UN Meeting on Afghanistan Will not Discuss Taliban Recognition, Says Faiq
Naseer Ahamd Faiq, the Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the United Nations, said that the recognition of Afghanistan’s de facto regime is not on the agenda of the UN meeting on Afghanistan.
Stampede highlights Yemen’s dire humanitarian crisis
A stampede in Yemen, as hundreds gathered at a school to receive cash donations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, killed 78 people in the war-torn country, where two thirds of the population rely on humanitarian aid.
Refugees claim gas flaring cancer link in northern Iraq
About 1,200 tonnes of ammunition were dropped on Iraq during the Gulf Wars of 1991 and 2003, making it difficult to distinguish between cancer cases caused by flaring and those originating from the depleted uranium left by the bombing. But experts were still very concerned that the 8,000 refugees living at Kawergosk were exposed to dangerous chemicals such as benzene because of the flaring.
Taliban Releases 41 Prisoners, Including 7 Women in Afghanistan’s Ghor Province
Provincial officials of the Western Ghor Province have exempted 41 prisoners, including seven women, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Egypt’s Suez Canal to launch 6 new tugboats, floating port by end of 2023
Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Admiral Osama Rabie checked up Sunday on the building of the tugboats "Mohamed Negm," "Mohamed al-Ghamry," and "Galal El Dib" at the Port Said Shipyard.
