The United States convened a new round of negotiations on Western Sahara in Washington on Monday, bringing together representatives from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and the Polisario Front in a renewed diplomatic effort to resolve the decades-long conflict. Third Meeting in a Month This marks the third meeting in just one…
Port Sudan – Women have emerged as the primary victims of Sudan’s brutal war, enduring what rights activists describe as “the world’s worst” sexual violence, alongside other crimes committed with impunity. Since April 2023, the conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens…
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty welcomed his Greek and Cypriot counterparts in Cairo on Sunday for high-level trilateral consultations addressing regional stability, energy cooperation, and peace initiatives in the Gaza Strip. Abdelatty, Greece’s George Gerapetritis, and Cyprus’ Constantinos Kombos discussed shared interests in securing stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, advancing…
Tens of thousands of mourners took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday for a mass funeral honoring security forces and civilians, as Iran faces an intensifying political and humanitarian crisis. Caskets draped with red and white roses were paraded through the capital, while crowds held images of Supreme Leader…
Somalia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abukar Dahir Osman, has criticized Israel’s recent recognition of Somaliland, describing it as a “calculated distraction” amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza and the West Bank. His remarks came as Somalia assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for January. Speaking to reporters,…
Africa has once again renewed its demand for two permanent and two non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, emphasizing the need for fair representation and stronger inclusion of the continent’s voice in global decision-making. Speaking on behalf of the African Group of States at the Second World Summit…
Hundreds of grieving Haitians gathered on Saturday, October 4, 2025, to mourn eight victims of a drone attack that struck the gang-controlled neighborhood of Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince last month — a tragedy that has once again underscored the worsening humanitarian crisis in the country. According to Doctors Without Borders,…
The United Nations Security Council has voted to expand its international security mission in Haiti, transforming it into a new “Gang Suppression Force” with an explicit mandate to help restore security and stability in the country. The resolution, adopted on Tuesday with 12 votes in favor and none against, raises…