The Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior, background, is seen as it sails past Istanbul, Turkey, April 19, 2019. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday, May 27, 2022, in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, according to officials. The actions were an apparent retaliation for Athens assisting the U.S. in seizing

File – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, speaks in front of what the North says an intercontinental ballistic missile displayed at an exhibition of weapons systems in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 11, 2021. North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two

By Business Daily Africa Lawmakers have opened a window for businesses and wealthy individuals to avoid prompt disposal of property such as ships, planes, and cars for tax evasion. The Finance and Planning Committee of the National Assembly has recommended further changes to the Finance Bill 2022, forestalling sell of frozen assets within two months

The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022. Reuters/Costas Baltas By Reuters The United States has confiscated an Iranian oil cargo held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece and will send the

Human trafficking By The African Exponent There has been a growing trend of desperate African women being trafficked and exploited in middle eastern nations like Oman and Kuwait. Police in many African countries have issued warnings to the public after uncovering a human trafficking ring that entices young women to the Middle East under the

By Anadolu Agency Norway’s child welfare agency Barnevernet has been the subject of controversy, with its decisions fueling growing concern among families, human rights lawyers and activists. In some cases that families brought to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Norway has been convicted several times in connection with Article 8 of the convention

A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is mechanically poured into a 40,000 ton ship at a Ukrainian agricultural exporter’s shipment terminal in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolaev July 9, 2013. Reuters/Vincent Mundy/File Photo By Reuters A senior U.N. official is due to visit Moscow in the coming days to discuss reviving fertilizer exports,

By Anadolu Agency The writer is an associate professor at SSUA Institute for Area Studies. The scope of Turkey’s investments in the African continent is gradually expanding. Having managed to be among the main development partners of African countries with a trade volume of $30 billion and investment projects worth $78 billion by the end

Kladys Castellón prays during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) By The Associated Press An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gestures during an interview with Reuters in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland May 24, 2022. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann By Reuters European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called for talks with Moscow on unlocking wheat exports that are trapped in Ukraine as a result