Yemen's internationally recognised government and southern separatists will form a cabinet within a week as part of a Saudi-sponsored power sharing agreement, a Riyadh-led coalition said Thursday, ... ( read original story ...)
A Nobel prize for feeding the world can’t erase the shame of Yemen’s starving children
I feel pride, but can’t shake my sense of failure that the World Food Programme’s media moment comes as hunger rages ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan decides to keep basic rate unchanged at 14 pct
TASHKENT, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan's central bank has decided to keep its basic rate unchanged at 14 percent, the bank said in a statement Thursday. "The decision was made to maintain the effect ... ( read original story ...)
Image of the Week – Dam Failure in Uzbekistan
The western wall of Uzbekistan's Sardoba Reservoir breached on May 1st, 2020 after a week of heavy rain. Thousands were evacuated as water rushed north into farmland and villages across the central ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan repatriates women and children linked to Islamic State in Syria
The 98 people were in camps for Islamic State fighters and their families in Kurdish-run northeast Syria. Some other countries have also brought their citizens home from IS camps there, while others ... ( read original story ...)
Female journalist killed by gunmen in Afghanistan
Gunmen shot and killed a female television journalist, who was also a women's rights activist, in Afghanistan on Thursday, an incident that underscores an increasing trend of violence against ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan violence: Journalist Malala Maiwand shot dead along with her driver
A female journalist has been shot dead in eastern Afghanistan, the latest victim of a spate of assassinations across the country. Malala Maiwand was on her way to work in Jalalabad on Thursday when ... ( read original story ...)
TV anchor, driver shot dead in eastern Afghanistan
A female TV anchor and her driver were shot dead by unknown men in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. The attack took place at 7.10am [02:40 GMT] on Thursday when journalist Malalai Maiwand ... ( read original story ...)
Gunmen kill female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan
Gunmen shot and killed a female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan early Thursday, officials said. The attackers opened fire on Malala Maiwand's car soon after she left her house in the eastern ... ( read original story ...)
Oil rises on vaccine rollout, concern over Iraq oilfield attack
Two wells at a small oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze in what the government called a "terrorist attack," though production was not affected. ( read original story ...)