345 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency

Sep 16, 2021

Tripoli (Libya), September 16: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday said that 345 illegal migrants were rescued and returned to Libya...

Libya receives 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Sep 16, 2021

Tripoli (Libya), September 16: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that Libya received a batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Italy.

U.S., several EU states continue to oppose Nord Stream 2: Russian FM

Sep 16, 2021

Moscow (Russia), September 16: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that despite the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, several European Union...

Bangladesh PM eyes 60 mln Chinese vaccines in next three months

Sep 16, 2021

Dhaka (Bangladesh), September 16: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday her government is expecting to receive 60 million doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in...

UK PM reshuffles cabinet with Raab removed as foreign secretary

Sep 16, 2021

London (UK), September 16: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet ministers on Wednesday, with Dominic Raab removed as foreign...

U.S. condemns DPRK missile launches, calls for dialogue

Sep 16, 2021

Washington (US), September 16: The United States on Wednesday condemned ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang to...

Security Council approves technical rollover for mandate of UN mission in Libya

Sep 16, 2021

United Nations, September 16: The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to approve a "technical rollover" for the mandate of the UN Support Mission...

UN envoy calls for more int'l support to help maintain stability in Sudan's Darfur region

Sep 15, 2021

United Nations Sep 15: The top UN envoy for Sudan on Tuesday called for more international support to help maintain stability in the Darfur region,...

U.S. COVID-19 mandate plan wins support, doctor presses for children's vaccines

Sep 15, 2021

New York (USA) Sep 15: The U.S. federal government's latest COVID-19 vaccination mandates have won support in a recent poll and the country's top pediatrician...