The Indian Navy's rescue of a commercial ship from pirates off Somalia's coast last weekend shows how Delhi's military has developed special forces capabilities on par with some of the world's best, analysts say.
The navy rescued 17 crew members of (...)
To the casual observer, it seemed like the long-cherished dream of a new single currency for East Africa had come to fruition.
An account on X, called "Government of East Africa", complete with a grey tick suggesting it was the real deal, released (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in Riyadh, examined the recent endeavors carried out by the Kingdom in the economic, cultural, and social domains, and expressed pride in the large international presence (...)
A military court in Somalia has sentenced six Islamic State fighters from Morocco to death.
The men will be executed by a firing squad if their appeal, which they have one month to file, is unsuccessful.
"They came to Somalia to support Isis [IS} (...)
DONETSK, eastern Ukraine — Maj Oleh Kravchenko has the sort of chuckle that's hard to resist — deep and treacly and mischievous.
"I'm still alive," he said, tilting his head to one side in his wheelchair, like a spectator marvelling at someone (...)
ABU DHABI/RIYADH/MANAMA — Five soldiers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have lost their lives in a terrorist attack on a military base in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
The attack also resulted in injuries to two other members of (...)
Indian naval forces have rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after their fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast.
This was the second rescue operation in 36 hours by the Indian warship INS Sumitra.
Hours earlier, the ship had rescued the (...)
Three US troops have been killed and 25 injured in a drone attack on a US base in Jordan, near the Syria border, the US has announced.
US President Joe Biden said the attack was carried out by Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and (...)
Iran has denied involvement in a drone attack on a US base near Jordan's border with Syria that killed three US troops.
The US blamed the attack on "radical Iranian-backed militant groups" which also left dozens injured.
US President Biden vowed (...)
The US and UK carried out additional strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday, marking the eighth round of attacks by the US military on the rebels' infrastructure in just over 10 days, according to a joint statement.
They struck eight (...)
The two US Navy SEALs who went missing off the coast of Somalia on January 11 are dead, US Central Command said after searching for them for 10 days.
"We regret to announce that after a 10-day exhaustive search, our two missing US Navy SEALs have (...)
RIYADH — Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Al-Khuraiji reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's keen commitment to preserving the unity and territorial integrity of the republics of Somalia and Sudan. This commitment is seen as crucial to maintaining security, (...)
The US military launched new strikes against Houthi targets inside Yemen on Tuesday, targeting anti-ship ballistic missiles controlled by the Iran-backed group, two US defense officials told CNN on Tuesday.
US forces struck and destroyed four Houthi (...)
A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned vessel has been hit with a missile in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey has said.
It is thought to be the third incident involving the bulk carrier, believed to be named Zografia, in 24 (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi passport advanced its global ranking to 61st during the current year of 2024 from 65 during the year 2023.
The ranking was made among passports of more than 200 countries in the world, in terms of the number of countries that its (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia affirmed its utmost keenness on the unity of Somalia and its sovereignty over its entire territory.
In this regard, the Kingdom emphasized the need to adhere to the principles of good neighborliness, as well as to give priority (...)
Last year saw the highest number of civilian casualties killed or injured by explosives in more than a decade, according to new research.
The UK-based charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) recorded a 122% percent increase in civilian fatalities (...)
Ethiopia has taken the first legal steps on a path that could one day enable the landlocked country to gain access to the sea, its government says.
It has signed what is known as a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the self-declared republic of (...)
This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
The warning came as WHO reported more than five million dengue infections and 5,000 (...)
While some of the world's poorest countries are welcoming refugees "with great hospitality", the international community must match that generosity with far greater solidarity, UN chief António Guterres said on Friday.
Speaking at the closing of the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed a joint cooperation agreement with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to improve the living conditions of residents affected by drought and humanitarian crises (...)
A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.
Abdullahi Mire grew up in the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in (...)
Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said (...)
The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has risen to 96, state news agency SONNA said on Saturday.
"Somalia's flood death toll climbs to 96," SONNA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, adding the figure had been confirmed (...)
LONDON — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed on Tuesday a joint statement to provide financial aid to (...)