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  • In a statement aired on television on Thursday, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem condemned the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, stating that "as long as the occupation exists, the resistance will continue."
  • There has been "no tangible progress" in talks to put an end to the Middle East conflict, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday.
  • During a meeting with Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah of Kuwait, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed support for the Gulf country.
  • On Thursday, the United States imposed new economic penalties on members of the Castro family, the president of Cuba, and some of his close relatives.
  • John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, agreed to plead a guilty plea to one count of retaining national security information.

Tag: Nigerian Population

November 27, 2019

Bride Price Custom Honored in Nigeria,...

Critics say the widespread African tradition of giving cash and gifts to a bride’s family before marriage, degrades women by putting a required, monetary value on a wife. In Nigeria, the financial pressure in a recent case tragically ended in suicide

April 14, 2019

Nigeria’s Population Projected to Double by...

With Nigeria’s population growing at more than 3% a year, Nigerian authorities are offering free family planning methods and advice to Nigerian families in an effort to slow population growth. Nigeria, which already has the most people in Africa, is projected to have more than 400 million people by 2050, double the number of today

December 3, 2018

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

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