Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines
UNITED NATIONS: The prime minister of Sudan’s transitional government urged world leaders on Saturday to work together to get developing countries more COVID-19 vaccines. In a speech to the United…
Myanmar military recruits notorious militiamen to combat civilian resistance
BANGKOK: Myanmar’s fearsome military is training militias to fight opposition to its rule, defectors and resistance members say, after attacks on junta troops intensified following a call for civilians to…
US grants licenses for more aid flow to Afghanistan despite sanctions
UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Friday further paved the way for aid to flow to Afghanistan despite US sanctions on the Taliban, who seized control of the country last…
Iraqi leader Barham Salih tells UNGA: ‘Corruption and terrorism work in tandem’
Cooperation and solidarity is the world’s “only choice” in the fight against global terrorism, Iraqi President Barham Salih said. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Salih told fellow world leaders…
EU chief outlines ambition for strategic autonomy at UNGA
The president of the European Council has outlined the EU’s ambition for strategic autonomy, which he said would be used in pursuit of a fair and more secure world. “We…
UN updates named death toll for Syria war
The war in Syria has killed 350,209 fully identified individuals, according to a new count published Friday by the United Nations, which warned the real total of deaths would be…
Abbas tells UN Israeli actions could lead to ‘one state’
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel on Friday of destroying the two-state solution with actions he said could lead Palestinians to demand equal rights within one binational state comprising…
US envoy to travel to Sudan next week after attempted coup
WASHINGTON: US envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will visit Sudan next week to reaffirm American support for the country’s government days after Sudanese authorities said they had…
Health alert as Lebanon’s stray dog problem fuels rabies fears
Video images showing the remains of stray dogs shot and buried on the state-funded Lebanese University’s Hadath campus in suburban Beirut have highlighted the growing problem of animals abandoned by…
Palestinian-Armenian dispute over Jerusalem land deal intensifies
A land row between Palestinians and an Armenian church in Jerusalem has intensified with the head of the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine appealing for peace to…