Middle East and North Africa
Saudi King Salman: G20 leaders must work towards equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
Dubai (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said in his opening remarks to G20 leaders on Saturday that they must work towards affordable and...
G20 to discuss post-pandemic world, back debt relief
Brussels (Reuters) - Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that...
U.N. chief says Yemen in imminent danger of famine, warns against unilateral moves
New York (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that war-torn Yemen is in “imminent danger of the worst famine the world...
Iran’s Guards launch aircraft carrier-scale warship amid tensions with U.S.: TV
Dubai (Reuters) - Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have added a warship capable of carrying aircraft, missile launchers and drones to its naval fleet, state...
50 face execution in Iraq after unfair trials, U.N. says
Geneva (Reuters) - Some 50 prisoners in Iraq face possible execution on Monday following conviction on terrorism-related crimes in unfair trials, United Nations human...