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Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies
Middle East
January 19, 2021
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
January 18, 2021
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
January 14, 2021
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
January 8, 2021
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
January 7, 2021
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
January 6, 2021
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
January 5, 2021
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
December 24, 2020
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
December 23, 2020
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
December 23, 2020
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…