The militant group al-Shabab has launched attacks on Somali military forces in Lower Shabelle region, Somali regional officials said. The attacks in the early hours of Saturday, around 4 a.m. local time, targeted military bases in the towns of Barire and Awdhegle in southern Somalia. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the …

The 15th OPEC+ Ministerial Meeting has announced that the members of the group would gradually increase oil production over the next three months. Under the agreement, Opec+, which includes Russia, will increase output by 350,000 barrels a day in both May and June and by 441,000 barrels a day in …

Turkey is rich in fertile land, water and skilled farmers. But its agricultural industry is in sharp decline, blamed by critics on failing government policies, spiralling costs and meagre state support. For five generations, Ahmet’s family has farmed the rich agricultural land of Thrace in northwestern Turkey.