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Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
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BP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
Read MoreIran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
Read MoreVenezuela reaches oil production target amid US pressure
By Anadolu Agency Venezuela has reached its goal of producing 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day this year, despite intensifying US pressure and tanker seizures, said Vice President Delcy
Read MoreKenya seeks Egypt partnership to boost local defence manufacturing
By Kenyans Kenya has taken a step toward strengthening defence manufacturing capacity following a high-level visit to Egypt by senior officials from the Directorate of National Security
Read MoreJoshua delivers reality check to Paul with sixth-round KO
Dec 19, 2025; Miami, Florida, US; Anthony Joshua hits Jake Paul during a heavyweight boxing bout at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images By Reuters Former heavyweight
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Featured ArticlesBP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
BP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKBattle rages in Mogadishu as hotel attack death toll nears 30
Heavy gunfire rang out across central Mogadishu on Friday as Somali troops battled to dislodge Islamist insurgents holed up next to a hotel they bombed the previous evening, and as the death toll
Read MoreUnited Nations Concern over delay of Somaliland elections
We, the undersigned regional and international partners* of Somaliland, recall the significant agreement between political parties in July 2019 which recognised the “critical importance of
Read MoreSomali peace activist Ilwad Elman receives German Africa Prize 2020
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has presented this year’s award to Ilwad Elman, a leading advocate for peace and justice in war-torn Somalia. In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, attending
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Battle rages in Mogadishu as hotel attack death toll nears 30
Heavy gunfire rang out across central Mogadishu on Friday as Somali troops battled to dislodge Islamist insurgents holed up next to a hotel they bombed the previous evening, and as the death toll
Read MoreUnited Nations Concern over delay of Somaliland elections
We, the undersigned regional and international partners* of Somaliland, recall the significant agreement between political parties in July 2019 which recognised the “critical importance of
Read MoreSomali peace activist Ilwad Elman receives German Africa Prize 2020
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has presented this year’s award to Ilwad Elman, a leading advocate for peace and justice in war-torn Somalia. In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, attending
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Khashoggi pro-democracy group DAWN launches in US two years after his death
Mohamed bin Salman, right, is widely believed to have ordered the killing of Khashoggi in 2018 (AFP) A group founded by the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is set to launch in
Saudi forces businessmen to end their investments in Turkey
Antique atrium with several shops and vendors of traditional goods in Istanbul, Turkey on 30 March 2014 [Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho/Flickr] Saudi traders who import goods from Turkey to the
US warns Kenya over shilling manipulation
Central Bank of Kenya. The US has warned Kenya against manipulation of the shilling against the dollar during the ongoing talks for a bilateral trade pact. The US is seeking an undertaking that
Prime Minister Roble meets with International Ambassadors in Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble today received in his office some of the International Ambassadors to Somalia and representatives
Azerbaijan: Armenian-Syrian mercenaries helping Armenia
Some corpses found among Armenian army casualties found to be mercenaries coming from Syria, say Azerbaijani officials Mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria have been identified among
68 children arrested since start of Egypt protests released
Nubian boys from Aswan, Yahya Khairy Abdel Qader and Muhamad Ahmad [Gehadashraf007/Twitter] Egypt’s public prosecution has announced the release of 68 children arrested since the beginning of the
Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 after reporting millions in losses, report claims
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Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders, Rights groups and others had called to boycott the summit due to Khashoggi’s killing,
A woman walks past a banner showing Saudi King Salman, right, and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, outside a mall in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 15, 2020. This was supposed to be
Turkey dazzles young Somali inventor at Teknofest
17-year-old Guled Abdi has passion for developing electronic toys and model planes. A talented 17-year-old Somali boy is being hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry to attend Teknofest, the
Death of Kuwait ruler Sheikh Sabah draws outpour of grief
The death of Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the leader of Kuwait who earned a reputation as a seasoned diplomat and a rare ruler who could cross the region’s political and sectarian divides,
Khashoggi pro-democracy group DAWN launches in US two years after his death
Mohamed bin Salman, right, is widely believed to have ordered the killing of Khashoggi in 2018 (AFP) A group founded by the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is set to launch in
Saudi forces businessmen to end their investments in Turkey
Antique atrium with several shops and vendors of traditional goods in Istanbul, Turkey on 30 March 2014 [Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho/Flickr] Saudi traders who import goods from Turkey to the
US warns Kenya over shilling manipulation
Central Bank of Kenya. The US has warned Kenya against manipulation of the shilling against the dollar during the ongoing talks for a bilateral trade pact. The US is seeking an undertaking that
Prime Minister Roble meets with International Ambassadors in Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble today received in his office some of the International Ambassadors to Somalia and representatives
Azerbaijan: Armenian-Syrian mercenaries helping Armenia
Some corpses found among Armenian army casualties found to be mercenaries coming from Syria, say Azerbaijani officials Mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria have been identified among
68 children arrested since start of Egypt protests released
Nubian boys from Aswan, Yahya Khairy Abdel Qader and Muhamad Ahmad [Gehadashraf007/Twitter] Egypt’s public prosecution has announced the release of 68 children arrested since the beginning of the
Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 after reporting millions in losses, report claims
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a news conference at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By Griffin Connolly Donald Trump paid
Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders, Rights groups and others had called to boycott the summit due to Khashoggi’s killing,
A woman walks past a banner showing Saudi King Salman, right, and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, outside a mall in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 15, 2020. This was supposed to be
Turkey dazzles young Somali inventor at Teknofest
17-year-old Guled Abdi has passion for developing electronic toys and model planes. A talented 17-year-old Somali boy is being hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry to attend Teknofest, the