Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk around the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Wadaa) at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on August 13, 2019. Some Kenyan Muslim pilgrims who were to travel to Hajj in Saudi Arabia have lost over Sh12 million to a Nairobi-based agent. PHOTO | FETHI BELAID | AFP Some

The Kang Gam Chan / Yonhap South Korea dispatched a fresh batch of troops to the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy efforts Tuesday, the Navy said, amid speculation the contingent could also undertake missions in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a U.S.-led coalition. The 30th batch of the Cheonghae Unit departed the southern

Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 sits anchored after it was seized earlier this month by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo Iran said on Tuesday that Britain might free its

Photo/Somali Times Somaliland leader Muse Bihi Abdi while performing Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Monday met with Somalia ministers of foreign affairs, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad and the finance Minister, Mr. Abdirahman Duale Bayle. The Interior Minister, Mr Mohamed Kahin, the Public Works Minister, Mr. Abdirashid Duale Qambi were with Somaliland leader and the

Jubbaland President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe. He may have received a boost in his re-election bid after a statement by the UN cautioned against parallel electoral processes. Jubbaland President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe may have received a boost in his re-election bid after a statement by the UN cautioned against parallel electoral processes. UN Secretary

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Asian stocks gained Monday amid investor jitters the U.S.-China trade war might be worsening. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Global stocks retreated Monday amid investor concerns that the U.S.-China trade war might

Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Kamotho. Mr Cohen has been missing for two weeks. As the mystery of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen deepens, police have interrogated Sarah Kamotho his estranged wife as they try to unravel the whereabouts of the Kenyan-based businessman. So far, they have no leads on what happened

Philip Manshaus, who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister, appears in court in Oslo, Norway, August 12, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Cornelius Poppe via REUTERS The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque on Saturday and of separately killing his stepsister does not admit to

Muslims walk past Indian paramilitary soldiers after offering prayers during Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug.12, 2019. An uneasy calm prevailed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday as people celebrated a major Islamic festival during a severe crackdown after India moved to strip the disputed region of its constitutional

Abdi Ali remains wanted by police in connection with the murder of Shaun Lyall, whose body was found at a house on Sidney Street in Cleethorpes in July 2018 (Image: Grimsby Live) Grimsby Crown Court heard Abdi Ali, wanted in connection with the murder of Shaun Lyall, is thought to have fled to Somalia The