Middle East

UN warns vaccine-preventable diseases on the rise globally

UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and yellow fever are on the…

Israeli Hostage Calls For Prisoner Swap In New Hamas Video, Warns Of Rising Death Risk

GAZA, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, yesterday, published a video showing an Israeli hostage, calling…

Palestinian Boy Murdered By Zionist Israeli Army In N. West Bank

RAMALLAH, Apr 24 (NNN-WAFA) – A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was murdered yesterday, during clashes with the Barbaric Israeli army, in…

Germany, France, UK say Israel’s Gaza aid blockade ‘must end’

    BERLIN, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany, France and Britain called on Israel to stop blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza,…

Egyptian, Djibouti Presidents Back Gaza Peace, Red Sea Stability

CAIRO, Apr 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Djiboutian counterpart, Ismail Omar Guelleh, voiced joint support for…

Kenya initiates capacity-building program against terrorism financing

NAIROBI, April 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Kenya’s Defence Ministry launched a training program for law enforcement agencies in detecting, reporting or…

Vatican: Pilgrims gather as Pope Francis begins lying in state

VATICAN CITY, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis’s coffin will be transferred to St Peter’s Basilica Wednesday for three days…

WHO announces ‘significant’ layoffs amid US funding cuts

GENEVA, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization chief said that operations and jobs would be slashed as US funding…

IMF slashed global growth forecast over tariff impact with US the biggest downgrade among advanced economies

WASHINGTON, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US growth forecast for this year has been given the biggest downgrade among advanced economies…

Saudi Crown Prince, Indian PM Hold Talks On Ties, Regional Developments

RIYADH, Apr 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, held…