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UN demands all countries enforce UN arms embargo on Libya
Middle East

UN demands all countries enforce UN arms embargo on Libya

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday demanding that all countries enforce the widely violated…
Experts: Libya rivals UAE, Russia, Turkey violate UN embargo
Middle East

Experts: Libya rivals UAE, Russia, Turkey violate UN embargo

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The warring parties in Libya and their international backers — the United Arab Emirates, Russia and…
Sudan and major rebel group agree to resume peace talks
Middle East

Sudan and major rebel group agree to resume peace talks

JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s power-sharing government and a major rebel group active in southern borderlands have agreed to hold new…
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan
Middle East

Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying…
Black Arab women tackle racist beauty ideals and stereotypes
Middle East

Black Arab women tackle racist beauty ideals and stereotypes

AMMAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Black Arab women are drawing inspiration from global anti-racism protests to fight back against long-standing…
Tunisia nears zero coronavirus cases as it eyes tourism
Middle East

Tunisia nears zero coronavirus cases as it eyes tourism

For 10 years, Juanita Reimer has lived at the edge of the Sahara desert in Douz, Tunisia. Since leaving her…
Spike in deaths in Darfur points to virus’ invisible spread
Middle East

Spike in deaths in Darfur points to virus’ invisible spread

CAIRO (AP) — In the sprawling refugee camps of Darfur, the war-scarred western region of Sudan, officials say the elderly…
US considers sending ‘training’ unit to Tunisia amid North Africa tensions
Middle East

US considers sending ‘training’ unit to Tunisia amid North Africa tensions

TUNIS (Reuters) – The United States said it is considering deploying a Security Force Assistance Brigade in Tunisia for training,…
Sudan women decry slow progress on rights since Bashir’s fall
Middle East

Sudan women decry slow progress on rights since Bashir’s fall

Sudanese women were at the forefront of the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir but 11 months on, activists are…
Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya: experts
World

Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya: experts

Turkey’s decision to approve the deployment of troops to Libya risks plunging the North African nation deeper into a Syrian-style…
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