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Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies
Middle East

Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Arab League expressed hope Monday that the Biden administration will change President…
Death toll from violence in Sudan’s West Darfur rises to 83
Middle East

Death toll from violence in Sudan’s West Darfur rises to 83

CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s West Darfur province climbed to…
Iran works on uranium metal for reactor fuel in new breach of nuclear deal
Middle East

Iran works on uranium metal for reactor fuel in new breach of nuclear deal

VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has started work on uranium metal-based fuel for a research reactor, the UN nuclear watchdog and…
UN fears ‘massive’ COVID transmission in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World

UN fears ‘massive’ COVID transmission in Ethiopia’s Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations fears “massive community transmission” of COVID-19 in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region, fueled by…
A year on, questions haunt Iran’s downing of Ukrainian plane
Middle East

A year on, questions haunt Iran’s downing of Ukrainian plane

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Navaz Ebrahim learned that a Ukrainian plane had fallen from the sky near…
Russia and West clash over Syria chemical weapons sanctions
Middle East

Russia and West clash over Syria chemical weapons sanctions

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria and close ally Russia clashed with the US and other nations Tuesday over a Western…
UN adopts $3.2 billion budget over US and Israel objections
Middle East

UN adopts $3.2 billion budget over US and Israel objections

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After down-to-the-wire negotiations, United Nations members have adopted a budget for 2021 that was higher than…
US suspects Iranians created website threatening US election officials
Middle East

US suspects Iranians created website threatening US election officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US security agencies said on Wednesday they had highly credible information indicating that Iranian cyber actors were…
International Cooperation Ministry secures $9.8bn funding for development in 2020
Egypt

International Cooperation Ministry secures $9.8bn funding for development in 2020

Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation announced that in cooperation with its international partners, it was able to secure approximately US$9.8…
UN says Mladenov unable to take up role as UN Libya envoy
Middle East

UN says Mladenov unable to take up role as UN Libya envoy

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up…
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