World

  • Service : English General
  • Category : World
  • Russia's major focus is still on eastern front, Ukrainian military says

    Date: 2023-06-19 21:08:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:80 - ID:10218109

    KYIV, June 19 (MENA) - Russia’s focus is still on the war’s eastern front, CNN quoted Ukrainian military officials as having said Monday. “The Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka directions remain the major focus of the enemy’s effort,” the ....

  • Ukraine won’t get formal invite to join NATO at July summit, Stoltenberg says

    Date: 2023-06-19 20:00:56 GMT - Germany - World - SN:77 - ID:10218028

    BERLIN, June 19 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there are no ongoing discussions about issuing Ukraine a formal invitation to join the alliance at its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next month, The Hill reported Monday. In a ....

  • Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

    Date: 2023-06-19 18:03:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:10217856

    WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, concluding a high-stakes visit, ABC News reported. The meeting comes amid soaring tensions between the United States and ....

  • Afghan women suffer extreme discrimination, restrictions, violence - Deputy High Commissioner 2 last Geneva

    Date: 2023-06-19 11:46:35 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:42 - ID:10217362

    Afghanistan is also the only country in the world that bans women from working for international organizations, including the United Nations, as well as outside the home, in many sectors, she said, adding that this significantly impacts the ability ....

  • Afghan women suffer extreme discrimination, restrictions, violence - Deputy High Commissioner

    Date: 2023-06-19 11:45:46 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:10217121

    GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al Nashif said Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are denied education beyond primary level. Addressing the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council ....

  • UN Human Rights Council starts 53rd session in Geneva 2 last Geneva

    Date: 2023-06-19 10:29:54 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:35 - ID:10217125

    He added "I am extremely worried by the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. In the occupied West Bank, excessive use of force and unlawful killings of Palestinians by the Israeli Security Forces have increased, including ....

  • UN Human Rights Council starts its 53rd session in Geneva

    Date: 2023-06-19 10:17:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:34 - ID:10217016

    GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Council started its regular 53rd session in Geneva on Monday. In a report delivered during the inauguration of the session, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that when the first ....

  • Ukrainian defenders capture mo0re than 80 Russian soldiers in past week – Maliar

    Date: 2023-06-19 09:32:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:28 - ID:10216976

    KYIV, June 19 (MENA) - The Ukrainian defense forces captured more than 80 Russian invaders in the past week, Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform news agency reported. According to her, over the past week, ....

  • US ‘deeply troubled’ as Israel plans to approve thousands of homes in West Bank

    Date: 2023-06-19 06:45:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10216481

    WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - The United States said it is “deeply troubled” by the Israeli government’s tabling of plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank and has called on Israel to return to dialogue aimed at ....

  • US, Chinese FMs meet in Beijing for first time in 5 years

    Date: 2023-06-18 17:51:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:10216010

    WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off talks with senior Chinese officials in Beijing Sunday at the start of a high-stakes visit meant to steer relations back on course after months of inflamed tensions between ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD