UN
Sudan, Ethiopia agree to deploy joint military forces to secure borders, GERD
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Sudan, Ethiopia agree to deploy joint military forces to secure borders, GERD
Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed recently to deploy joint military forces to provide protection to their borders and the Ethiopian…
Israel’s Netanyahu says Indian peace hero Gandhi an inspiration
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Israel’s Netanyahu says Indian peace hero Gandhi an inspiration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the home of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday, saying modern India’s founding father and promoter…
Schools, health could be hit by US cut for Palestinian refugee funds: UNRWA chief
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Schools, health could be hit by US cut for Palestinian refugee funds: UNRWA chief
A cut in US funding for a UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees will affect regional security and could put vital…
Inventor aims for healthier Yemen by turning waste into clean fuel
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Inventor aims for healthier Yemen by turning waste into clean fuel
Growing up in Al-Harrah, a small village in west-central Yemen, Omer Badokhon watched his mother cooking for hours at a…
Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after urgent Yemen plea
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after urgent Yemen plea
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered the transfer of $2 billion to Yemen on Wednesday, a day after Yemen’s Saudi-backed prime…
Food imports needed to ‘stave off famine’ in Yemen: UN
Middle East
January 16, 2018
Food imports needed to ‘stave off famine’ in Yemen: UN
The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday heralded as a “breakthrough” the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen’s authorization of four US-funded…
‘Thanks, but no thanks’ – Norwegians reject Trump’s immigration offer
World
January 13, 2018
‘Thanks, but no thanks’ – Norwegians reject Trump’s immigration offer
Many Norwegians rejected on Friday a suggestion by US President Donald Trump that they would be more welcome to move…
Donald Trump should apologize for remarks: African states
World
January 13, 2018
Donald Trump should apologize for remarks: African states
All 54 African ambassadors to the United Nations decried Donald Trump’s reported remarks as “outrageous, racist, and xenophobic” on Friday,…
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Middle East
January 8, 2018
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areas in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, exposing…
Iran unrest divides UN Security Council meeting
Middle East
January 6, 2018
Iran unrest divides UN Security Council meeting
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting at the request of the US on Friday to discuss the anti-government…