World
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Africa
10/7/2021 6:18:21 PM
Severe flooding since August has affected at least 623,000 people in South Sudan, forcing many to flee their homes with the situation further exacerbated by ongoing violence, the UN's emergency-response agency said Thursday.
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World
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Region
10/7/2021 2:14:09 PM
A Kuwaiti passenger plane made an emergency landing at Trabzon airport in northern Turkey on Thursday following a bomb threat reported to the airline's headquarters, an official said.
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World
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Africa
10/6/2021 8:14:31 PM
The UN Security Council was due to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday, the second in less than a week, to address the recent expulsion of seven UN officials from Ethiopia, a decision that has raised fears of setting a precedent for other conflict zones.
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World
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International
10/3/2021 5:56:00 PM
North Korea has warned the UN Security Council against criticizing the isolated country's missile program, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats against the international body.
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World
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International
9/28/2021 2:12:49 PM
EU governments on Tuesday gave final approval to 5.4 billion euros ($6.3 billion) in emergency funds to member states punished by the economic fallout of Brexit, with the biggest payouts going to Ireland and France.
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World
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International
9/28/2021 11:57:45 AM
A coronavirus state of emergency targeting nightlife in Tokyo and other Japanese regions will end this week, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday, as cases nosedive nationwide.
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World
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International
9/22/2021 11:31:15 AM
UN's Martin Griffiths warned in a statement that "medicines, medical supplies and fuel are running out in Afghanistan"
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
9/21/2021 10:25:50 PM
Tunisian President Kais Said has attacked his critics in response to protests for and against him, reports Amira Howeidy
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World
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International
9/9/2021 4:13:08 PM
The United Nations has launched a $606 million emergency appeal to help nearly 11 million people in Afghanistan, or nearly one-third of the population
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World
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International
9/6/2021 7:20:51 PM
An existing emergency declaration issued last week enabled state, county and local governments to get reimbursed for disaster spending, Murphy said
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World
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International
9/2/2021 9:13:34 PM
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, a cargo airbridge is being established to transport non-food items such as medical and other emergency supplies to where they are needed the most
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World
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International
8/30/2021 5:23:31 PM
WHO said the supplies included trauma kits and emergency health kits enough to cover the basic needs of more than 200,000 people, as well as treat 6,500 trauma patients
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World
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International
8/28/2021 11:55:34 AM
The citation comes with a $100,000 emergency relief grant intended to help men and women involved in journalism in Afghanistan either resettle or to continue their work safely
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World
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International
8/24/2021 1:38:42 PM
The UK will chair the emergency talks among the group of wealthy countries later Tuesday, and has said it will urge the United States to extend the end-of-the-month deadline to complete the Afghan airlifts
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Egypt
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Politics
8/23/2021 9:18:00 PM
Minister of Health Hala Zayed announced that the ministry will start distributing the Sinovac/VACSERA vaccine to vaccination centres nationwide starting Tuesday
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World
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International
8/21/2021 7:24:21 PM
The emergency airlift from Kabul hit stumbling blocks on Friday and Saturday as flights were delayed, bottlenecks appeared in reception centres and thousands of Afghans continued to struggle to reach safety
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World
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International
8/21/2021 2:19:00 PM
US President Joe Biden said Friday he could not guarantee the outcome of emergency evacuations from Kabul
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World
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Region
8/18/2021 1:16:13 PM
The blazes have stretched the country's firefighting capabilities to the limit, leading the government to appeal for international help, including through a European Union emergency response system.
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World
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International
8/17/2021 4:40:13 PM
The government has taken pride in avoiding compulsory measures or a lockdown, but some experts and critics are wondering if voluntary measures are enough
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World
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Region
8/16/2021 4:53:54 PM
The government has blamed arsonists and a blistering heatwave for the dozens of blazes
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