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SANAA — Yemen’s Houthi group said Saturday that international shipping through the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait remained near normal even as intense ground fighting raged along its shores. In a…

UNITED NATIONS — Terrorism has become more fragmented and diffuse, with technology reshaping the threat environment, a UN counter-terrorism official said Friday. Terrorist groups adapt their structures, decentralize operations, diversify…

UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution on the technical rollover of sanctions against Sudan in relation to the Darfur region. Resolution 2828, adopted unanimously…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | ODESA, Ukraine: Two Azerbaijani sailors have been killed and two others injured after a Somali-flagged tug was reportedly struck by drones near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of…

ALGIERS — Algeria will close its airspace at midnight Friday to all civilian and military aircraft registered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Defense Ministry said Thursday. The measure…

BEIJING, (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to New Delhi for this year’s BRICS gathering just over a week after he took part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | ALGIERS: Algeria has severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after years of growing tensions between the two countries, Algerian state media reported on Thursday. Algeria…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: Kenya is seeking to raise tourism’s contribution to the economy to KSh1 trillion as the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) partners with Tatler Africa to showcase the…

JUBA, (Xinhua) — South Sudan and Uganda have agreed to remove administrative barriers to facilitate the rapid movement of health personnel, medical vehicles, and emergency supplies across their shared border.…