US official meets with Israeli PM on Iran nuclear deal talks

United States National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan JERUSALEM, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, calling for a “common strategy” as world powers continue to negotiate a new nuclear agreement with Iran.Bennett meanwhile warned during the Wednesday meetings that negotiations…

UN to cut food aid to Yemen amid funding shortfall

Four million people have been internally displaced during the fighting GENEVA, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Food Programme has said it has been “forced” to cut aid to Yemen due to a lack of funds and warned there will be a surge in hunger in the war-torn country in…

Saudi coalition says not slow to help evacuate Iran envoy from Yemen, who later died of Covid-19

RIYADH, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has rejected accusations from Iran that it was slow to facilitate the evacuation of an Iranian diplomat who later died from complications related to COVID-19.The Iranian government blamed the “slow cooperation of certain countries” for the death of…

More than 160 migrants drown in shipwrecks off Libya, UN says

Rescued migrants sit onboard a Libyan coastguard vessel arriving at the capital Tripoli’s naval base TRIPOLI, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 160 migrants drowned in two separate shipwrecks off Libya during the past week, a United Nations migration official has said.Safa Msehli, a spokeswoman for the International Organization for…

Uganda targets 8 million children in January 2022 mass polio vaccination

Parents are encouraged to make their children available for vaccination KAMPALA, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Starting January 2022, the government with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to conduct mass polio immunization across the country targeting an estimated 8 million children aged below 5.Ministry of Health spokesperson…

Zimbabwean clinic shuts down after ‘goblins’ haunt nurses

Shale clinic was shut down after several complains from nurses HARARE, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shale clinic in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe has temporarily shut down after nurses complained of being sexually assaulted by invisible creatures at the institution.The clinic was commissioned in February this year.Villagers used to…

Tunisian ex-President Moncef Marzouki sentenced to prison for criticising President Saied, call for protests

Moncef Marzouki, Former Tunisian President TUNIS, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Tunisian court has sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison after he criticized President Kais Saied and called for protests.The court found Marzouki guilty in absentia of “assaulting the external security of the state”, according to…

Ugandan medical workers end strike after more government promises

The government has promised to address the demands of the medical workers KAMPALA, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have ended their 29-day sit-down strike after the government committed to progressively handle their grievances.UMA president, Dr Samuel Oledo said medical workers have resumed work Thursday,…

Madagascar shipwreck death toll rises to 85

The death toll from a shipwreck off the coast of Madagascar this week has risen to 85 ANTANANARIVO, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a shipwreck off the coast of Madagascar this week has risen to 85, maritime officials have said.Maritime authorities said 138 people were on the…

PM Hasina for furthering Bangladesh-Maldives ties to enhance trade, investment

MALE (Maldives), Dec 24 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and Maldives must grow further to enhance trade, investment and connectivity.   “Our bilateral relations must grow further to enhance trade, investment, connectivity, and people-to-people contact. It is my firm belief that the…