North-Africa
UAE condemns hijacking of oil tanker carrying Egyptian sailors off Yemen
Wednesday May 13, 2026 The UAE has strongly denounced the hijacking of an oil tanker off the Yemeni coast, a…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia police arrest suspects after gunfire breaks out in Hargeisa
Wednesday May 13, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia police said Tuesday they had arrested several people…
North-Africa
Egypt confirms oil tanker hijacked off Yemen coast, taken to Somalia
Hussien ElkabanyTuesday May 12, 2026 Egypt said Monday that an oil tanker carrying eight Egyptian sailors was seized off Yemen’s…
World
Lebanon says Israeli strikes have killed 380 people since truce
Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed 380 people since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war took effect on 17 April,…
Somalia
Galkayo courts jail debtors as families face ruin
Tuesday May 12, 2026 File Photo When Malyun Jama Nur was locked up in Galkayo in January over an unpaid…
World
UN warns Hormuz fertilizer blockage puts millions at risk of hunger
A UN official has warned that tens of millions of people could be pushed toward hunger and starvation unless fertilisers…
Central-Africa
Somali piracy threatens ships rerouted from Middle East
Nik MartinTuesday May 12, 2026 Somali pirates have turned large dhows into floating bases, extending their reach and giving them…
World
Greenland PM says no deal reached yet in talks with the United States
Talks over Greenland’s future are moving forward, but the three-way negotiations involving Denmark, Greenland and the United States have not…
Somalia
Hargeisa council elects new mayor after removing Mooge
Tuesday May 12, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Hargeisa’s city council installed Abdirisaq Mohamed Farah Wiwaa as the city’s new mayor…
World
Potential leadership challenger Wes Streeting to meet Keir Starmer tomorrow
Live Streeting, seen as a possible challenger, will meet Starmer tomorrow UK
