Headlines- During a speech in Georgia on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran wasn't "ready" to reach an agreement to end the conflict because the Iranians often "change" agreements they reach.
- On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump was present for a dignified transfer of remains ceremony for four US service members who lost their lives in the Iran War at a military base in Delaware.
- On Wednesday, the US military said that it has launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran at President Donald Trump's direction. This is the 12th night in a row that the US has attacked Iran.
- After Iranian strikes on Kuwait for several days, the country's army announced early on Thursday that it was intercepting hostile drones.
- The Houthis in Yemen said on Thursday that they had launched a military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers, named ENCELA and LAYLIA claming that vessels had violated a maritime blockade that the group had imposed..
Year: 2018
Families of Local IS Members Face...
After the defeat of the so-called Islamic State in Mosul in 2017, hundreds of IS families returned to their homes to regain normal lives. But the stigma of being related to IS fighters continues to haunt them. VOA’s Kawa Omer reports from Mosul. VOA NEWS
53 Former Dictatorship Agents Convicted in...
Authorities say agents of the National Intelligence Directorate lured the communists to a residence in 1976 and then took them to a notorious prison where they were tortured
Boko Haram: Journey From Evil
With 2018 first approaching,it’s time to look back at the year that was most eventful
Nigeria Struggles Against Unemployment, Extreme Poverty
Nigeria’s unemployment numbers jumped by nearly 30% this year to 16 million, according to a November report by the National Bureau of Statistics. Ano
Refugee Tailor With Disability
December 3rd marks the International Day of Persons with Disability. This year, UNHCR and other UN agencies have committed to strive to empower people with disabilities and ensure inclusiveness and equality
Cameroon Violence in a Nutshell
Along the northern border with Nigeria, Boko Haram has been active.In the English speaking northwest and southwest regions where complaints by teachers and lawyers about the negligence of English speaking territories and ‘influence of the French language’ escalate armed conflicts between separists and Cameroon military
Blasphemy Remains One of Pakistan’s Most...
Blasphemy remains one of Pakistan’s most controversial laws. According to Human Rights groups, accusations of blasphemy are often use to settle personal disputes or abuse others.Political parties and civic societies in Pakistan should take more active roles to aware people about the misuse of these laws,they observed. There were several violent incidents relating to blasphemy …
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Global Citizen Festival Raises R100 Billion
The Global Citizen Festival which is an annual music festival organised by the Global Poverty Project took place at the FNB Stadium on Sunday
Yemen Famine Risk Fueled by War,...
Around seventy-five percent of Yemen’s population needs assistance as food prices have shot up due to inflation fueled by fighting around the country’s seaports
Ex-Burundi Leader Rejects Warrant for His...
Attorney General Sylvestre Nyandwi said the suspects allegedly were involved in the planning and killing of Ndadaye. His death sparked a civil war between the East African nation’s two dominant ethnic groups, the Hutu and Tutsi, in which an estimated 300,000 people died