UN chief ‘shocked’ by reports of excessive force against protesters in Iran
12 january 2026 - 13:36:24New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is shocked by reports of violence and excessive use of force by [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is shocked by reports of violence and excessive use of force by [...] Full text...
South African Minister defends BRICS naval exercise
12 january 2026 - 07:51:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has defended the military exercises with China, [...] Full text...
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Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end protest violence and restore internet
11 january 2026 - 11:47:11Tehran, Iran (PANA) - The UN-mandated independent human rights fact-finding mission on Iran has urged authorities to immediately restore internet [...] Full text...
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Iran: UN human rights chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by protest-related violence
09 january 2026 - 19:41:09Tehran, Iran (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has called for an independent and transparent investigation into reports of [...] Full text...
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South Africa hosts major BRICS naval exercise
09 january 2026 - 08:16:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Warships from some members of the BRICS group have gathered in Cape Town waters for [...] Full text...
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South Africa condemns US aggression against Venezuela at UN meeting
06 january 2026 - 09:38:20New York, US (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says the US invasion of Venezuela undermined international [...] Full text...
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Afghanistan to remain major crisis in 2026, UN, partners warn
31 december 2025 - 15:20:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Afghanistan is expected to remain one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises in 2026, UN agencies [...] Full text...
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Security Council remains divided over Iran nuclear programme, sanctions stay in place
24 december 2025 - 15:35:39New York, US (PANA) - At a meeting to discuss nuclear non-proliferation on Tuesday, the Security Council’s stance on Iran’s [...] Full text...
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Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees
17 december 2025 - 17:22:41New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Yemen’s leaders to return to the path of peace [...] Full text...
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Ex-UN chief Ban warns Security Council risks irrelevance without reform
15 december 2025 - 19:46:09New York, US (PANA) - Gathered around the Security Council’s iconic horseshoe table, ambassadors were challenged on Monday to look [...] Full text...
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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
10 december 2025 - 17:47:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...
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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
10 december 2025 - 15:46:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: The groups after the draw
05 december 2025 - 19:35:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The following are the groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by [...] Full text...
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Africa’s World Cup hopeful await 2026 draw as historic 48-team tournament takes shape
05 december 2025 - 10:36:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Africa’s nine qualified nations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will discover their group-stage opponents [...] Full text...
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UN refugees chief calls for greater refugee protection and funding
07 november 2025 - 09:01:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced [...] Full text...
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UN refugees chief calls for greater refugee protection and funding
07 november 2025 - 07:38:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced [...] Full text...
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UN warns against resumption of nuclear testing
31 october 2025 - 07:41:40New York, US (PANA) - The specter of nuclear mushroom clouds has resurfaced. Following comments by US President Donald Trump [...] Full text...
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IAEA warns of fragility of nuclear non-proliferation regime
30 october 2025 - 07:36:42New York, US (PANA) - The head of the world's nuclear watchdog has citeed Iran, Syria and Ukraine as fronts [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres calls for urgent reform of Security Council
24 october 2025 - 21:08:36New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday warned that the “fragile” legitimacy of the Security Council could [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes Indonesia's role in anti-apartheid struggle
23 october 2025 - 06:11:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday welcomed Indonesia to the BRICS group of [...] Full text...
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Yemen: UN staff freed after Houthi raid, but dozens remain arbitrarily detained
20 october 2025 - 21:00:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fifteen UN international staff are now free to move within the UN compound in the Yemeni [...] Full text...
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UN chief sounds alarm over worsening crisis in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher city
21 september 2025 - 10:39:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday voiced grave alarm at the rapidly deteriorating situation in El [...] Full text...
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‘No end’ expected to floods and storms as global heating continues
19 september 2025 - 04:43:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s water resources face growing pressure from climate change while emergencies involving the life-giving resource [...] Full text...
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IAEA chief urges countries to recommit to nuclear non-proliferation
16 september 2025 - 07:09:48Vienna, Austria (PANA) - At the start of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudan's finance minister, pro-Iranian group
12 september 2025 - 20:34:40Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Friday sanctioned two Sudanese entities it accuses of obstructing peace realisation [...] Full text...
