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January 22, 2018 8:15 AM

Saudi coalition announces 1.5 billion USD in aid for Yemen

Saudi Arabia has announced 1.5 billion US Dollars in new aid for Yemen, where nearly three years of conflict has devastated the local economy and pushed millions to the brink of famine, causing what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The kingdom has said the ...

January 22, 2018 7:07 AM

UN Security Council to discuss Syria crisis, Turkish incursion

United Nations Security Council will hold talks about the situation in Syria today. French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that France will press for humanitarian access. The French minister said it has called for an emergency meeting of the Security Council over Syria following a Turki...

January 22, 2018 6:48 AM

High-ranking US Senate Republican says he is hopeful federal shutdown

US Senator John Thune, a member of the Senate's Republican leadership team, has said, he is hopeful of a deal being struck soon that would bring an end to a two-day-old federal government shutdown. Speaking on the Senate floor, Thune said he is hopeful that the government will have the 60 votes...

January 22, 2018 6:48 AM

US, UN condemn terror attack in Kabul

The US and the UN have strongly condemned the terror attack at a five-star hotel in Kabul that killed at least 18 people, including 14 foreigners. Strongly condemning the attack, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said as he offered deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who were ...

January 21, 2018 7:57 PM

Ethiopia: Five killed by police at religious festival

At least five people have been killed in northern Ethiopia after security forces fired on a crowd at a religious festival who were reportedly shouting anti-government slogans. Many more were injured in the incident in the town of Waldiya. Angry protesters have blocked roads and businesses are closed...

January 21, 2018 7:31 PM

Nepal: Provincial Assembly members take oath of office

In a significant step towards institutionalizing democratic federalism in Nepal the newly elected members of Provincial Assemblies took oath today. <br/><br/>The Governors administered oath to the new members of their respective states amid historic ceremonies held at the temporary capit...

January 21, 2018 7:24 PM

Syria army says captured Abu Duhur military airport in northwest

Syria's army today announced it had captured the vital Abu Duhur military airport in the country's northwest, more than two years after losing it to rebels and militants. <br/><br/>The army said in a statement that after a string of special operations, units from their armed fo...

January 21, 2018 5:51 PM

Afghan forces end Kabul hotel siege

An overnight siege of a luxury hotel by gunmen in the Afghan capital has come to an end. The Interior Ministry said, six civilians, including a foreign woman, died at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, along with three attackers. Some 160 people were rescued after Afghan troops fought through the ...

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