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Japan to send envoy to Solomons amid worry over China pact

25 Apr 2022

Japan is sending a vice foreign minister to the Solomon Islands on Monday amid worry over a recent security agreement that the South Pacific nation struck with China that could...

Australia accuses China of paying bribes to win deals

24 Apr 2022

Australia's defence minister on Sunday accused China of paying bribes for international deals but refused to say whether corruption played a role in Beijing's newly signed defence pact with the...

Calamitous rain and floods in South Africa

18 Apr 2022

According to official reports, 443 people have died in the torrential rains that lashed Kwazulu-Natal province and its capital, Durban. Schools, churches, office buildings got uprooted. And amidst the rains...

US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy after 29 years

12 Feb 2022

Gulf Today Report China is seeking to establish military relationships in the Pacific, a senior US administration official said on Saturday, as Washington promised more diplomatic and security resources for...

New Zealand to send military, police to crisis-hit Solomon Islands

01 Dec 2021

Gulf Today Reports New Zealand will send up to 65 military and police personnel to the Solomon Islands in the coming days after rioting and looting broke out there...

Rioters torch several buildings in Solomon Islands’ capital

25 Nov 2021

Gulf Today Report Several buildings were set alight in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara on Thursday as thousands of protestors swarmed the city's Chinatown district in a second day...

28 ferry passengers feared dead in Solomon Islands storm

04 Apr 2020

At least 28 ferry passengers were swept overboard in a powerful storm off the Solomon Islands, reports said Saturday, with the captain unaware he had lost anyone until...

China, Solomon Islands sign deals under new diplomatic ties

09 Oct 2019

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Wednesday and signed several agreements in the first official visit since the two countries established diplomatic...

Australia promises $250m to Solomons in face of China growth

03 Jun 2019

Australia is to fund a $250 million (US$173 million) grants programme for the Solomon Islands, according to reports on Monday, as Canberra confronts a growing Chinese influence in the region....

Fifty arrested in Solomons election riots

25 Apr 2019

Solomon Islands police were maintaining an uneasy calm in the capital Honiara on Thursday, a day after more than 50 people were arrested in riots following the contested election of...

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