SANAA, Yemen (AA) – An adviser to the Yemeni defense minister was assassinated in the central Marib province on Tuesday, according to a military source. Gunmen opened fire on Brigadier General Mohammad al-Jaradi as he was driving to Marib city, the source said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to […]
GENEVA (AA) – A former UN human rights chief on Monday opened a four-day Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel. The commission, established by the UN Human Rights Council in May 2021, will investigate all alleged violations of international humanitarian law an...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria has officially applied to join the BRICS economic group. The bloc of emerging economies comprises Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Foreign Ministry official Leyla Zarruki said the North African country has requested membership of the economic bloc, the state radio reported. Zarruki said Algeria has...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pledged $2.5 billion for a green initiative in the Middle East region over the next 10 years. Bin Salman arrived in Egypt’s seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh earlier Monday to attend the Middle East Green Initiative Summit, held in tandem with UN climate […]
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has pledged to take in thousands of refugees from Italy amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in rescue ships on the Mediterranean Sea. “It was always clear that these 3,500 that Germany had promised (to take in), and thus by far the largest number within the EU, were a first step and […]
ANKARA (AA) – The Bashar al-Assad regime’s practice of leasing out crop fields in Hama and Idlib through so-called auctions without the consent of displaced landowners is “illegal and unacceptable” and hinders the voluntary return of Syrian refugees, according to experts. Millions of Syrians have been displaced during the civ...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has condemned the Syrian regime’s rocket attacks on a refugee camp in the northern city of Idlib. “We have seen the reports of military attacks by the Syrian regime, as well as the Russian forces in the region,” the Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokeswoman, Andrea Sasse, told a news conference in Berlin […]
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigerian Air Force said on Monday it killed top members of the ISWAP during air strikes in the North East. Edward Gabkwet, an air force spokesperson, said in a statement that ISWAP commanders Ali Kwaya and Bukar Mainoka were “neutralized” during an operation near Lake Chad. They were members of [&hell...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday again urged European governments to swiftly offer a place of safety to people who remain on NGO vessels on the Central Mediterranean. In a joint statement, the agencies said their call is to allow the immediate disembarkation of nearl...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): Ugandan youth activist Nyombi Morris arrived in Egypt for the UN’s COP27 climate summit with high hopes of being part of the campaign for environmental justice. However, it did not take long for Egypt’s stiff security measures to shatter his dreams. According to rights groups, Egypt has stifled protest...