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Nuclear watchdog chief announces breakthrough on Iran monitoring
11 september 2025 - 14:30:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN’s atomic energy agency announced on Wednesday that a deal has been [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law
08 september 2025 - 13:15:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” [...] Full text...
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‘Our livelihoods have been cut off,’ say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest (By UN News)
31 august 2025 - 07:35:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In the occupied West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, Yousef (not his real name) stands [...] Full text...
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'Immediate concrete steps' needed to protect humanitarian aid workers
19 august 2025 - 10:14:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — An international humanitarian charity on Tuesday called on all states, parties to conflict and global leaders [...] Full text...
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Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency
08 august 2025 - 07:48:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the [...] Full text...
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Ways to promote political process in Libya at centre of meeting between President of Libyan Council and António Guterres
05 august 2025 - 14:28:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, discussed with UN Secretary-General, António Guterres ways [...] Full text...
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Awaza gears up to host UN conference on landlocked developing countries
03 august 2025 - 19:08:12Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - In the city of Awaza, where the Caspian Sea meets the desert, UN and Turkmen flags [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping can work in a fractured world – if there is political will
29 july 2025 - 20:24:15New York, US (PANA) - In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation and rising global tensions, United Nations peace operations [...] Full text...
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UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
25 july 2025 - 05:36:26New York, US (PANA) - The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has concluded at United Nations Headquarters in [...] Full text...
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Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to return
24 july 2025 - 19:00:37New York, US (PANA) - Afghans returning to their country face “serious violations” of their human rights committed by the [...] Full text...
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UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
24 july 2025 - 16:43:16New York, US (PANA) - The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded on Wednesday following a week-and-a-half of [...] Full text...
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Research institute slams South Africa's ties with Iran
17 july 2025 - 09:45:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Middle East Africa Research Institute (MEARI) has warned that South Africa’s foreign policy [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for mobilization on climate at BRICS Summit
08 july 2025 - 09:13:07Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on members BRICS group of emerging countries [...] Full text...
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‘Cooperation is humanity’s greatest innovation,’ UN chief declares at BRICS summit
07 july 2025 - 22:05:55Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the environment is being attacked on [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for reform of multilateralism
07 july 2025 - 15:04:27Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for respect for international law and for [...] Full text...
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Iran crisis: UN stays and delivers
01 july 2025 - 20:31:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’
28 june 2025 - 07:50:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, [...] Full text...
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Refugee resettlement quotas fall despite high needs
26 june 2025 - 06:28:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As conflicts and protracted crises continue to force millions of people to flee their countries, the [...] Full text...
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Risk of genocide remains 'very high' in Sudan, warns UN
24 june 2025 - 05:54:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity remains "very high" in Sudan, a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia calls for an end to aggression against Iran
23 june 2025 - 17:50:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed its ‘clear and unequivocal condemnation of Zionist aggression’ against the Islamic Republic of [...] Full text...
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UN chief ‘gravely alarmed’ by US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites
22 june 2025 - 12:05:33New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the United States’ bombing of three nuclear sites in [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 51st Conference of OIC Foreign Ministers in Istanbul
21 june 2025 - 13:29:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The interim Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Taher al-Baour, has arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, [...] Full text...
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Iran-Israel crisis - UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation
18 june 2025 - 19:14:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights [...] Full text...
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‘Behind each crisis, people are suffering,’ Türk tells Human Rights Council
17 june 2025 - 07:47:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Eighty years after the United Nations was established to end war, uphold fundamental human rights and [...] Full text...
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Guterres to launch life-saving campaign strengthening mine action worldwide
16 june 2025 - 23:42:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is set to launch a global campaign to boost support for disarmament and [...] Full text...
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Ghana closes embassy in Tehran as Israel-Iran tension escalates
16 june 2025 - 11:00:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Monday announced the immediate closure of its embassy in Tehran, Iran, as tension between [...] Full text...
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Security Council meets in emergency session over Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes
14 june 2025 - 16:34:15New York, US (PANA) - Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the [...] Full text...
