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January 18, 2019

Yemen’s warring parties hopeful on prisoner swap as Hudaydah stalls

Yemen’s warring parties hope to deliver final lists of prisoners to the United Nations after talks in Amman on Thursday under an exchange agreement, a government delegate said, Reuters reports....

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January 18, 2019

UNRWA overcomes major funding deficit, for now

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been able to make up the deficit in its budget following the US move...

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January 18, 2019

US trained UAE troops for air combat in Yemen: Report

The US Air Force has been training Saudi-led coalition personnel from the United Arab Emirates for aerial combat in Yemen, Yahoo News reported late Wednesday, citing newly obtained official...

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January 18, 2019

US believes Daesh likely responsible for Manbij blast

The US government believes the Daesh militant group is likely responsible for Wednesday’s attack in northern Syria that killed four Americans, although it has not reached a firm conclusion,...

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January 17, 2019

Israel calls Malaysian ban on its athletes ‘shameful’

Israel condemned on Thursday Malaysia’s ban on Israeli participation in international sporting events it hosts and said the decision was inspired by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s “rabid anti-Semitism”, says...

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January 17, 2019

Protests rage on across Sudan as doctor and child are killed in violence

A doctor and a child were killed on Thursday as protests continued to rock the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and cities across the troubled country, reports Reuters. Police had earlier fired...

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January 17, 2019

Sudanese central bank to introduce new banknotes

Sudan’s central bank on Thursday announced plans to introduce several new categories of banknotes in February in hopes of easing an ongoing liquidity crisis. In a statement, bank head...

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January 17, 2019

Austria tilting law against Syrian asylum-seekers

The Austrian government is seemingly determined to make it easier to expel Syrian asylum-seekers, reports Anadolu Agency. Interior Minister Herbert Kickl said Thursday that he believes a readmission agreement...

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January 17, 2019

Rallying-Qatari Al-Attiyah wins his third Dakar

Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah became a three times Dakar Rally winner on Thursday, finishing with a 46-minute advantage after taking no risks on the final stage to Lima, while Australian...

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January 17, 2019

Head of UN team in Yemen’s Hudaydah safe after car in convoy shot

The head of a UN mission tasked with overseeing a peace deal in Yemen’s Hudaydah port city is safe after an armoured car in his convoy was hit by...

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