Hamas Reaffirmed Readiness To Hand Over Gaza Administration To Palestinian Technocratic Committee

GAZA, Jan 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, yesterday, reaffirmed its readiness, to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a newly formed Palestinian technocratic committee and facilitate its mission. “Hamas welcomed the formation of the committee and announced its readiness to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip…

UAE, Türkiye Discuss Gaza, Bilateral Ties

ABU DHABI, Jan 15 (NNN-WAM) – President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held talks yesterday in Abu Dhabi, with Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, discussing the situation in Gaza and bilateral relations. Both sides stressed the urgent need to uphold the ceasefire in Gaza…

Chile’s Pres Boric endorsing Bachelet for UN top post beyond his own term

santiago, Jan 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile’s outgoing President Gabriel Boric Font confirmed that his administration would formalize the candidacy of former President Michelle Bachelet for Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). Boric, who is soon to hand over power to President-elect José Antonio Kast of his political antipodes, said that…

UN experts urge US to respect international law over Greenland

GENEVA, Jan 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations (UN) experts on Wednesday warned that any unilateral attempt to alter Greenland’s status as an autonomous territory of Denmark would not only violate international law, but could also undermine stability in the Arctic region and beyond. In a joint statement, seven UN experts,…

Nigeria, UAE strike trade pact to scrap tariffs on over 7,000 products

President Bola Tinubu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the signing ABU DHABI (UAE), Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigeria–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was signed on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, with President Bola Tinubu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in…

Sudan’s war has left the country’s economy shattered: Finance Minister

Sudanese army soldiers parade in the streets of Omdurman, a district of Khartoum KHARTOUM, Jan 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Widespread destruction, massive military spending and plummeting oil and gold revenues have left Sudan’s economy in “very difficult times”, army-aligned finance minister Gibril Ibrahim said, nearly three years into the army’s war…

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said, as part of Washington’s intensifying immigration ⁠crackdown. The pause, which will impact applicants from Latin American countries including Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay, Balkan countries…

Senior Iranian Officials Discuss Unrest Developments, Condemn Foreign Interference

TEHRAN, Jan 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Senior Iranian officials held talks with their foreign counterparts, on the latest developments in the country, and condemned foreign interference, in wake of the recent unrest. In separate phone calls on Tuesday night with Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab…

Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates advance towards a new stage of diplomatic cooperation

CARACAS, Jan 14 (NNN-TELESUR) — The acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, met Tuesday with the special envoy of the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ali Mohammed Hammad Al Shamsi, at the Miraflores Complex in Caracas. This activity, which is part of a series…

South Africa’s Pres Ramaphosa on UAE visit: Economic growth ambitions and climate action are mutually beneficial

World leaders at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit 2026 ABU DHABI, Jan 14 (NNN-SANEWS) — A nation’s climate action goals and economic ambitions can work in tandem for greater prosperity, said South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, who spoke during a fireside chat at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026,…
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