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Libya denounces Israeli air strikes against Iran
14 june 2025 - 12:06:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity Friday [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: AUC concerned about 'potential negative impact' of US travel ban on several African nations
05 june 2025 - 11:04:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) on Thursday expressed concern about the potential negative impact on [...] Full text...
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Nationals of seven African countries among 12 banned from travelling to the US in President Trump's proclamation
05 june 2025 - 07:35:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Nationals of seven African countries are among those of 12 countries banned from travelling to [...] Full text...
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Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
21 may 2025 - 04:48:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the first ever [...] Full text...
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WHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
19 may 2025 - 22:20:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health [...] Full text...
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Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief
30 april 2025 - 16:45:01New York, US (PANA) - Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result [...] Full text...
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South Africa expresses condolences to Iran on port explosion
30 april 2025 - 08:29:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Tuesday sent its condolences to the Islamic Republic of [...] Full text...
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World sees highest recorded executions since 2015: Amnesty International
08 april 2025 - 11:01:11London, UK (PANA) - Global executions hit their highest figure since 2015, as over 1,500 people were executed across 15 [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela
18 march 2025 - 20:56:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...
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Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression
14 march 2025 - 20:14:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including [...] Full text...
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South African lawmakers take aim at Trump administration
07 march 2025 - 08:51:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Lawmakers on Thursday took aim at the Trump administration’s decision to halt [...] Full text...
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UN expert denounces 'cruel game' of hostage-taking
05 march 2025 - 07:50:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A United Nations independent expert warned on Tuesday of an increase in hostage-taking by states and [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief decries substantial rise in death penalty executions
25 february 2025 - 16:29:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International efforts to eradicate the death penalty came into sharp focus at the Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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Syrian crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
11 december 2024 - 19:08:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced [...] Full text...
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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025
22 november 2024 - 06:44:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical [...] Full text...
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US Administration decides continuation of sanctions against Sudan
26 october 2024 - 16:52:58Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden has announced Continuation of the National Emergency with respect to [...] Full text...
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US Treasury Sanctions Sudanese Senior Armed Forces Weapons Procurement Director
24 october 2024 - 16:56:02Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Thursday sanctioned a senior Sudanese government army official, saying he was behind the purchase [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa's pro-Russia remarks raise tensions
23 october 2024 - 16:20:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday has sparked tensions [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges 3 African countries to abolish death penalty 'once and for all'
10 october 2024 - 12:03:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three sub-Saharan African countries on the cusp of abolition must act now and abolish the death [...] Full text...
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RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops
10 october 2024 - 08:16:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...
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Gaza after a year of conflict
07 october 2024 - 13:14:44Gaza City, Palestine (PANA) – Monday, 7 October, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel that killed [...] Full text...
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South Africa calls for restraint in the Middle East
04 october 2024 - 07:15:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Friday said it is gravely concerned about the continuing [...] Full text...
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Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development
23 september 2024 - 05:06:47New York, US (PANA) - World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete [...] Full text...
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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests
14 september 2024 - 14:30:30New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and [...] Full text...
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EU warns Iran on transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia
13 september 2024 - 12:57:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has strongly condemned the recent transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia.A statement [...] Full text...
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New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns
10 september 2024 - 05:16:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Foreign Minister calls for clear focus on shared goals of peace, and justice in Palestine
09 august 2024 - 14:28:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Gambians Abroad, has urged that the 15th Session [...] Full text...
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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation
08 august 2024 - 07:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...
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Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation
05 august 2024 - 18:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in the [...] Full text...
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WHO reports of Dengue Fever outreak in Iran
23 july 2024 - 18:57:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On 14 June 2024, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) of Iran reported the [...] Full text...
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UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment
19 july 2024 - 05:30:44New York, US (PANA) - The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development has concluded with nations reiterating the need [...] Full text...
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EC prolongs restrictive measures on Iran’s military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, armed groups in Mideast and Red Sea region
15 july 2024 - 11:34:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday extended until 27 July 2025 its restrictive measures in view of [...] Full text...
