Middle East

Yemen Bombings Make Dire Civilian Situation Even Worse: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – With nearly half the civilian population acutely hungry, the Yemen bombing campaign is making…

Egypt To Offer Stakes In Military-Owned Firms To Bolster Private Sector

CAIRO, Apr 10 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt will soon offer stakes in a number of military-owned companies on the stock exchange,…

UN Chief Urges Unimpeded Aid Access To Gaza As Humanitarian Crisis Deteriorates

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, urged immediate and unimpeded aid access to the Gaza…

Update: Six More Killed, 15 Injured In Multiple U.S. Airstrikes Across Yemen

SANAA, Apr 9 (NNN-SABA) – At least six more people were killed and 15 others injured, in multiple U.S. airstrikes…

UN: Almost 400,000 Syrian refugees returned to their country

DAMASCUS, April 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on Monday that at least…

DR Congo, M23 rebels hold first talks after months of conflict

Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend a rally addressed by Corneille Nangaa DOHA (Qatar), April…

Global executions soar to highest in nine years: Amnesty

LONDON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people known to have been executed last year was the highest in…

New pandemic inevitable, WHO chief asserts

GENEVA, April 8 (NNN-TASS) — Another pandemic will occur sooner or later and this is not a “theoretical risk” but…

Syrian leader to visit key backer Turkey on Friday

ISTANBUL, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa will on Friday visit Turkey, a key supporter of his…

Palestinians in West Bank strike to demand end to Gaza war

RAMALLAH, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shuttered storefronts lined empty streets in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank as…