All Stories

January 7, 2021

UN official: Unsure chemical weapons completely eliminated from Syria

The United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said the international community cannot yet have full confidence that Syria’s chemical weapons programme has been eliminated. Speaking before...

News
January 7, 2021

Sudan’s electricity tariffs increase aims to cover deficit, says minister

Increasing electricity tariffs was the “alternative” on offer to the country’s finance ministry to cover domestic electricity demands, Sudanese Energy Minister, Khairy Abdel Rahman, announced yesterday. “Electricity subsidy cuts...

News
January 7, 2021

Qatar finance minister visits Egypt for first time since Gulf blockade

Qatari Finance Minister Ali Al-Emadi along with a delegation arrived on Tuesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo for the first time since the start of the Gulf blockade in...

News
January 7, 2021

Egypt refers 1,112 to public prosecutor for violating covid measures

Egypt’s Interior Ministry has referred 1,112 people to the public prosecution after they refused to pay the 50 Egyptian pounds ($3.19) fine for violating precautionary covid measures. On Sunday,...

News
January 7, 2021

Can the EU ever have boots on the ground in Libya?

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, in a letter to member states dated 31 December, asked regional blocs to nominate observers to monitor Libya’s shaky ceasefire and arms...

Article
January 7, 2021

Israel uproots thousands of trees from Palestinian lands in West Bank

Israeli occupation forces yesterday uprooted thousands of olive trees in the West Bank’s central occupied city of Salfit. Eyewitnesses told the media that occupation forces closed the “western side...

News
January 7, 2021

China embassy in Baghdad responds to US accusations of human rights abuses

The Chinese embassy in Baghdad has responded to US accusations that China is committing human rights abuses against religious minorities in the Xinjiang region, accusing the US of “interference...

News
January 7, 2021

Somalia opposition calls on foreign oil firms not to sign deal with government

The Somali opposition has warned US oil firms not to sign deals with the Somali government, according to a statement posted on the Twitter account of one of the...

News
January 7, 2021

US: 4 deaths after pro-Trump supporters storm Capitol

At least four people died on or near the US Capitol as President Donald Trump’s supporters rioted and besieged the federal legislature, police said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Police had...

News
January 7, 2021

National Iraqi Alliance calls for release of Saddam-era army commanders

The National Iraqi Alliance has called on Wednesday for the release of former army commanders of the late President Saddam Hussein era, RT reported. “On the 100th anniversary of...

News

All Stories Archive

Subscribe to our newsletter