Security: Senegal to install video surveillance with facial recognition at Blaise Diagne Airport
In a bid to tackle issues of insecurity in the country, the Senegalese government has concluded plan to install video...
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UN rights commissioner warns of escalating Myanmar violence
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has warned against intensifying violence in Myanmar. While issuing the...
Nigerian government justifies Twitter suspension
The Nigerian government has justified its action regarding the suspension of Twitter in the country. In a statement signed by...
3 civilians die in Turkish drone attack on Iraq refugee camp
Three civilians has been killed in a Turkish drone attack on Iraq refugee camp. The refugee camp is in northern...
Erdogan threatens to ‘clean up’ refuge in Iraq
Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to "clean up" refugee camps inside Iraq which he alleged sheltered Kurdish militants. "If...
Nigerian lawmakers to legalize marijuana farming
The Nigerian lawmakers have concluded plans to legalise the planting of Cannabis sativa in the country. This was disclosed on...
Indonesia condemns use of force against Palestinians, solicits international leaders’ support
Indonesia has condemned the use of force against the Palestinians, soliciting international leaders' support to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Indonesian...
OIC describes Israeli attacks on Palestinians as ‘barbaric’, calls for immediate de-escalation, UN intervention
The Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has condemned Israeli attacks on Palestinians, saying they are 'barbaric'. While...
OIC condemns repeated attacks against Palestinians, adopts new resolutions
The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has condemned the repeated attacks by the Israeli occupation...
EU sanctions Iran commander, 7 others, over 2019 protests
The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the Revolutionary...
Reverend Daniel Ulysse: The Republican Party’s Best Messenger
By Robert Golomb He didn’t of course know at the time that President Trump would later lose his re-election...
UPEACE commends Saudi’s health, social performance
The University for Peace (UPEACE) - an intergovernmental organization with university status, established by treaty at the United Nations General...
UN laments health conditions of jailed Saudi activist Al-Hathloul
The United Nations experts have lamented the health status of the jailed Saudi activist, Loujain Al-Hathloul. Al-Hathloul, who was arrested...
UNHCR: 215 civilians die within 3 months in Yemen
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Yemen has reported that 215 civilians have died in three months...
UN meets Libyan military leaders to broker peace
Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides have met in Geneva in hopes of a UN-brokered breakthrough that could pave the...
Yemeni government, Houthis exchange more prisoners
The Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group has swapped more prisoners for the second day as two Red Cross...
Saudi battles damaged reputation, loses bid to become UNHRC member
Saudi Arabia has failed in its bid to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for...
UN mines expert says 3bn square metres littered with mines in Iraq
A United Nations mines expert has said that nearly 3 billion square metres in Iraq are contaminated with mines and...
20% of Yemeni citizens suffer from mental health disorders — UNFPA
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Yemen has said that twenty per cent of people in Yemen suffer from...
Nigerian migrant burned to death in Tripoli, Libya
Nigerian migrant have been burned to death in Tripoli, Libya While disclosing this on Thursday October 8, 2020, the Libyan...
Ethiopia bans flights over dam, cites security reasons
Ethiopia has banned all flights over an enormous dam it is constructing on the Blue Nile River. While citing security...
Kurdish-led authorities disclose plan to move Syrians out of camp
Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria have announced plan to Syrians out of the overcrowded al-Hol camp, which holds displaced people...
UAE announces candidacy for UN Security Council seat
The United Arab Emirates' minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation has announced its candidacy for a two-year term on...
One million Covid-19 deaths a very sad milestone — WHO
The World Health Organization has said that one million deaths from COVID-19 was “a very sad milestone”. The WHO spokeswoman...
UN employee found dead in Iraq’s Kirkuk
An employee of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) has been found dead with a sharp object injury...
IOM receives new funding to support integrated humanitarian, recovery support in South Sudan
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has received new funding from the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for...
Bangladesh government restores Internet, mobile network for Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh’s government has restored internet and high-speed mobile network and for the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar after unceasing...
UNESCO plans 2 donor conferences to raise fund for Beirut blast repairs
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has announced plan to organize two donor conferences to fundraise for efforts...
Syria resumes peace talks in Geneva
The United Nations special envoy has said that peace talks between the Syrian Bashar Al-Assad regime and the opposition, which...
WFP, MOSS provide food for 40,000 mothers, children in Egypt
The United Nations World Food Programme has partnered Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity to provide financial assistance to more than...
