Headlines- In a statement on Saturday, the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) denounced Iranian strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, accusing Tehran of war crimes for attacking infrastructure facilities in Kuwait.
- In a written statement broadcast on state television on Saturday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Majotaba Khamenei vowed to teach "unforgettable lessons" to the United States.
- In a statement released on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates' foreign ministry voiced "deep concern" over the regional developments and demanded "immediate de-escalation."
- According to a statement released by U.S. Central Command on Saturday, two American service members were killed on Friday, while a third is still missing.
- Iran's most recent strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan are being denounced by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a "flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the targeted countries."
- Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said on Saturday that Iran has suspended its obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding and accused the United States of breaking the terms of the agreement made last month.
Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
DRC Woman Recycles Plastic to Create...
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a woman-run recycling company in the town of Goma combats plastic pollution and providing work for some of the millions of internally displaced people of the country.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Zénon Mukongo Ngay, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Congo’s IDP Camps Volunteers Bring Children...
Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been hosting displaced Saké and nearby people. In several camps near Goma, almost 60,000 displaced persons have joined thousands of others.Reporter Zanem Zaidi has the story on how a group of young volunteers is helping the thousands of recently displaced children with song and dance to cope with their trauma.
Thousands of People displaced by ’21...
About two years after being displaced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a volcanic eruption, thousands of people are still living in camps.
Despite Tensions Between DRC Rwanda,Communities Work...
Engendered mountain gorillas in the region are at risk due to hostilities between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the strain, communities on both sides of the border have come together to improve gorilla conservation.
For Protection of Endangered Gorillas,Rwanda Turned...
Only 1,000 mountain gorillas left in the wild, and they are only live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Rwanda has turned to social media platform Instagram with an initiative they call GorillaGram to encourage tourists and locals to help the protection of the endangered gorillas.
Human Displacement in Democratic Republic of...
According to the UN refugees agency, more than 160,000 people have been displaced as a result of clashes between the army of the DemocrAccordingatic Republic of the Congo and the rebel group M23 this year
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
United Nations Security Council meeting on the matter concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo is presided over by Albana Dautllari, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of June
Congolese Refugees in Uganda
Thousands of people who fled to Uganda have decided to return, despite sporadic violence in parts of eastern DR Congo. Others have chosen to stay because they are uncertain about the future.Armed groups and the Congolese armed forces clashed in early November, prompting asylum seekers to escape to Uganda
DRC Violence: Displaced Children
The lives and futures of more than three million displaced children are at risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while the world is looking the other way, according to a report released today by the UN Children’s Fund