Around 40 countries seek permanent food aid: FAO

FAO says the list of countries with possible deteriorating situation includes Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Syria, Somalia, and Chad MOSCOW, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 40 countries currently require continuous external food assistance, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO)…

Tunisia marks Palestine solidarity day with renewed pledge of support

TUNIS, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisia on Saturday marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with a ceremony at the International Diplomatic Academy of Tunis. Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti hosted the event, which brought together Palestinian ambassador Rami Farouk Al-Qaddumi, UN Resident Coordinator Rana Taha, and…

South Africa: Hundreds create human chain in Cape Town to support Palestinians

CAPE TOWN, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Hundreds of people formed a human chain in Cape Town, South Africa’s legislative capital, on Saturday to protest Israel’s actions in Palestine on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The rally, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and supported by pro-Palestinian…

UN urges US to keep doors open to asylum seekers after DC attack

The United Nations (UN) UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES — UN agencies appealed to Washington to continue allowing asylum seekers access to the country and to be given due process after President Donald Trump vowed to freeze migration from “Third World” countries following an attack near the White House.The comments…

Feature: Egypt-China Poultry Project Empowers Rural Egyptian Women With Increased Income

CAIRO, Nov 29 (NNN-MENA) – “I can’t believe how much money I made in just 45 days,” said Mahasen Mohamed, a mother of three, at a recent forum hosted in Cairo, to discuss rural development in Egypt by drawing on Chinese experience. In 45 days, Mohamed, a beneficiary of the…

WHO issues unprecedented global guidelines to combat infertility

GENEVA, N0v 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization on Friday published for the first time directives to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of infertility, which affects millions across the globe. “One in six people worldwide experience infertility during their lifetime,” said Pascale Allotey, the global health body’s head…

Türkiye Blasts Israel For Strikes Near Syria’s Capital

ANKARA, Nov 29 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye, yesterday, condemned the Israeli regime, for its latest strikes on the Syrian village of Beit Jinn near Damascus, which killed at least 13 people and wounded more than two dozen others. The Israeli latest attacks “must be brought to an immediate end,” Turkish Foreign…

Over 1,000 Palestinians Murdered By Israeli Forces, Illegal Settlers In West Bank In Two Yrs: UN

GENEVA, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli security forces and the illegal settlers, have killed 1,030 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since Oct 7, 2023, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) verified, a UN spokesperson said here yesterday. Among the fatalities…

Chinese Firm To Fund 1-Billion-USD Major Chemical Complex In Egypt

CAIRO, Nov 28 (NNN-MENA) – China’s Kunming Chuan Jin Nuo Chemical Co., Ltd. (CJN), signed an agreement yesterday, with Egypt’s El Sewedy Industrial Development, to build a major integrated phosphate chemical industrial complex, in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), east of Cairo. The Chinese company will invest one billion…

Egypt Repatriated 17 Ancient Artefacts From Australia

CAIRO, Nov 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt recovered 17 ancient artefacts from Australia, that had been smuggled out of the country, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, yesterday. The ministry said, the pieces date to different periods of ancient Egyptian history. The repatriation coincides with the 75th anniversary of…
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