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...
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NYC Shootings: Mayor Blasio vows to control use of guns
New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has vowed to control the use of guns in the city, following the...
UNAMID sensitizes Darfur residents to fight against Covid-19
UNAMID has conducted intensive public sensitization to fight against Covid-19 across Darfur. More than one million residents from five Darfur...
UNOCHA: Israeli forces wound 25 Palestinian civilians
The United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in its latest publication has reported that the Israeli occupation...
Saudi Arabia launches Tourism Development Fund worth $4 billion
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the launching of a Tourism Development Fund worth $4 billion to boost growth...
Saudi Arabia announces crackdown on illegal streaming of sporting events
Saudi Arabia has announced a crackdown on websites illegally streaming sporting events. The move followed suggestions that piracy was a...
Libyan army drops Turkish regime’s drone in Tarhuna
Libyan army has confirmed an attack on Turkish regime's drone in the city of Tarhuna southeast of the capital Tripoli....
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...
Gabon opens oil, gas, power opportunities, stimulates Covid-19 recovery
Africa Oil & Power, together with the African Energy Chamber, has announced plan to organize the first Gabon Oil &...
Covid-19: Chinese capital locks down residential communities
The Chinese capital, Beijing, has given directive to lock down 11 residential communities situated near a wholesale food market in...
African countries condemn racism, asks UN Human Rights Council to organize debate
Following the death of George Floyd in the United States, the African Union on Friday 12th June 2020 in a...
UN appeals for more funding to tackle humanitarian crisis in Yemen
The United Nations has appealed for more funding in Yemen. According to UN, three-quarters of the aid programmes organized by...
Youtube to amplify black creators’ voice, launches $100 million fund initiative
Youtube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, anounced on Thursday 11th June 2020 via Youtube blog that the site would launch $100 million...
UN expresses shock at reported mass graves in Libya
The United Nations has expressed shock at the reported mass graves in Libya. This was disclosed on Thursday June 11,...
Pentagon announces $250 million security assistance to Ukraine
The Pentagon has announced its move to go ahead with the a $250 million security assistance package to Ukraine. The...
Two million Americans file for unemployment aid
United States of America's Labour Department announced today that more than 2 million Americans have recently filed for unemployment aid...
Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
Lebanon's currency has slid further against the U.S. dollar despite the new pricing system aimed at controlling the price increase...
UNDP tasks governments to lead fight against coronavirus
The United Nations Development Programme has tasked governments with the need to step up and lead the fight against a...
Mayor Blasio expands community-based primary healthcare in New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York city on Tuesday June 9, 2020, announced immediate plan to expand access to...
UN solicits help for Conflict-hit Nigerian families under COVID-19 lockdown
United Nations humanitarians have said that help and funding are urgently needed for millions of people in Nigeria who have...
Burundi President dies of heart attack
The Burundi's government has announced the death of the country's outgoing president, Pierre Nkurunziza. While announcing this in a statement...
Young people express commitment towards environmental protection
Accra, 9 June 2020 - Young people have resolved to be more zealous and committed towards the protection of the...
AfDB unveils strategic roadmap to safeguard food security
The African Development Bank has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the...
Sudanese battle hunger, demand suspension of lockdown
Source: Reuter News Agency Sudanese have demanded suspension of the lockdown imposed on the country following the failure of the...
North Korea severs communications link with South Korea
Source: TRT World North Korea has announced severance of hotlines with South Korea. According to the state news agency, the...
Lebanon’s president calls for unity after night of violence
President Michel Aoun of Lebanon has on Sunday called for national unity after violence erupted between supporters of rival sectarian...
MURIC condemns Ogun State court judgment over use of hijab
The Muslim Rights Concern Director, Prof Isiaq Akintola, has condemned the Ogun State court ruling over the use of hijab....
UFC champion, McGregor, announces retirement from sports
Conor McGregor, a mixed martial arts fighter and former two-weight champion, has announced his retirement from the sports. He made...
Libya: GNA forces launch offensive, reject Haftar’s ceasefire
Forces of the Government of National Accord in Libya have launched an offensive against Khalifa Haftar's forces. While disclosing this...
Libya: GNA forces launch offensive, reject Haftar’s ceasefire
Forces of the Government of National Accord in Libya have launched an offensive against Khalifa Haftar's forces. While disclosing this...
US retired military leaders publicly denounce President Trump
Scores of retired military officers have denounced president Trump. The officers also accused Trump of threatening to use the U.S....
