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After trade push, Turkey pledges 15m Covid-19 vaccines for Africa
Turkey has invested heavily in developing trade and diplomatic ties with Africa under Recep Tayyip Erdogan since 2003.Turkey is developing its own vaccine, known as Turkovac, which is in the process of receiving emergency use approval
Following any authorization, it will be shared with Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said
Morocco says it has foiled IS terror plot with US help
The Moroccan authorities also arrested an alleged supporter of the outlawed organization, saying it was ‘the culmination of close collaboration’...A suspect arrested in connection with the plot was said to be an extremist belonging to the so-called Islamic State group
The 24-year-old was said to be hailing the Sala Al-Jadida region north of the Moroccan capital of Rabat
Iraq works with Belarus to drop fines on refugees stranded on border
The feat is said to have been achieved due to efforts from Iraq’s embassy in Moscow and ‘in coordination’ with...An evacuation flight returned to the country from Belarus on Friday carried 258 Iraqis
Iraq has so far managed to bring back 3,817 of its citizens from Belarus over 10 trips
UN Secretary-General on state visit to Lebanon
The reports said that he will pay tribute to the victims of the Beirut Port blast, and also undertake field...UN Secretary-General will meet with Government officials including President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Najib Mikati
Antonio Guterres will travel to southern Lebanon to visit the UN Interim Force in Lebanon and tour parts of the Blue Line
Cyprus, Jordan sign bilateral deals, discuss regional developments
Jordan's King Abdullah II paid an official visit to Cyprus on Friday for talks with President Nicos Anastasiades, during which...The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, as well as climate change and efforts to combat Covid-19
The agreements covered issues including double taxation and the extradition of fugitives
Lebanon crisis exposes 1 million children to violence: UN
Lebanon's spiraling economic crisis is causing abuse against children to soar and is putting one child out of two at...One in two children in Lebanon is at serious risk of physical, emotional, or sexual violence, as families struggle to cope in the country’s deepening crisis, UN said.
New threats against children were appearing such as "destitute families abandoning babies in the streets and children facing increased risk of abduction".
UAE and US discuss regional, defense issues at annual Joint Military Dialogue
Top UAE and US military officials discussed regional and defense issues in Washington as part of the annual Joint Military...Top military officials of the two countries also discussed counterterrorism and international maritime security.
The discussion was part of the annual Joint Military Dialogue.
Plan to support 1.6 million Palestinians in 2022 in Gaza and West Bank launched
A $510 million Humanitarian Response Plan was launched on Thursday to support 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people in...The plan was launched by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Lynn Hastings.
The needs analysis on which the Plan is based estimates two in every five Palestinians will require some sort of humanitarian assistance in 2022.
US hits China with new trade curbs, sanctions over Uyghur rights
The United States on Thursday unleashed a volley of actions to censure China's treatment of the Uyghur minority, with lawmakers...The US Senate unanimously voted to make the United States the first country to ban virtually all imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns
Rights experts, witnesses and the US government say more than one million Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims are incarcerated in camps
Deadline set for Iran reparations for downed Ukraine flight
The Canada-led International Coordination and Response Group had repeatedly asked Iran to meet in November to negotiate redress, but got...The Canada-led International Coordination and Response Group had repeatedly asked Iran to meet in November to negotiate redress, but got no reply
Nearly two years after the crash, the group said Iran continues to demonstrate an "apparent reluctance" to come to the table
