Fire at warehouse with explosives at Port of Beirut led to massive blast causing widespread damage, injuring thousands A massive blast in the Lebanese capital Beirut has left at least 50 people dead and 2,750 others injured, the country’s health minister said Tuesday. A fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut

Photo/Somalia Times The Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Parliament approved the Petroleum Law of Somalia in early 2020, with this accelerated law preceded by other important laws such as the Electoral Law, and last week the ousted Federal Government approved the establishment of the Petroleum Authority following the completion of the law Petroleum.

Turkish-Somali relations have experienced great success over the years, and as part of their strategy of cooperation, Turkey has trained one-third of the Somali military forces. Turkey’s Ambassador to Mogadishu Mehmet Yılmaz told Anadolu Agency (AA) in remarks regarding bilateral relations, “When we look at the total numbers, Turkey will have trained one-third of Somali

Photo: Credit Airliners net A Dhobley town in the Lower Juba region confirms that a Kenyan military aircraft belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) has crashed at a Dhobley airport in the Lower Juba region. A Dhobley town in the Lower Shabelle region confirms that a military plane carrying Kenyan troops crashed

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

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.

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

By Chris Orwa Governors are more likely to be charged with a crime than senators and MPs in Kenya, reveals an analysis of Court data. Documents from the National Council of Law Reporting archives shows that 10 out of the 47 serving governors, or a fifth, are facing a criminal case or had been prosecuted