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Iranian Navy Seizes Oil Tanker Near Oman

Iranian Navy Seizes Oil Tanker Near Oman

Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Armed men wearing masks reportedly boarded the vessel St Nikolas, close to the Omani port of Sohar, and ordered it to sail…

Israeli Officials Want Gaza Destroyed, Court Told

Israeli Officials Want Gaza Destroyed, Court Told

Israel’s plan to “destroy” Gaza comes from “the highest level of state”, the UN’s top court has heard. The claims were made by South African lawyers as they presented its case accusing Israel of genocide…

Uganda to Destroy Expired COVID Vaccines Worth $7M

Uganda to Destroy Expired COVID Vaccines Worth $7M

M ore than 5.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines bought on loan by the Ugandan government have expired, an audit report has said. The vaccines are valued at 28.1bn Ugandan shillings ($7.3m; £5.8m) and were…

Liberia’s Ex-chief Justice Sentenced to Life for Murder

Liberia’s Ex-chief Justice Sentenced to Life for Murder

Liberia’s former Chief Justice, Gloria Musu Scott, and three of her family mem- bers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. The four were arrested and indicted in June last year in connection with…

US, UK Repel Largest Houthi Attack in Red Sea

US, UK Repel Largest Houthi Attack in Red Sea

UK and US naval forces have repelled the largest attack yet by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea, the UK defence secretary said. The Iran-backed group launched at least 21 drones and…

Ecuador Declares War On Gangs After TV Attack

Ecuador Declares War On Gangs After TV Attack

Ecuador’s president has ordered that criminal gangs be “neutralised” after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. Masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC’s live studio during a broadcast, forcing…

Saudi Arabia Mineral Wealth Hits $2.5trn

Saudi Arabia Mineral Wealth Hits $2.5trn

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday estimated the country’s mineral wealth at $2.5 trillion. “The kingdom’s mineral wealth has increased by 90% to reach an equivalent of 9.375 trillion riyals ($2.5 trillion),” Minister of Industry and Mineral…

Volkswagen, Toyota Lose Market Share In 2023

Volkswagen, Toyota Lose Market Share In 2023

Industry data has revealed that Volkswagen and Toyota Motor witnessed a decline in their share of the world’s largest auto market China. This decrease occurred as established global carmakers yielded ground to their Chinese counterparts.…

Turkish Competition Board To Fine Meta $160, 000 Per Day

Turkish Competition Board To Fine Meta $160, 000 Per Day

Turkey’s competition authority said on Wednesday that it has decided to fine Facebook’s parent company, Meta Inc the sum of 4.8 million lira ($160,000) a day for failing to provide sufficient documentation as part of…

President Macron, Atal Forms New Cabinet

President Macron, Atal Forms New Cabinet

French President, Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has worked on Wednesday to pull together a cabinet, a day after Macron appointed the 34-year-old media-savvy ally to breathe new life into his…