. Muizat Hameed

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…

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 United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, UNESCO, has announced the commencement of efforts towards the mobilization of fund and expertise to protect the cultural heritage damaged by flooding in Yemen.The…

A Malaysian court has sentenced an Indian man to 5-month jail for violating a home quarantine order which lead to dozens of new coronavirus infections.The 57-year-old resident of Malaysia, who owns a restaurant in the northern state of…

Israel has launched warplanes at dawn and has its renewed air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip, causing material damage to a school and some homes.The missile struck an UNRWA-run primary school in the Shati refugee camp.Interior…

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, representing President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday August 11, 2020, took delivery of 200 lifesaving ventilators from the people and government of the United States to boost response to COVID-19.…

The Yemeni National Commission for Education, Culture and Science has reported that a total of 111 homes have been destroyed due to heavy rain and floods in the old city of Sanaa over the past weeks.This was announced In a statement…

The Afghanistan government have announced its readiness to start the long-awaited peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Qatar.The Government has acknowledged the guidance of a loya jirga, an excellent…

A security officer has been killed and more than 200 demonstrators injured in a protest staged in Lebanon’s capital.The officer, who was trying to save those stranded in a hotel that was raided in Beirut, was attacked and died in the…

Algerian government has announced plan to further ease its coronavirus lockdown from Sunday by shortening an overnight curfew and lifting some travel restrictions.Algeria resumed some economic activity, mainly in the construction and…

About 60,000 people of Lebanon have signed a petition which calls that their country be placed under a French mandate for the next 10 years.The petition calls for the imposition of a French mandate as a result of the current political and…

Not less than 15,000 Ethiopian returnees, many of whom are vulnerable women and children languishing at quarantine sites, have received critical emergency assistance as the country continues to curb the spread of Covid-19.The Norwegian…

The FBI has on Wednesday August 6, 2020, captured a 77 year old who has been labeled wanted for 46 years after he escaped from prison.Luis Archuleta who was 31 years old when he escapee from a Denver prison have been living under another…

A former Israeli member of the Knesset, Moshe Feiglin, has hailed the Beirut's explosion as a "gift from God" in time for the Jewish festival Tu B'av.While disclosing this on his Facebook page on Thursday August 6, 2020, he wrote that…

Qatar Emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thanihas, has ordered an airlift of emergency mthat the first aircraft of the Qatar Air Force has already left for Beirut’sedical aid to the people of Lebanon following the explosion in the capital, Beirut on…

South Korean government has donated $10 million (11.9 billion won) to North Korea via a World Food Programme (WFP) aid project, under which it will provide essential food and nutrition for hundreds of thousands of young children and women.…

A man sitting in his van in Queens have been crushed to death on Tuesday August 4th, 2020, after Tropical Storm Isaias topples tree over the van.The 59 year old contractor met his end when a massive oak crashed down on his white work van,…

Darrius Sutton, a Brooklyn gang member who was released without bail on an attempted murder charge in May, has taken part in three more shootings weeks after being released.The 23 year old Sutton was charged to court on May 16 on account…

Motorola Solutions has launched a new two-way radio device specially designed for small and medium businesses in Sub Saharan Africa.The MOTOTRBO™ DP540 two-way radio is built for cost-conscious businesses looking to transition to digital…

A Somali grenade explosion which occurred around Shabelle region has killed Mohamed Abdullahi Kosto, the deputy district commissioner and injured five others.Ibrahim Hassan, a local police official, reported on Monday August 3, 2020, that…

Nassif Hitti, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, has tendered his resignation over what he described as a lack of political will to reform as the country battles with a financial crisis.While disclosing this in a statement on Monday August 3,…

US-backed forces, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have in a statement, stated that they had captured a leader of ISIS in eastern Syria where the Kurdish-led fighters have been battling the militants.The statement identified the suspect as…

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun said on Saturday that the country is prepared to defend itself against Israel’s attacks, which are in violation of the 2006 UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution.The President in a televised address stated…

Juan Tang, a Chinese scientist who was charged with visa fraud has been arrested.The United States authorities claimed that Tang who concealed her military ties was arrested after she left the Chinese consulate in San Francisco to seek…

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has warned of the increasing Covid-19 related needs and vulnerabilities of refugees, internally displaced and stateless people and is concerned that the impacts of the pandemic are also…

The IMF has approved US$49.1 million emergency support under the Rapid Credit Facility and the Rapid Financing Instrument to help Lesotho meet urgent balance of payments needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.The fund approved is a…

The Israeli army has reported that an Israeli reconnaissance drone crashed inside Lebanese territory during IDF operational activity.The army however stated that there was no concern that any information was leaked.The drone was…

A Nigerian veil user has taken to making designer footwear after several futile attempts to be gainfully employedThe 31-year-old Amina Adegoke graduated as a food tech scientist but could not practice because of the state of unemployment…

Israel extends Jerusalem governor's detentionIsraeli Authorities have extended the detention of Adnan Gheith, the Governor of occupied Jerusalem, by seven days.While disclosing this on Saturday July 24, 2020, Gheith's lawyer, Rami…