Two NGOs question Macron on the “humanitarian disaster” in Idlib, Syria
Médecins du Monde France and the Union of Relief and Medical Care Organizations wrote to President Emmanuel Macron demanding urgent action as Syrian forces
Yemen: entry of 138,000 migrants and refugees in 2019
The migration route from the Horn of Africa to Yemen remained the world's most frequented maritime migration corridor in 2019, with 138,000 migrants and
Washington steps up pressure on Baghdad
The United States reduced Iraq's exemption for importing electricity from Iran to 45 days — down from the usual three to four months —
Tunisia: towards early legislative elections
Tunisia edged toward early parliamentary elections after the Islamist party Ennahdha and the Qalb Tounes party both rejected Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh's proposed cabinet.
Bad weather for aid workers in the Central African Republic
The International Committee of the Red Cross suspended operations and team movements in Kaga-Bandoro in the Central African Republic's north-central Nana-Grebizi region after a
Algeria: Karim Younes appointed mediator of the Republic
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed former National Popular Assembly president Karim Younes as Mediator of the Republic, the presidency announced. Younes had previously coordinated
Aeronautics: Airbus pitched, weighed down by fines and the A400M
Airbus posted a net loss of €1.36 billion for 2019 after paying €3.6 billion in corruption settlement fines to French, British, and American authorities,
Emirates: Green light for the first nuclear power plant in the Arab World
The United Arab Emirates gave the green light for fuel loading at its Barakah nuclear power plant, the first in the Arab world, built
CoronaVirus: Toilet paper in the viewfinder of Robbers
Three men armed with knives robbed a delivery truck driver of toilet paper worth more than HK$1,000 in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district as
Recession threatens the Japan’s economy
Japan's GDP fell 1.6% in the fourth quarter of 2019, its steepest quarterly decline since 2014, after an increase in the consumption tax from