US Election: Joe Biden secures Democratic nomination, runs against Trump
Former US Vice-President, Joe Biden, has won the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. While announcing this on his Twitter handle on...
Japan sets to launch coronavirus vaccines in June 2021
Japanese government has announced plan to launch coronavirus vaccines by June 2021 as the country is getting fully ready to...
City Council, Minneapolis meet to ban chokeholds by police
Minneapolis has announced plan to ban the use of chokeholds by police. The move followed the agreement between the negotiators...
South Africa launches black Friday campaign in solidarity with George Floyd
South Africa's governing party has announced the launching of a "Black Friday" campaign in response to the "heinous murder" of...
Islamabad condemns India’s malicious allegations on UN reports
Islamabad has rejected India’s malicious allegations, which were aimed at misleading the international community. While disclosing this in a statement...
Covid-19: Tottenham confirms positive case in Premier League’s fifth round testing
One player from Tottenham has tested positive in the Premier League’s latest fifth round of coronavirus test. The test result...
Mayweather to cover George Floyd’s funeral expenses
Former boxing Champion, Mayweather, has offered to cover George Floyd’s Funeral and memorial services in Houston, Floyd’s home town, and...
#ICantBreathe: Racism; A Festering Wound
It is one curious case that much of impacts and milestones by the black-skinned human has been doctored out of...
Israel police fire shots, kill unarmed Palestinian in Jerusalem
Israeli police have shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian near the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. The incident, which...
UN condemns George Floyd’s Killing, calls for justice
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday May 29, 2020 condemned the killing of George Floyd by...
Minneapolis killing: University of Minnesota cuts ties with Police Department
The University of Minnesota has announced that it would limit its collaboration with Minneapolis Police Department. This was disclosed in...
Premier League matches begin June 17, ends August 1
Premier League has announced that 2019/2020 season would resume on Wednesday June 17 after a two month suspension due to...
Global Education Coalition facilitates free internet access for distance education in several countries
Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have intensified efforts to improve connectivity by providing...
UN pledges commitment to tackling anti-Muslim hatred, bigotry
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has pledged his total commitment to rejecting anti-Muslim bigotry, hate and all forms of intolerance. Guterres...
WHO launches foundation for private donations to tackle Covid-19
The World Health Organization has launched a new foundation for private donations to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. This was disclosed...
Ramadan: It is not over – it has just begun!
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Hijra calendar where Muslims observe obligatory fasting. Fasting, however, is the third pillar...
Russia’s fighters retreat from Western Libya as Haftar counts losses
Russian fighters allied to Hatar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) have retreated from the capital to the south of Tripoli. The...
BAKARE: ANOTHER SUNSET AT NOON
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is...
Iraq turns to Gulf, seeks funds to tackle financial collapse
Ali Allawi, Iraq’s new finance minister, in what was his first trip abroad since becoming minister visited Saudi Arabia on...
Mansour Hadi vows to maintain unity in Yemen
Yemen’s President, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, has vowed to keep the country united and to confront all internal and externals...
Spanish Prime Minster says LaLiga resumes June 8
LaLiga top-flight football has been given green light that it would resume games next month after Pedro Sanchez, Spanish prime...
UNAMID reports 7 suspected COVID-19 cases at logistics base
The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has reported about seven suspected cases of the Coronavirus...
Covid-19 crushes Yemen’s health sector, UN solicits fund
The coronavirus pandemic has severely crushed Yemeni health sector. According to the United Nations, coronavirus is believed to be spreading...
Fasting continues Saturday, Eid-el-Fitr to hold Sunday – NSCIA
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has disclosed that the 2020 Eid-el-fitr will hold on Sunday as fasting during...
UN launches initiative to tackle misinformation about Covid-19
The United Nations has launched an initiative to tackle the spread of online misinformation regarding Covid-19 pandemic. This was disclosed...
ICESCO invests in education, launches e-Learning in time of COVID-19
The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has launched a series of educational lecture entitled “e-Learning in the time...
Saudi’s Islamic Affairs debunks reports on Eid takbeeraat
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs has debunked the reports which claimed that muezzins of the mosques in the Kingdom...
Nebenzia calls for lifting of unilateral economic measures imposed on Syria
Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, has intensified the call for the lifting of unilateral coercive economic...
Covid-19: UAE, Jordan partner, unify preventive measures in air freight system
Both the General Authority of Civil Aviation and the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority in Jordan have established a strong partnership...
