Category: News in English
Yemenis eye Ma’rib as infighting rocks Saudi-led coalition
Yemen-Ma’rib(ANN)- A senior Yemeni official has said the country’s armed forces are seeking to liberate the central province of Ma’rib after taking control of the neighboring strategic province of al-Jawf, which borders Saudi Arabia. Speaking to the Lebanese al-Mayadeen television
Ethiopia recalls eight ambassadors, including from Cairo and Khartoum
‘The timing of the recall of the Ethiopian envoys in Cairo and Khartoum… cannot be overlooked’ given the latest developments with the GERD, an Ethiopian source told a local newspaper Addis Ababa(ANN)- Ethiopia has recalled eight ambassadors back to Addis
Sudan refuses to endorse Arab League resolution supporting Egypt in Nile dam dispute
“Sudan expressed fears that the resolution might result in ‘an Arab-Ethiopian confrontation’ Khartoum(ANN)- Sudan has expressed “reservations” over a draft resolution proposed by Egypt to the Arab League to support both Egypt and Sudan in the dispute over a massive
Afghanistan: International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber authorises the opening of an investigation
PRESS RELEASE The Appeals Chamber found that the Prosecutor is authorised to investigate within the parameters identified in the Prosecutor’s request of 20 November 2017 THE HAGUE, Netherlands, (ANN) — Today, 5 March 2020, the Appeals Chamber of the International
UAE stealing Yemen’s Socotra manuscripts and artefacts, reports
Yemen- Socotra (ANN)-Local sources on the Yemeni island of Socotra have expressed concerns over reports that the UAE delegate Khalfan Al-Mazrouei had facilitated the theft of antiquities and ancient manuscripts. The sources told Socotra Post that an Emirati antiquities team
Coronavirus price hikes are making everyone mad
Gouge much? Purell for $149, face masks for $20: Coronavirus price hikes are making everyone mad Would you pay $149 for a two-pack of 12-ounce bottles of Purell? How about a single container of Clorox wipes for $44.25, plus $14.59
African Development Bank and Association for the Development of Education in Africa urge partners to tackle skills mismatch
PRESS RELEASE The findings of the preliminary scoping study show that there are gaps in skills development for employability in Africa ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, (ANN)– The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa
“You have been in the trenches with us,” Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia tells African Development Bank
PRESS RELEASE Ghana is looking to the Bank for investment in an integrated aluminium industry, using the country’s large bauxite deposit as raw materials ACCRA, Ghana (ANN)– The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) support for the west African nation Ghana has
African Legal Support Facility launches new handbook on sovereign debt at 10th anniversary
PRESS RELEASE African Legal Support Facility launches new handbook on sovereign debt at 10th anniversary The handbook discusses the fundamentals of sovereign debt, including the technical, financial and legal aspects of debt instruments and the markets in which they are
Somalis turn to Dr Hyena to fight depression, mental illness
MOGADISHU (ANN) – The growls from the caged hyena reverberate through the room as Mohamed Sheikh Yakub slumps silently in a chair nearby, hoping the animal will frighten away the evil spirits he says have troubled him since his divorce.