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UN officials urge Iraq to push on with reforms and preserve women’s rights
UN officials on Thursday urged the Iraqi government to push ahead with political and economic reforms, and to continue talks with Kuwait about reparations for the disappearance of Kuwaitis during the Iraqi invasion in 1990.
They also…
Egypt ends curbs on foreign property ownership
Egypt is to remove limits on foreign ownership of property in an effort to attract more hard currency to the country.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a news conference on Wednesday that the government would remove restrictions…
Demands grow for dismissal of Lebanese central bank governor amid economic crisis
Ten reformist MPs issued a joint statement on Thursday demanding the immediate removal of Riad Salameh from his position as central bank governor.
The MPs condemned Salameh’s approach of “financing the policies of successive governments…
UN Security Council hears calls for intensified Yemen peace process
The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard calls for increased efforts to achieve a more durable and sustainable truce in Yemen that can help bring an end to the conflict and alleviate the humanitarian suffering in the country.
Speaking…
9 migrants found dead in Tunisia near Algerian border
The bodies of nine migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have been found in western Tunisia, near the border with Algeria, in recent days, a judicial official said on Wednesday.
Tunisia, whose coastline is less than 150 km from the…
Tunisia president pledges safety for Jewish citizens after synagogue attack
Tunisian president Kais Saied pledged on Wednesday to guarantee the safety of Jewish citizens and their temples, after meeting the country's chief rabbi in the wake of a deadly attack at a synagogue.
Last Tuesday a National Guardsman…
First UK-UAE Strategic Dialogue held in London
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, met the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly on Monday for the inaugural UK-UAE Strategic…
Lebanon launches strategy to control forest fires
Lebanon’s Environment Ministry is seeking to reduce the risk of recurrent forest fires and their severity through an updated national strategy, which was launched on Wednesday.
Nasser Yassin, caretaker minister of environment, said that…
Millions of children in Turkiye, Syria require aid 100 days after the earthquake: UNICEF
More than 6 million children in Turkiye and Syria remain in need of humanitarian aid 100 days after the devastating February earthquakes, the UN International Children’s Emergency Fund warned on Wednesday.
The earthquake and aftershocks…
UN envoy to Yemen calls on parties to build on progress, establish ceasefire
UN Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg reiterated on Wednesday that Yemeni parties have an obligation to build on progress made so far and take decisive steps toward peace in the country.
Speaking during a briefing at the UN Security Council…