Burkina Faso’s government on Monday ordered the suspension of broadcasts of France 24 on its territory, following an interview by the French television channels with a leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Government [Read More]
A total of 567,600 head of livestock have died in Mongolia so far this year due to the extreme wintry weather known as “dzud,” the country’s National Statistics Office (NSO) said Friday. The number of [Read More]
The climate emergencies including droughts, floods and wildfires that have escalated in the Horn of Africa region are to blame for the forced migration of civilians, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a specialized UN [Read More]
Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday the order of up to 121 Boeing 787 airliners for two national carriers, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The newly-formed Riyadh Air said it will buy 39 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, [Read More]
Hot, windy and mostly dry weather conditions over the eastern and northern parts of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have led to rising fire dangers from Monday through Wednesday. NSW Rural Fire [Read More]
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released 285,000 U.S. dollars to support Zambia’s response to the cholera outbreak. The funds will help ensure that lives continue to be saved and a resilient health system [Read More]
Iran said on Monday that the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Tehran “in the coming days.” President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami officially invited [Read More]
Israel’s national air carrier El Al began operating on Sunday a new time-saving route via the airspace of Oman and Saudi Arabia, the company said. El Al Flight 083 departed from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion [Read More]
The risk to general public from avian influenza A (H5N1) in Cambodia remains low despite two human cases of the virus were detected recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement late Sunday. [Read More]
Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta on Friday said the country seeks to revive its tourism sector to its pre-COVID-19 status and urged the tourism sector to diversify its offerings to include [Read More]
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