Yemen’s internationally-recognized government started Wednesday to tighten up precautionary security measures around key production facilities in some southern regions as the Houthis threatened to wage more attacks, a government source from Aden told Xinhua. Upon [Read More]
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on Wednesday ordered the Ministry of Water, in collaboration with the private sector, to complete preparations for a project to address water shortage in the port city of Dar es [Read More]
The 13th Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX) kicked off in Jordan’s Aqaba on Tuesday with the participation of more than 300 companies from 38 countries. King Abdullah II of Jordan inaugurated the exhibition, [Read More]
Iraq on Tuesday opened the 46th Baghdad International Fair in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Iraq’s Minister of Trade Atheer Daoud al-Ghurairy inaugurated the exhibition, which [Read More]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the completion of the first trial of the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR), hailing it as a milestone in the country’s efforts to bring to justice [Read More]
The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the recent terrorist attack in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism [Read More]
Iraq exported 104.83 million barrels of crude oil in October, generating 9.25 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, the country’s oil ministry announced Tuesday. The average price for Iraqi crude oil in October was 88.31 dollars [Read More]
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate and tasks of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for one year, until Oct. 31, 2023. Resolution 2657 was adopted by [Read More]
A flare-up of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced thousands of people, with some fleeing into Uganda, a UN spokesman said on Monday. “Our colleagues in the DRC say [Read More]
Nigeria has strengthened preventive measures at entry points following an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda, said health authorities on Monday. In a statement, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said that it [Read More]
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