Flood affects 35,000 Yemeni families within two weeks
Not less than 35,000 Yemeni families have been reportedly affected by the floods which struck the nation in the past...
International Partners urge Somalia’s leaders to hold crucial meeting on elections
Somalia’s International Partners — African Union Mission in Somalia, Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority on...
International community endorses UAE-Israel agreement
The announcement of an agreement on the full normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has been...
Saudi Arabia seeks arms embargo extension on Iran
Saudi press agency has reported that Saudi Arabia is calling for an extension of the arms embargo on Iran. The...
UNESCO mobilizes fund to protect Yemen cultural heritage
The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, UNESCO, has announced the commencement of efforts towards the mobilization of fund...
Air raids kill 9 children in Yemen
Not less than 9 children have been killed in air raids in northern Yemen While disclosing this on Saturday August...
Gaza records decline in Covid-19 cases, orders reopening of schools
Authorities in Gaza have ordered the reopening of schools, following the decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in the...
Lebanese police fire tear gas at Beirut protesters
Not less than 100 protesters have been wounded during demonstrations in central Beirut. While disclosing this on Saturday August 8,...
US-Iran envoy Brian Hook steps down, Elliott Abrams takes over
Brian Hook, the U.S Iran envoy, has left his post and would be replaced by Elliott Abrams, the U.S. Venezuela...
South Korea donates $10 million food aid to North Korea
South Korean government has donated $10 million (11.9 billion won) to North Korea via a World Food Programme (WFP) aid...
Torrential rains strike Sudan, destroy houses, infrastructure
United Nations has reported that more than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding across Sudan over the past week....
Afghan forces battle IS gunmen in mass jailbreak
Islamic State militants have clashed with Afghan security forces in a deadly gun battle, following an overnight assault on a...
UNHCR warns of increased COVID-19-related trafficking for refugees
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has warned of the increasing Covid-19 related needs and vulnerabilities of refugees, internally...
Israel extends Jerusalem governor’s detention
Israel extends Jerusalem governor's detention Israeli Authorities have extended the detention of Adnan Gheith, the Governor of occupied Jerusalem, by...
Libya: HOR calls for investigation into Sergiwa’s disappearance
The Libyan House of Representatives has called for a renewed investigation aimed at uncovering the fate of the disappeared MP,...
Stranded migrants face torment, abuse in Yemen
The United Nations migration agency has reported that thousands of African migrants especially Ethiopians are subjected to torment and various...
UN report condemns discrimination against migrant workers in Qatar
The United Nations has unveiled a special report to condemn structural racial discrimination against non Qataris worker in Qatar ....
Khashoggi’s Murder: UN names Saudi prince prime suspect
A United Nations official has revealed that Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince, was a prime suspect in...
Denmark donates $1 million relief fund to WFP to assist refugees in Kampala
The government of Denmark has announced $1 million donation to the United Nations World Food Programme to assist refugees in...
Sudan protects girl-child dignity, criminalizes mutilation
Sudan's highest governing body has approved a law criminalising female genital mutilation (FGM). This was disclosed on Friday July 10,...
US to conduct military training with Republic of Cyprus
The United States has announced plan to conduct military training with the Republic of Cyprus. The announcement, which has drawn...
WHO donates equipment, transport facilities to Zambian Ministry of Health
The WHO Country Office in Zambia has continued working jointly with other United Nations Agencies and other partners to strengthen...
FAO receives additional €15 million from EU to fight Desert Locusts, impacts on food security
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has received a €15 million contribution from the European Union to...
WHO expects first results from COVID drug trials within two weeks
The World Health Organization would soon get results from its clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might be...
UN demands sanctions of Russian mercenaries, others over conflict in Libya
The United Nations has demanded that United States and the European Union impose sanctions over the activities of Russian mercenaries...
UNICEF: Yemeni children likely to starve amid pandemic
The United Nations children's agency has warned that millions of Yemeni children could be pushed to the brink of starvation...
AU joins World Drug Day commemoration
African Union has join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking...
UN, Arab League issue warning against Israel’s annexation plan
UN, Arab League issue warning against Israel's annexation plan The United Nations and the Arab League have called on Israel...
UN condemns violence, sets to investigate human rights abuses in Libya
The United Nations has ordered investigation into the alleged human rights abuses in Libya. The announcement was made on Monday...
UNICEF hands over 32 motorbikes to Sierra Leone
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sierra Leone has handed over 32 brand new motorbikes to boost the Ministry...
