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  • 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: 2019

February 19, 2019

Nigerian Center Teaches Coding to Conflict-Displaced...

Nigeria’s internal conflicts have displaced nearly two million people, according to the United Nations, 60 percent of them children. A program in the Nigerian capital is trying to teach internally displaced children technology skills

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Fun Bus For Refugee Children in...

Fun Bus” is a UNHCR and EU funded initiative implemented by the Makhzoumi Foundation, a Lebanese NGO, and aims at reducing the working hours of street children in Lebanon – most of whom are Syrian refugees

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Europe Gives Muted Response to Trump’s...

European allies have offered a muted response to U.S. President Trump’s demand that they take back their own citizens who have been captured fighting for Islamic State in Syria

Four Suspected Poachers, Staff Arrested

Combating rhino poaching remains a national priority and as such, all the relevant government departments will continue their close collaboration to ensure that this iconic species is conserved for generations to come

Report: Iraqi Forces Sexually Abuse IS...

The mistreatment of the so-called IS families is also justified by many Mosul community members as a fair punishment, the report claimed

Puck, Goal, Sticks And A Snorkel:...

The sport of hockey – where players use hockey sticks to knock a puck into a goal – is now not just limited to being played on ice or on the field. It can be played underwater too by players equipped with snorkels and fins

The Invisible Street Children of Mogadishu

The prolonged civil rest in Somalia has taken the lives of many parents whose children are now left fending for themselves. Many live on the streets of Mogadishu, vulnerable to violence, drugs, crime and exploitation

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