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Human Rights Organization Calls France to Stop Military Deals to UAE
The Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights sent a human rights petition to France to stop military deals to the UAE, against the background of its war crimes against civilians in Yemen.
The investigative French website…
5 killed, 124 injured in celebratory gunfire in Sana’a, provinces
At least five people were killed and 124 others were wounded, in a preliminary toll, as a result of celebratory gunfire on Monday in the capital Sana'a and provinces after the national junior football team won the West Asian Championship…
Human Rights Ministry organizes International Human Rights Day event
The Ministry of Human Rights organized on Tuesday an event on the occasion of International Human Rights Day under the slogan "The world celebrates while Yemen is under shelling and siege."
At the event, Deputy Prime Minister for Defense…
Yemen recovery possible if war stops now: UNDP report
War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world, but recovery is possible if the conflict ends now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report published on Tuesday.
Yemen has…
New platform for childhood cancer medicines counters ‘unacceptable imbalance’ in survival rates
A UN-backed initiative announced on Monday aims to ensure children with cancer living in low and middle-income countries have uninterrupted access to affordable, safe and effective medicines.
The…
UN steps up action on sexual misconduct in wake of CAR allegations
The UN continues to take steps to address allegations of sexual misconduct by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of the repatriation of Gabonese troops three months ago.…
Powerful earthquake hits southern Indonesia
A very powerful earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, rocked the Flores Sea in southern Indonesia, prompting tsunami alerts for nearby coastlines.
Indonesia’s Meteorological Department said it had issued a tsunami warning.…
Masked men attack mosque in eastern Germany
A mosque in the eastern German city of Leipzig was attacked with four windows smashed, a police spokesman said late Monday.
According to preliminary results, the mosque in Volkmarsdorf was damaged by a gathering of about 100 masked people,…
5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles South Africa
A strong earthquake rattled South Africa at 5.5 on the Richter scale on Sunday night.
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The authority noted that the earthquake occurred at a…
8 people killed, others missing in Mayfield, US tornadoes
Eight people were confirmed dead and eight were still missing on Sunday at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, as a result of a recent strong hurricane spree in the United States, an official at the owner’s…