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Saudi Arabia's minister of education has disclosed plan to educate students via distance learning in the Kingdom for the first seven weeks of the new school year. While disclosing this on Saturday August 15, 2020, the Minister said the plan…

Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African President, has announced that lockdown restrictions have been lifted across the country as the coronavirus infections fell and number of Covi-19 patients’ recovery increased.While announcing this on…

Turkey's transport and infrastructure minister Adil Karaismailoglu has concluded talks on flight resumptions with 92 countries.Karaismailoglu said this during a press release on Friday August 14, 2020.He stated that Turkey will continue…

59 Sierra Leoneans stranded in Senegal since the outbreak of COVID-19 have returned home safely via air charter flight this week.This brings to 2,800 the number of people assisted with voluntary return in the region by the International…

Not less than 35,000 Yemeni families have been reportedly affected by the floods which struck the nation in the past two weeks.This was stated in a report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Somalia’s International Partners — African Union Mission in Somalia, Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway,…

At least four people have died while 3 people wounded in a ferry crash which occurred in the Nile river near the Egyptian village of Dimishly.Only two bodies were recovered while authorities continue with the search for the remaining two.…

United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has increased the fine charge for breaking face mask rule to £3,200.While disclosing this on Friday August 14, 2020, Boris Johnson said though most people across the country were "doing their…

Saudi Ministry of Health has disclosed that it had conducted more than four million laboratory tests for COVID-19 using advanced testing technologies and polymerase chain reaction testing method. While disclosing this on Friday August 14,…

Egypt has announced that it intends to extend medical aid diplomacy to Lebanon after a meeting between the two presidentsThis decision was made as an effort to tend to the aftermath of the explosion which happened on August 4, 2020 in…

The World Health Organization in Liberia Country Office has donated 21 pieces of oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health to support the government in the management of confirmed COVID-19 cases.Statistics generated from Liberia's…

The announcement of an agreement on the full normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has been endorsed by the international community as an opportunity to consolidate the peace process in the Middle East…

Israel said it has stopped shipments of fuel into Gaza, following the endless launching of incendiary by Palestinians on the Israel frontier which has burned tracks of farmland.While disclosing this in a statement on Thursday August 13,…

Not less than three people have died in southern India's Bengaluru city following the clash between protesters and police.The clash on Tuesday August 12, 2020, was as a result of the demonstration over the provocative social media post…

A pro-democracy and human rights group, Concerned Nigerians, has condemned the death sentence of a Kano-based musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.The group in a statement by its spokesperson,…

Traders in Sudan have lamented the suspension of export ban on raw peanuts by the government.The country has been a top producer of peanuts for so long.But traders of the product has been left reeling, following the export ban by their…

Algerian government has disclosed plan to reassess a deal with the European Union, ahead of a free trade agreement due to come into effect on September 1.This was disclosed on Tuesday August 11, 2020, by the Algerian President,…

Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi, has condemned the ban imposed on Twitter since the “Green Movement” protests in 2009.While expressing his feelings about the ban via his Twitter…

Iranian government has declared that it will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January.While disclosing this on Monday August 10, 2020, the head of Iran's Central Insurance…

Hundreds of demonstrators have rallied in Thailand to call for the release of two leading anti-government protest leaders in the country.According to the demonstrator, the arrest of the leaders was an apparent attempt to stifle growing…

Ethiopia has rejected the agreement on Renaissance DamEgyptian and Ethiopian officials released separate statements to express the divergence between the two sides.While disclosing this on Sunday August 9, 2020, Ethiopia stated that it…

Gunmen have killed six French tourists and two Nigeriens in a wildlife park in Niger.While confirming this on Sunday August 9, 2020, an official stated that the gunmen were on motorcycle when they carried out the attack.The attackers…

Not less than 9 children have been killed in air raids in northern YemenWhile disclosing this on Saturday August 8, 2020, a United Nations official said the attack was the third one with significant child deaths in the rebel-controlled…

Britain’s Met Office has urged British citizens to prepare for record-breaking temperatures.This was disclosed on Friday August 7, 2020, as forecasters warned the public to take additional care in the heat. The mercury is set to rise to…

Authorities in Gaza have ordered the reopening of schools, following the decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country. While disclosing this on Friday August 7, 2020, the authorities stated that they were ready to close schools…

United Arab Emirates Minister of Health and Prevention, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, has announced an increase in new COVID-19 cases among the citizens.While disclosing this on Friday August 7, 2020, Owais sensitized the citizens to…

Not less than 100 protesters have been wounded during demonstrations in central Beirut.While disclosing this on Saturday August 8, 2020, the Lebanese Red Cross said 110 people were wounded and 32 people taken to hospital.Lebanese riot…

Three Nigerians, Olowo Qudus Opeyemi, Ude Vivian Chidimma and Abah Abah Oyagaba have emerged the winners of the June/July 2020 edition of the bi-monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest themed: ‘Mother Tongue’.A Lagos-based spoken word…

An Iranian have been executed for killing an elite soldier during anti-government unrest in 2017.Mostafa Salehi, one of several men sentenced to death for their roles in anti-government protests in recent months, was convicted of shooting…

Egypt and Greece have signed an agreement to an exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean between the two countries. This was disclosed on Thursday August 6, 2020, by the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, at a joint press…