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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions
World
July 30, 2022
UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions
United Nations – The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the execution of four pro-democracy activists by Myanmar’s ruling military…
US senator questions aid to Rwanda over human rights, role in Congo
World
July 30, 2022
US senator questions aid to Rwanda over human rights, role in Congo
(Reuters) – The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he would place a hold on US security…
Maya Morsy wins membership of UN’s CEDAW
Egypt
July 27, 2022
Maya Morsy wins membership of UN’s CEDAW
The Chair of the National Council for Women, Maya Morsy, won the membership of the Committee on the Elimination of…
Joint Coordination Center opens in Istanbul to oversee grain export agreement
World
July 27, 2022
Joint Coordination Center opens in Istanbul to oversee grain export agreement
The Joint Coordination Center, which will oversee the export of Ukrainian grain, has opened in Istanbul. In an address at…
Myanmar genocide case over Rohingya atrocities can go ahead, top UN court rules
World
July 23, 2022
Myanmar genocide case over Rohingya atrocities can go ahead, top UN court rules
The Hague, Netherlands – The World Court on Friday rejected Myanmar’s objections to a genocide case over its treatment of…
Egypt, Britain agree to cooperate on climate change adaptation initiatives
Environment
July 3, 2022
Egypt, Britain agree to cooperate on climate change adaptation initiatives
Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad on Saturday met with British Lord Zac Goldsmith, on the sidelines of the 2022 UN…
More than 300,000 killed in decade of Syrian conflict, UN says
Middle East
July 2, 2022
More than 300,000 killed in decade of Syrian conflict, UN says
(CNN) – More than 300,000 civilians were killed in one decade in Syria, the “highest estimate yet of conflict-related deaths”…
Protesters storm Libya’s eastern parliament building in Tobruk, local media reports
Middle East
July 2, 2022
Protesters storm Libya’s eastern parliament building in Tobruk, local media reports
(CNN) – Hundreds of people stormed Libya’s eastern parliament building in the port city of Tobruk on Friday, according to…
Shoukry: Egypt to coordinate with African states to serve int’l climate action
Egypt
June 30, 2022
Shoukry: Egypt to coordinate with African states to serve int’l climate action
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday asserted that Egypt, in its capacity as current president of the UN Climate Conference…
Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain is a “real war crime” says EU’s foreign policy chief
World
June 20, 2022
Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain is a “real war crime” says EU’s foreign policy chief
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called the Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain exports a “real war crime,”…