Kigali, Dec 10 (IANS) African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Other Mass Atrocities Adama Dieng called for urgent actions to combat racism, negative ethnicity, xenophobia, and… Continue reading African Union official calls for collective efforts to curb hate speech
Mogadishu, Dec 10 (IANS) The Somali government has ramped up its efforts to repatriate nationals from foreign African countries, successfully facilitating the return of 230 citizens who were stranded or… Continue reading Somalia facilitates return of 230 nationals in 5-day repatriation effort
Sofia, Dec 10 (IANS) A roundtable discussion called for tougher measures to combat serious road accidents and reduce casualties in Bulgaria. The event was organised on Monday by two Bulgarian… Continue reading Roundtable calls for harsh measures to prevent road deaths in Bulgaria
Bandar Seri Begawan, Dec 10 (IANS) Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah chaired board meetings of key energy companies in Brunei, encouraging a mindset of collaboration and urgency among stakeholders and… Continue reading Brunei Sultan chairs key energy companies’ board meetings
Cairo, Dec 9 (IANS) Rescue teams in Egypt’s Asyut province recovered the bodies of four people after a minibus carrying 14 passengers plunged into a canal in the Dayrout district.… Continue reading Four dead, ten missing as minibus plunges into canal in Egypt’s Asyut
Sydney, Dec 9 (IANS) Over 100 people have been charged and arrested in a major police operation targeting Sydney drug dealers, police in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW)… Continue reading Australia: 100 arrested in police operation targeting Sydney drug dealers
New York, Dec 9 (IANS) Facing uncertainty in Syria after the rapid overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, Washington bombed sites controlled by Islamic State, a group on the terrorist list, as… Continue reading Facing uncertainty after overthrow of al-Assad, Biden orders airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria
Tripoli, Dec 9 (IANS) Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah approved the National Food Security Strategy 2025-2035, the Libyan government said in a statement. The strategy includes 174 projects and 65… Continue reading Libya approves national strategy to achieve food self-sufficiency
The Hague, Dec 9 (IANS) Dutch authorities has opened a criminal investigation into a fatal explosion in The Hague that claimed the lives of five people, the country’s chief public… Continue reading Dutch authorities launches criminal probe into deadly The Hague explosion
Beirut, Dec 8 (IANS) Four people were killed and six others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the village of Beit Lif in the Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon,… Continue reading Five killed, six injured in fresh Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon amid ceasefire
Gaza, Dec 8 (IANS) The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released a new video showing an Israeli hostage alive and held in Gaza, in which he called for… Continue reading Hamas releases new video of Israeli hostage, says ending Gaza war key to any truce deal
Jerusalem, Dec 8 (IANS) An Israeli officer was killed in southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. According to the statement, the officer, Avraham Ben Pinchas,… Continue reading Israeli officer killed in anti-tank missile attack in Gaza
Accra, Dec 8 (IANS) Ghana’s general election voting closed giving way to the counting of ballots. The voting began at 7 a.m., and closed at 5 p.m. on Saturday with… Continue reading Counting begins as polls close in Ghana’s presidential, parliamentary elections
Tehran, Dec 8 (IANS) At least four people were killed and eight others injured in an explosion at a residential building in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan. The… Continue reading Four killed, eight injured in blast at residential building in Iran
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) The New Gwadar International Airport is set to commence operations by the end of December, Acting Director General of the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA), Air Vice… Continue reading Pakistan: New Gwadar International Airport to start operations by end December
