Iraq Takes Over UN Compound In Baghdad As Mission Concludes

BAGHDAD, Jan 4 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq, yesterday, took over the United Nations Integrated Compound in Baghdad, as the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), concluded its mandate at the end of 2025. A statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said, the handover document was signed by Iraqi Deputy Foreign…

Saudi Arabia Approves 58 Billion USD Borrowing Plan For This Year

RIYADH, Jan 4 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Finance Minister, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, yesterday approved the country’s Annual Borrowing Plan for the 2026 fiscal year. The kingdom’s funding needs for 2026 are projected at around 217 billion Saudi riyals (around 57.9 billion U.S. dollars), intended to cover an expected budget deficit…

Egypt Sees Record 19 Million Tourists Last Year, Up 21 Percent

CAIRO, Jan 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt received a record of nearly 19 million tourists last year, up 21 percent from the previous year, Tourism and Antiquities Minister, Sherif Fathy said, yesterday. Fathy attributed the increase to security and stability, a clear development strategy, and efforts to diversify tourism products and…

Iranian FM Vows To “Forcefully Reject” Interference After Trump’s Threat To “Rescue” Protesters

TEHRAN, Jan 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, yesterday vowed to “forcefully reject” any interference in the country’s internal affairs, after U.S. President, Donald Trump earlier warned that the United States would act, if Iran “kills peaceful protesters.” In a post on social media platform X, Araghchi…

Over One Million People In Gaza Still Urgently Need Shelter Assistance: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – An estimated more than one million people, or every other person in Gaza, still urgently need shelter assistance, the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said, yesterday. The shelter assistance needs remain, although humanitarians have distributed thousands of tents and hundreds of…

Mass Rally In Istanbul On New Year’s Day Shows Solidarity With Gaza

ISTANBUL, Jan 2 (NNN-TRT) – More than half a million people rallied in Türkiye’s largest city, Istanbul, on New Year’s Day, to show solidarity with Gaza. The demonstration was organised by the Humanity Alliance and the National Will Platform, a coalition of civil society groups, under the slogan: “We will…

Near record number of small boat migrants reach UK in 2025

LONDON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The second-highest annual number of migrants arrived on UK shores in small boats since records were started in 2018, the government was to confirm Thursday. The tally comes as Brexit firebrand Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party Reform UK surges in popularity ahead of bellwether local elections…

Finland seizes vessel after new cable damage in Gulf of Finland

HELSINKI, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Finnish police said they had seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland several hours earlier. The Finnish coast guard identified the vessel as the Fitburg, a 132-meter-long cargo ship bearing a flag…

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

PARIS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to data from the European Copernicus programme. Globally, the last 12 months are expected to be the third hottest ever recorded after 2024 and 2023, according to the…

128 journalists killed worldwide in 2025: press group

BRUSSELS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday. The grim toll, up from 2024, “is not just a statistic, it’s a global red alert…
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