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Bringing GERD to the UN Security Council is an Egyptian-Sudanese achievement: official
Egypt
July 1, 2020
Bringing GERD to the UN Security Council is an Egyptian-Sudanese achievement: official
Bringing the Grand Renaissance Dam to the UN Security Council’s table was a joint Egyptian-Sudanese achievement, said the Arab League’s…
Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs
Middle East
June 29, 2020
Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs
AL-HANABIYA, Yemen (AP) — When Issa Nasser was born late last year in a village in northern Yemen, his weight…
AP Interview: US envoy calls for Iran arms embargo renewal
Middle East
June 28, 2020
AP Interview: US envoy calls for Iran arms embargo renewal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An expiring United Nations weapons embargo on Iran must remain in place to prevent…
Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield
CAIRO (AP) — Russian and other foreign mercenaries have entered Libya’s largest oil field, the country’s National Oil Corporation said…
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two members of Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission in Kabul…
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more…
UN aid chief: Yemen will fall off a cliff if no new funds
Middle East
June 25, 2020
UN aid chief: Yemen will fall off a cliff if no new funds
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN humanitarian chief warned that without massive financial support, Yemen will “fall off the cliff,”…
EU opens week-long conference on Syria and surrounding region
Middle East
June 23, 2020
EU opens week-long conference on Syria and surrounding region
The European Union on Monday announced the start of the fourth Brussels Conference, “Supporting the future of Syria and the…
Arab countries and the US announce support for Egypt’s stance on Libya
Egypt
June 22, 2020
Arab countries and the US announce support for Egypt’s stance on Libya
Several Arab countries, along with the US, have announced their support of Egypt’s stance on Libya and its right to…
Award-winning Yemeni author has one hope: an end to the war
Features/Interviews
June 22, 2020
Award-winning Yemeni author has one hope: an end to the war
Bushra al-Maqtari has faced heady challenges on the front line of Yemen’s war and as a woman in a patriarchal…