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Sudan Appoints First Ambassador To U.S.
Sudan has announced that the United States has approved Khartoum’s pick of a veteran diplomat as ambassador to Washington, the first such envoy in over two decades. Ties between Khartoum and Washington had been officially strained during the three-decade rule of Omar al-Bashir, but have eased after he was ousted by the army last year following …
EU-led Coronavirus Funding Nears €7.5bn Target
An international donor drive has all but hit its target to raise €7.5bn to boost testing and treatment for coronavirus and the development and distribution of a vaccine, despite some high-profile absentees including the US. An online G20-backed pledging conference led by Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, and involving more than 40 countries …
COVID-19: Palestinian President Renews State Of Emergency
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas renewed the new state of emergency in the Palestinian territories for 30 days, in the efforts to confront the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Palestine has been under a state of emergency since the outbreak of the coronavirus in Palestine on March 5, and will now last until at least June 5, …
COVID-19: Yemen Reports 2 New Cases
Yemen reported two new coronavirus infections in the province of Hadhramout on Monday, raising the number of diagnosed infections in the war-town country to 12 with two deaths. Hadhramout was where Yemen recorded its first case of the COVID-19 disease on April 10. The two new cases were being treated in an isolation facility in …
Egypt Sends Medical Aid To Sudan
The Egyptian government sent Monday medical supplies to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to help the Sudanese people amid the current pandemic. Following Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi directives, the armed forces dispatched four military airplanes carrying urgent medical supplies to Sudan. According to the Egyptian presidency, the supplies included masks, sterilizers, ventilators, and other …
Lebanon Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions
As Lebanon continues to witness stability in the figures of registered COVID-19 cases, authorities launched the second phase of their plan to ease coronavirus lockdown measures. The Health Ministry said Monday only three new cases of COVID-19 were recorded among expatriates, who had returned to Lebanon in the past 24 hours, while no domestic cases …
UNHCR Delivers Assistance Packages To Tripoli
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun a series of emergency distributions in the Libyan capital Tripoli, to assist refugees and asylum-seekers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the country’s conflict persists and amid the coronavirus outbreak. The aid includes hygiene kits, purification tablets, provided by sister agency, UNICEF, and …
Tunisia Eases Coronavirus Restrictions
Signs of life are returning to Tunisia after authorities began easing restrictions with the gradual lifting of the comprehensive lockdown imposed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Tunisia started the first stage of the national strategy for a partial lifting of lockdown which includes three phases: from May 4 to 24, from May 24 to June 4, …
UN Accuses Houthis Of Exploiting Zaynabiat
International experts working the Yemeni file at the UN Security Council accused Houthis of brutally oppressing opponents in northern Yemen and exploiting the all-female militia known as Zaynabiyat to target women and homes of Yemenis. The UN recently published a final report prepared by the Panel of Experts on Yemen in accordance with Resolution 2456 …
Iranian Fighters Killed In Eastern Syria
Fourteen Iranian and Iraqi fighters were killed and others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on eastern Syria, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based war monitor said the late Monday strikes in eastern Deir Ezzour province targeted positions of Iranian and Iran-backed fighters. Some were critically injured. There was no immediate comment from Israel. …
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