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UN Appoints New Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen amid Worsening Crisis
Yemen: UN appoints new Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator amid worsening crisis
Morocco’s Nador West Med: $5.1 Billion Port Project Enters Operational Phase, Targeting 34,000 Jobs
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan inaugurates the first container terminal at the new Mediterranean port. Designed to become a strategic logistics, industrial and energy hub,…
Chad and Algeria: Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf visits N’Djamena carrying message from Tebboune
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf arrived in N’Djamena on Tuesday, November 3, for an official visit to Chad
Sudan: Drone Attacks Widen the Regional Dimension of the War
Khartoum accuses Ethiopia of allowing attacks launched from its territory and takes the allegations to the UN and African Union. Strikes against electricity infrastructure are…
Morocco Celebrates MINURSO Setback as Diplomatic Turning Point on Western Sahara
Morocco Celebrates MINURSO Setback as Diplomatic Turning Point on Western Sahara
Western Sahara: US and Russia Block Rival UN Resolutions, Leaving MINURSO’s Future Uncertain
The United Nations Security Council failed to agree on the future of its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara on Friday, October 30, after Russia and…
Gaza: Israeli Strikes Continue Despite Ceasefire as Death Toll Exceeds 1,550
Gaza: Israeli Strikes Continue Despite Ceasefire as Death Toll Exceeds 1,550
Iran–US: Diplomatic Push Seeks to Avert Renewed Military Escalation
Iran has confirmed receiving a message from US Vice President JD Vance, delivered to Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei, as diplomatic efforts intensify to prevent…
Israel Election Deadlock Leaves Netanyahu Facing Fight to Stay in Power
Netanyahu has lost parliamentary majority. With neither side commanding the 61 seats required to govern, the Arab-led parties have acquired unprecedented leverage in coalition negotiations.…
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