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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, January 27, 2020/ -- Equatorial Guinea fully supports the statement of Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister made on Sunday, declaring that the Kingdom would be ready to react to any potential impact of the Coronavirus…

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 27, 2020/ -- The global economy loses more than US$2 trillion annually due to smuggling, counterfeiting, trafficking of humans and wildlife and other forms of illicit trade that hold back progress on the global…

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 21, 2020/ -- UNAIDS is calling on governments to ensure that the right to health is realized by all by prioritizing public investments in health. At least half of the world’s population cannot access essential…

By APO GroupGENEVA, Switzerland, January 20, 2020/ -- Efforts aimed at redressing gender inequalities and socioeconomic inequities can mitigate factors that fuel the HIV epidemic.In a study in Eswatini, cash transfers aimed at…

MALÉ, Maldives, January 20, 2020/ -- The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt handed the over the Arabic Text Books donated through the Al-Azhar University to Al-Madhrasathul Arabiyyathul Islamiyya, at a ceremony held today in the…

By APO GroupGABORONE, Botswana, January 14, 2020/ -- On January 12, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the press together with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe Sibusiso Busi Moyo in Harare. A…

By APO GroupHC informed them of the improvement in Ease of doing business with India, and pro-Investor environment DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, January 14, 2020/ -- High Commissioner, Shri Sanjiv Kohli, met Tanzanian Business leaders of…

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has won a second term after defeating her opponent in the presidential election conducted in the country. With almost all votes counted, Ms Tsai had just over 57% of the vote, well ahead of her rival Han…

By Muizat HameedGuinness World Record has named a Muslim Hijabi as the youngest medical doctor in the whole world.Iqbal Al – Assad who graduated medical school at the age of 20 is also likely to be the youngest Arab doctor…

By Muizat HameedAn investigation has been launched by the Chinese authorities to find out and streamline the causes of the new pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China.From the first reported case till now, a total of 59 cases…

By Abdulmoomeen S. YittaFollowing the assassination of the Iran top Commander Qasim Soleimani, Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep Ro Khanna have on Friday launched into action and introduced a legislation  that would necessitate…

BEIJING, China, January 2, 2020/ --At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of…

ROME, Italy, January 2, 2020/ -- Escalating hunger needs in sub-Saharan Africa dominate a World Food Programme (WFP) analysis of global hunger hotspots in the first half of 2020 with millions of people requiring life-saving food assistance…

PARIS, France, December 31, 2019/ -- The experiences of a five-year-old child separated from her parents and forced to make a new life were the inspiration for the Malaika school and community centre, which uses education and sustainable…

By Muizat HameedDr He Jiankui, a Chinese scientist had been sentenced to three years imprisonment after his unrepentant claims of successfully edited three babies genetically.The 35 year old scientist had said he used in…

DAKAR, Senegal, December 23, 2019/ -- China stands ready to work with Africa to set a fine example of mutually beneficial cooperation between developing countries, a senior Chinese official said Friday.Yang Jiechi, a member of the…

APO Group:KAMPALA, Uganda, December 20, 2019/ -- On December 18, 2019 local time, Yang Jiechi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Director of the Office of the Foreign…

ROME, Italy, December 20, 2019/ -- FAO welcomes today's decision by the United Nations to create two new international days and one international year devoted to issues directly related to food and agriculture.The UN General Assembly…

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticised Modi's government over the enactment of new citizenship law, which discriminates against Muslims and has triggered nationwide deadly protests. Speaking on the sidelines of the Kuala…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, December 19, 2019/ -- Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has said the operationalization of the recently developed ‘ RevitalizedAfrica Policy’, seeks to enhance Sri Lanka’s cooperation in the political, economic and…

Abdulmumeen SulaimanArsenal star, Mesut Ozil, has lamented over the persecution of Muslim minority in China. He shared an earnest prayer for the Uighur Muslims who are facing a mass detention in northwest China.…

LAGOS, Nigeria, December 12, 2019/ -- In 2019, the number of unique malicious objects detected by Kaspersky’s web antivirus solution rose by an eighth, compared to last year — reaching 24,610,126. This growth was mainly influenced by a 187%…

Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, former Prime Minister of Niger and CEO of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), is one of the foreign recipients of the Fall 2019 Imperial Decorations, honoured by the Japanese Government during the…

NIAMEY, Niger, October 4, 2019/ -- The adoption of the law N° 2015-36 criminalizing the smuggling of migrants in the country – that, and the closing of several gold mines, once magnets drawing job seekers – have left many people living…

China Merchants Port Holdings controls the controversial 1,150-hectare Port of Hambantota, which Sri Lanka handed over to China on a 99-year leaseHONG KONG, China, February 12, 2019/ -- One of the world’s largest port operators has…