The affected areas include Alula and Bargal districts as well as parts of Dili-didin and Gunbah areas. Bari regional governor Abdisamed Mohamed Galan told Sunatimes that the area has been badly hit by subsequent droughts that affected both human and livestock. Galan said severe water shortage and the compelling drought situation have forced many pastoralist […]
5:38 pm | Thursday, July 5th, 2012 DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez. CATHY MIRANDA/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said that the West Philippine Sea dispute would be discussed in the 45th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia […]
China walks tightrope over troubled watersBy Brendan O’Reilly Geopolitical shifts are upsetting the waters of the South China Sea, as both China and Vietnam take a three-pronged approach to strengthen their claims over the Spratly Islands. Military posturing, legal maneuvers, and economic strategies are being used by both sides to shore up their respective assertions […]
Dubai, 04 July, (Asiantribune.com): Addressing the International Conference on Maritime Piracy on the theme “Maritime Piracy : enhancing public private partnership and strengthening the global response”, leader of the Sri Lanka delegation Deputy External Affairs Minister Neomal Perera stated that maritime piracy has become an issue of serious concern to countries of our region which […]
THE world is transforming fast. The starting point for any discussion about the nations of Asean must be their inexorable rise as global economic and political players. In the United Kingdom, we recognise that this region is essential to achieving our foreign policy goals and as an engine of economic growth for the world. For […]
THE world is transforming fast. The starting point for any discussion about the nations of Asean must be their inexorable rise as global economic and political players. In the United Kingdom, we recognise that this region is essential to achieving our foreign policy goals and as an engine of economic growth for the world. For […]
By Mahmoud Mohamed in Mogadishu Somali tribal leaders and officials have condemned al-Shabaab’s recent calls for tribes to join the group’s war efforts and fund its terrorist activities. Somali tribes have suffered from al-Shabaab’s cruel and criminal activities and now all tribes have become well aware that al-Shabaab is their enemy and the enemy of […]
Beijing (China Daily/ANN) – Washington and Manila kicked off yesterday their second joint military drill of the year, and analysts warned that the move will bring more uncertainty to regional ties in the wake of the Huangyan Island incident. The Philippines-United States naval training exercises, scheduled from Monday to July 10 near Mindanao Sea, began […]
British Foreign and Commonwealth Minister of State Jeremy Browne addresses the Legislative Assembly in Stanley, in the Falkland Islands, last month. Photograph: Reuters The world is transforming fast, and the starting point for any discussion about the nations of ASEAN must be their inexorable rise as global economic and political players. In the UK, we […]
LAS ANOD — The deputy police Commissioner of Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in northern Somalia, was gunned down in the city of Garowe, an official said. Col. Abdullahi Salah Nadalo, was inside the premises of a local hotel on Monday evening when unidentified individuals on foot approached him and opened fire on him. The 54-year-old was […]