Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia arrives for a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and non OPEC members at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) OPEC on Monday decided to extend its deal to cut production for another

Photo/Tennis World By JOVICA ILIC In the battle of the youngest and oldest players in the draw, the 15-year-old sensation Cori Gauff ousted the five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 18 minutes! Super talented American born in 2004 has been destined for big results ever since picking the racquet for

By Ian Lewis Efforts to attract investment to a 15-block offshore licensing round are gathering momentum Parliamentary approval for a new petroleum law, which includes a revenue sharing agreement with the country’s constituent states, should make Somalia’s current offshore licensing round run smoother. But the focus on getting that legislation through has led to slippage

Somalia’s Foreign Affairs ministry on Sunday summoned Kenya’s ambassador Lucas Tumbo over what it termed an offensive tweet by PS Macharia Kamau. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said it handed Tumbo a protest letter and said it considered the tweet “an affront to Somalia’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity as well as harmful

Photo/Daily Nation Auditor-General (AG) Edward Ouko. AG’s report shows that the government risks losing more than Shilling 823.7 billion worth of outstanding loans advanced to 72 State corporations. The government risks losing more than Shilling 823.7 billion worth of outstanding loans advanced to 72 State corporations, most of which are facing financial challenges. About Sh47.52

Smoke rises from the site of a blast and gunfire in Kabul, Afghanistan July 1, 2019.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail Afghan security forces were battling gunmen on Monday who had forced their way into a building in the capital, Kabul, after a bomb-laden truck exploded near a defense ministry compound during rush hour, injuring at least 65 people,

Photo/Reuters The deaths of 43 illegal miners at a Glencore facility in Congo last week highlighted a growing challenge for mining companies struggling to secure sites from small-scale prospectors digging for cobalt, copper and other minerals. Many mines span hundreds of square kilometers across rural terrains, a tantalizing prospect for illegal miners, also known as

Photo/Pinterest /Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Here is the list of African presidents who have been assassinated by France since 1963. For African leaders who boldly stood up to the unending imperialist tendencies of the former colonial powers, this has generally been met with death. And France has never been hesitant to eliminate presidents who posed a

President Donald Trump walks to the North Korean side of the border with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in North Korea. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North

Ethics and Anti-Corrup­tion Commission chief executive Twalib Mbarak (left) with Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji. The anti-corruption commission and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations are on the spot for “frustrating” private developers through the placement of caveats on land suspected to have been acquired irregularly. The investors, according to cases filed in court, are