death in Knightsbridge in December 2019 (Family Handout/PA) A second man has been charged with the murder of an Omani student who was killed in an “extremely violent” robbery near London department store Harrods last December, the Metropolitan Police said. Mohammed Al-Araimi,

Senator Mohamud Ahmed Mohamud Mashruc of the Upper House of the Somali Parliament has warned that Puntland students should not be punished for the political rivalry between Villa Somalia and the Puntland administration. Somali Minister of Education Abdullahi Godah Barre recently said that Puntland students would not receive a federal diploma unless his ministry took

Photo/Somali Times Beledweyne officials told Somali Times that a plane crashed at the airport carrying aid to the people of the region. According to reports, the plane was a cargo plane carrying aid to the flood-affected people in Hiran region. It flew from Djibouti City. Three crew members were rescued before the plane caught fire,

Second iteration of US-led Somalia Train and Equip mission ends: Somali National Army soldiers stand in formation during a logistics course graduation ceremony, 28 August 2018. Photo by MC2 (SW/AW) Evan Parker. By Paul D. Williams Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, the George Washington University The US has real but limited national security interests

Photo: Credit Reuters New satellite imagery shows the reservoir behind Ethiopia’s disputed hydroelectric dam beginning to fill, but an analyst says it’s likely due to seasonal rains instead of government action. The images emerge as Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan say the latest talks on the contentious project ended Monday with no agreement. Ethiopia has said

© Provided by Evening Standard The Ryanair jet is being held in an isolation point on the tarmac at Stansted (@J_shaw01/Twitter) Two men have been arrested after a Ryanair flight was diverted to Stansted Airport following a bomb scare. RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the Boeing 737-800 to the Essex landing site on

Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Somalia’s five regional states have rejected suggestions by the country’s electoral body to postpone federal level polls, according to media reports. Following a meeting held Sunday, they underscored their stance that the polls should be held on time, The move comes amid reports of tensions between the presidents and the

In this April 22, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump watches as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — With U.S. virus cases spiking and the

Chinese navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning (C), during military drills in the South China Sea. , Photographer: STR/AFP By Nick Wadhams The Trump administration rejected China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea, reversing a previous policy of not taking sides in territorial disputes in the region and escalating tensions with Beijing on