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Turkey to sign off on military pledge to Libya
Middle East
December 15, 2019
Turkey to sign off on military pledge to Libya
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey moved closer to military support for Libya’s internationally recognized government late on Saturday when a bilateral…
Fighting rages near Libya’s capital amid push by rebel army
Middle East
December 15, 2019
Fighting rages near Libya’s capital amid push by rebel army
CAIRO (AP) — Just two days after rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter declared a “final” and decisive battle for the…
Anger, relief but no joy as UN climate talks limp to an end
Environment
December 15, 2019
Anger, relief but no joy as UN climate talks limp to an end
A marathon UN summit wrapped up Sunday with little to show, squeezing hard-earned compromises from countries over a global warming…
Sisi urges support of countries facing the ‘diabolical industry’ of terrorism
Egypt
December 15, 2019
Sisi urges support of countries facing the ‘diabolical industry’ of terrorism
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said during the session “International Peace and Security: Current Challenges”, on the first day of…
Libya’s diplomatic mission disowns GNA following maritime border deal with Turkey
Middle East
December 15, 2019
Libya’s diplomatic mission disowns GNA following maritime border deal with Turkey
The Libyan diplomatic mission in Egypt and all its diplomatic attachés have disowned the Government of National Accord (GNA) following…
UN climate talks stagger towards ‘mediocre’ outcome
World
December 15, 2019
UN climate talks stagger towards ‘mediocre’ outcome
A UN climate summit in Madrid stumbled towards the finish line Sunday after marathon talks between countries exposed deeper divides…
UN climate talks unraveling, face failure
Environment
December 14, 2019
UN climate talks unraveling, face failure
A UN climate summit in Madrid was facing failure Saturday after all-night negotiations between countries left them more divided than…
Sisi launches third edition of World Youth Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
December 14, 2019
Sisi launches third edition of World Youth Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday launched the third edition of the World Youth Forum (WYF) in Sharm el-Sheikh.…
In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees
Middle East
December 14, 2019
In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting…
Climate pledges ‘misleading’, Greta tells UN meet
World
December 11, 2019
Climate pledges ‘misleading’, Greta tells UN meet
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday accused wealthier nations of inventing ways to avoid slashing their greenhouse gas emissions, branding…