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The United Arab Emirates provided $60 million in emergency aid to support food insecurity in Ethiopia.The funding will go towards emergency food and nutrition assistance in response to an alarming rise in food insecurity, a…

President Joe Biden has on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at deterring and punishing wrongful detention of US citizens abroad by authorizing government agencies to impose sanctions and other measures.Biden has faced…

The United Arab Emirates has signed an energy cooperation deal in conjunction with France.The two governments signed on Monday a strategic agreement to cooperate in the energy sector, the French government said.The…

The United Nations is pushing Yemen's warring parties to agree to a six-month truce extension, two sources familiar with the talks said.This would be the longest in the seven-year-old conflict as international pressure grows…

Tribal clashes in Sudan have resulted in at least 65 deaths. The fighting between the Hausa and Birta ethnic groups in the Blue Nile province also injured around 150 others, said Gamal Nasser al-Sayed, the province’s health…

Russian President Vladimir Putin's health rumors have been dismissed as 'wishful thinking' by the head of Britain's armed forces.He called deemed the rumors “wishful thinking” speculation that Russian President…

Russia has on Friday banned investigative news outlet Bellingcat and its main local partner from operating inside the country, branding them security threats.Netherlands-based Bellingcat exposed the Russian-backed soldiers…

The I2U2 Group has held its inaugural meeting to discuss technology innovations.In a joint statement, the group said: “This unique grouping of countries aims to harness the vibrancy of our societies and entrepreneurial spirit…

Euro and Dollar have emerged with an equal value for the first time in 20 years.One U.S. dollar is equal to one euro for the first time in almost two decades.After nearly 20 years of euro superiority, the two countries…

The United Nations said the world's population is expected to hit 8 billion mark by November.The organization’s report, released on World Population Day, also said that while population is growing slower than anytime since…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has on Monday issued a decree to fast-track citizenship for all Ukrainians.This is coming more than four months into Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine.The decree ordered that “all…

Pakistan's economy is facing rampant inflation. Sales have slowed down at Pakistan Eid holiday market.Farmers have been camped at the I-15 cattle market between Islamabad and Rawalpindi for two weeks, hoping to sell their…

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will step down on Wednesday, July 13, the country’s parliamentary speaker said on Saturday.This is an act of bowing to popular pressure after a day of violent protests in which…

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has wished Muslims around the world a blessed Eid al-Adha, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.“I pray that God accepts the Hajj pilgrimage of all those who performed the…

The Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey has launched an investigation on an imam in the central Anatolian Konya province for instigating violence against doctors upon a healthcare strike earlier in the week.“Doctors say…

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal for Twitter, saying that the social media company had failed to provide information about fake accounts on the platform.Shares of Twitter…

On Friday, Tunisian President Kais Saied unveiled a new draft constitution that would bestow broad powers on the president and curtail the authority of the prime minister and parliament.A referendum on the constitution is…

The embattled British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party and effectively as prime minister.Mr Johnson announced his resignation on Thursday July 7, 2022, at 10, Downing Street, London.…

Another shooting threat to a New York area school has resulted in the arrest of a teenage student who claims to have no plans to carry out mass violence.Police were alerted to a possible threat involving a Queens high school two days…

The World Health Organization has reported that there are at least 650 cases of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in young children under investigation in 33 countries, an increase of about 36 cases over the last international update, about…

No fewer than 50 persons were killed when a suicide bombers detonated his device during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.Hundreds of worshippers were gathered inside the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in western Kabul when the huge…

Now I get why he’s called “Crazy Elon.”Bankers who cover Elon Musk — the electric-car, space-travel and now, possibly, social-media impresario — tell me his own board members came up with that name a few years ago, long before he made a…

As Muslims around the world started Ramadan, a lot of people, Muslims and non-Muslims, especially in the West, have been asking why Fasting is made compulsory for Muslims in the lunar month of Ramadan and how important is this month to…

The Ramadan crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia on Friday evening, meaning the holy month will officially begin on Saturday, 2nd April, 2022.This is according to an announcement by the Saudi Arabia Supreme Court declaring the…

The Biden administration will provide immigration relief to tens of thousands of Afghans in the U.S., shielding them from deportation due to the deteriorating security and economic conditions in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover…

The Biden administration is considering providing Ukraine with U.S.-made killer drones — cutting-edge guided missiles that could accurately target Russian tanks and artillery positions from miles away — two congressional officials briefed…

Saudi and Chinese officials have commenced talks to price some of the Gulf nation's oil sales in Yuan rather than dollars.According to a report on Tuesday March 15, 2022, the two countries have been in discussions about yuan-priced oil…

State Representative Maryam Khan (D – Hartford, Windsor) has been sworn in as the first Muslim member of the Connecticut House.According to a report, Khan, who began her journey as a representative of the 5th House District in Hartford…

The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), has expressed concern over the state of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Nigeria.In a statement jointly signed by its National Coordinator, Tajudeen Alabede, and General Secretary,…

The Ukraine military on Saturday said it had killed no fewer than 3,500 Russian soldiers in its pushback against Moscow’s aggression on its territory.Local media reports that the Ukrainian air force has continued to inflict fatal…