Middle East

DR Congo and M23 rebels reach ceasefire deal in Qatar talks

DOHA (Qatar), April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting…

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority Modernises Fleet With Two Locally Produced Tugboats

RED SEA, Egypt, Apr 25 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA), launched two domestically built tugboats, as part of…

Egyptian President, Italian FM Discussed Bilateral Ties, Regional Issues

CAIRO, Apr 25 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, met here with Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, yesterday, to discuss…

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…