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At least 8 people killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes

At least eight people were killed and three others injured after airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition attacked a building of Houthi-controlled insurance authority in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV has

March 27, 2022

Arab News·News·Saudi Arabia

Iran: Tehran welcomes normalisation of relations with Saudi

Iran’s Foreign Minister has said Tehran welcomes normalisation of relations with Riyadh and hopes the Saudi side will play a more constructive role to this end, official news agency IRNA reported…reports Asian

March 27, 2022

Arab News·News·Saudi Arabia

Iraq’s Parliament postpones vote on new President to March 30

Iraq’s Parliament has decided to postpone the vote on a new President to March 30 after failing to reach a quorum due to political disputes among parliamentary political blocs, a state-run TV

March 27, 2022

Arab News·Iraq·News

Global Covid caseload tops 480 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 480 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.12 million and vaccinations to over 10.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite

March 27, 2022

COVID-19·News·World

African swine fever reappears Mizoram

The highly contagious African Swine Fever (ASF), which created havoc last year in Mizoram killing over 33,000 pigs, has reappeared in a few districts of the bordering state, officials said…reports Asian Lite

March 24, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·Arab News·News

Over 920K foreign tourists visit Tanzania in 2021 amid Covid

At least 922,692 foreign tourists visited Tanzania in 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Damas Ndumbaro said…reports Asian Lite News Addressing a press conference in the

March 24, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·Travel·Travel & Tourism

UN predicts another crisis in NE Africa

The northeast Africa, especially Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, is facing a severe climate emergency The northeast Africa drought threatens to be one of the worst climate-induced emergencies in the area in the

March 24, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·Arab News·News

Fight Against Guinea Worms

Leaders from Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Angola, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cameroon support UAE’s initiative to stem Guinea Worm menace High-ranking representatives of eight countries pledged to devote

March 24, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·Arab News·UAE News

Global Covid caseload tops 475.4 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 475.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.10 million and vaccinations to over 10.83 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite

March 24, 2022

COVID-19·News

Syrian President, Iran Foreign Minister discuss nuclear deal

Syrian President Bashar Assad discussed the developments of talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal with the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported…reports

March 24, 2022

Arab News·News·Syria