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  • UN Security Council calls for protection of civilians, stresses importance of making progress towards peace, stability in Libya

    Date: 2025-05-18 09:39:54 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:11 - ID:11183308

    NEW YORK, May 18 (MENA) - The UN Security Council called Sunday on all Libyan parties to protect civilians, stressing the importance of achieving urgent progress towards achieving lasting peace, stability and security for the Libyan people. The ....

  • Pope Leo XIV's inauguration ceremony begins

    Date: 2025-05-18 09:30:41 GMT - Italy - World - SN:10 - ID:11183313

    ROME, May 18 (MENA) - Around 250,000 people crowded St. Peter's Square on Sunday to witness Pope Leo XIV's inauguration, marking the start of a new leadership period for 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, according to the website of the ....

  • UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt

    Date: 2025-05-17 06:57:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:9 - ID:11181769

    NEW YORK, May 17 (MENA) - The United Nations Secretary-General warned that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems. António Guterres issued the ....

  • Russia, Ukraine agree to exchange written proposals on ceasefire conditions

    Date: 2025-05-16 17:28:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:11181454

    ISTANBUL, May 16 (MENA) - Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation to the direct talks with Ukraine in Turkey's Istanbul, said the two sides agreed to exchange written proposals on ceasefire conditions, TASS news ....

  • OPEN// Bulgarian PM leaves for Albania's Tirana to participate in European Political Community Summit

    Date: 2025-05-15 20:41:00 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:58 - ID:11180722

    SOFIA, May 15 (MENA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov left for the Albanian capital, Tirana, on Thursday to participate in the 6th European Political Community Summit, which will be held on Friday. The summit will bring together ....

  • Kremlin denies possibility of Putin taking part in peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey

    Date: 2025-05-15 12:54:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:11180165

    MOSCOW, May 15 (MENA) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in talks with Ukraine scheduled to be held in Istanbul, Turkey. In statements reported by Russian News Agency TASS Thursday, the ....

  • Pakistan amb. to US lauds US for timely intervention facilitating India-Pakistan ceasefire

    Date: 2025-05-14 06:14:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:11177840

    WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) - Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Rizwan Saeed Sheikh hailed Wednesday US timely intervention that facilitated a ceasefire and de-escalation between India and Pakistan. The Pakistani diplomat emphasized deep-rooted ....

  • OPEN// Bulgaria's parliament rejects referendum on adopting euro currency in 2026

    Date: 2025-05-13 21:01:18 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:78 - ID:11177697

    SOFIA, May 13 (MENA) - Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova on Tuesday rejected a proposal by President Rumen Radev to hold a national referendum asking whether Bulgaria should adopt the single European currency in 2026. Kiselova ....

  • Trump urges Iran toward ‘new and better path’

    Date: 2025-05-13 20:36:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:75 - ID:11177489

    RIYADH, May 13 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump in a speech in Saudi Arabia urged Iran to take a “new and a better path.” Trump, in a speech to the US-Saudi investment conference, said he wants to avoid conflict with Tehran. “As I have ....

  • DMC report: Record 83 million people living in internal displacement worldwide

    Date: 2025-05-13 19:27:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:71 - ID:11177417

    GENEVA, 13 May (MENA) – An unprecedented 83.4 million people were living in internal displacement at the end of 2024, according to the newly released Global Report on Internal Displacement 2025 (GRID) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre ....

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