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Iraqi PM, Turkmen president discuss ties over phone
Baghdad [Iraq], March 6: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Turkmen President Serdar...

Israel says has conveyed to Washington stance on...
Jerusalem [Israel], March 6: Israel said on Wednesday that it has conveyed to Washington its position on direct talks between...

Human body's protein recycling system fights bacteria like...
Jerusalem [Israel], March 6: Israeli researchers have discovered a surprising immune defense role of the proteasome, a cellular structure known...

UN agencies fear Gaza crossing closures deal blow...
Gaza [Gaza City], March 6: The closure of all Gaza cargo crossing points is undoing critical progress in delivering vital,...

European stock markets tumble amid global trade war...
London [England], March 5: European stock markets suffered heavy losses on Tuesday as fears of a global trade war intensified...

Ukraine ready for peace talks "as soon as...
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his country stands ready to enter peace negotiations...

Greece reports lowest unemployment rate since 2008
Athens [Greece], March 5: Greece's unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in January, marking its lowest level since December 2008,...

German parties agree on plan to boost infrastructure,...
Berlin [Germany], March 5: German parties seeking to form the next government agreed on Tuesday to set up a 500-billion-euro...

Kenyan scholars hail China's "Ne Zha 2" for...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: The record-breaking Chinese animated film "Ne Zha 2" is raising the bar in immersing global audiences...

At least 7 killed, 49 injured in separate...
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: At least seven people were killed and 49 others were injured in two separate...

Tanzanian official confirms invasion of new weed in...
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: A new type of weed has invaded Lake Victoria, affecting marine transport on the...

Ethiopian producers, business leaders set sight on Canton...
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 5: Ethiopian producers and leaders in the import-export sector have expressed interest in leveraging the upcoming...

WFP warns of 412-million-USD funding shortfall for South...
Juba [South Sudan], March 5: The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it faces a critical funding shortfall...

Kenya hosts Canton Fair promotional conference amid deepening...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: A promotional conference for the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known...

AU steps up training of Somali police officers...
Mogadishu [Somalia], March 5: The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) said on Tuesday that its police...

Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers:...
New York [US], March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

Guinea-Bissau president says ECOWAS mediation "no longer welcome"
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], March 5: Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Tuesday that the mediation mission from the Economic Community...

Over 2,500 schools affected by ongoing DR Congo...
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], March 5: More than 2,500 schools have been affected by an ongoing conflict in...

UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria
Washington DC [US], March 5: A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes,...

Yemen's Houthis claim shooting down U.S. drone over...
Aden [Yemen], March 5: Yemen's Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the...

Feature: War-weary Syrians gather for iftar amid ruins...
Damascus [Syria], March 5: Amid the gray rubble of shattered concrete and collapsed buildings, hundreds of war-weary Syrians huddled together...

Roundup: Arab leaders adopt Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan
Cairo [Egypt]/Gaza [Gaza City], March 5: Arab leaders approved on Tuesday an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which is estimated...

US health agency says employees can apply for...
Washington DC [US], March 5: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told employees on Monday they could apply...

Teen arrested over alleged mass shooting at new...
Sydney [Australia], March 5: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a western Sydney mosque was allegedly targeted with threats...

EU allocates €76 million in aid for Rohingya...
Brussels [Belgium], March 4: The European Commission on Monday allocated €76 million ($79.4 million) in humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees...

Russia launched over 2,300 aerial attacks in week:...
Kiev [Ukraine], March 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for greater military support after a week in which Russia launched...

UN human rights chief concerned about growing power...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern about the growing power of IT...