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UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises
04 july 2024 - 15:15:26Astana, Kazakhstan (PANA) - Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential [...] Full text...
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Gender apartheid must be recognised as a crime under international law - Amnesty International
17 june 2024 - 06:49:56London, UK (PANA) - Gender apartheid must be recognised as a crime under international law in order to strengthen efforts [...] Full text...
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Day 2 at AfDB Meetings in Nairobi
28 may 2024 - 11:42:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The BRICS Alliance, together with the new member additions, are providing immense trade and investment opportunities [...] Full text...
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2024 Futsal World Cup: African trio know their group opponents
28 may 2024 - 06:24:00Samarkand, Uzbekistan (PANA) - The following are the groups of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan after the [...] Full text...
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Gambia mourns late Iran President
21 may 2024 - 10:15:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has extended its condolences to the government and people of Iran following the death of [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM expresses solidarity with Iran following the accidental death of President
20 may 2024 - 14:27:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhalid Al-Dbaiba, has expressed his "full [...] Full text...
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President of Burkina Faso pays tribute to Iranian President killed in helicopter crash
20 may 2024 - 14:19:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Monday paid tribute to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President Tinubu condoles Iran over deaths of President Raisi, others in helicopter crash
20 may 2024 - 10:48:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday extended his condolences to the government and people of [...] Full text...
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50th Tripoli International Fair opens
15 may 2024 - 11:00:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 50th Tripoli International Fair opened in the Libyan capital on Tuesday. The fair, which has recorded [...] Full text...
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Complementary admissions for refugees reach record highs: UNHCR report
14 may 2024 - 06:33:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report jointly issued by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Organisation for Economic [...] Full text...
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13th session of the Iranian-Libyan Supreme Commission to be held in Tehran
10 may 2024 - 15:14:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Iranian ambassador to Libya, Ain Allah Suri, has expressed his country's desire to hold the [...] Full text...
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African trio brace for Futsal World Cup draw
05 may 2024 - 08:19:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The fates of Angola, Libya and Morocco will be decided this month as the three African [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso Prime Minister de Tambèla visits Iran
25 april 2024 - 13:46:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister, Dr Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélèm de Tambèla, is paying a visit to the [...] Full text...
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UN chief appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East
19 april 2024 - 05:14:16New York, US (PANA) - Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
16 april 2024 - 16:00:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...
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South Africa calls for Middle East restraint
16 april 2024 - 08:32:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has joined other African countries in expressing concern at developments in the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military
15 april 2024 - 16:37:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Committee adopts annual report
27 march 2024 - 11:36:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Human Rights Committee of the United Nations on Wednesday adopted its annual report covering its [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches ‘highest point in decades’
19 march 2024 - 04:56:24New York, US (PANA) - Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear [...] Full text...
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Niger denounces military agreement with the United States
17 march 2024 - 12:51:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger authorities denounced the military agreement between Niger and the United States as an American [...] Full text...
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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch
22 february 2024 - 07:00:06New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres
23 january 2024 - 20:37:03New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns terrorist attack in Iran
04 january 2024 - 13:08:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has strongly denounced the "terrorist attack" in the province of Kerman, in the south of [...] Full text...
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Libya, Iran to cooperate in health sector
19 december 2023 - 18:45:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health in the government of national unity, [...] Full text...
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Middle East conflict risks reshaping the region’s economies: IMF Blog By John Bluedorn and Taline Koranchelian
01 december 2023 - 19:39:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The conflict in Gaza and Israel is causing immense human suffering. In addition to the direct [...] Full text...
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Visit to South Africa of Senior Hamas officials sparks outrage from Jewish Board
01 december 2023 - 11:33:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The visit to Cape Town by a senior delegation of Hamas officials has sparked [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Morocco through after shootout drama
21 november 2023 - 17:49:17Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Morocco scored a stoppage-time equalizer then beat Iran in a penalty shootout to secure a place [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Magnificent Mali maul Mexico
21 november 2023 - 10:46:00Suabaya, Jakarta (PANA) - Mahamoud Barry scored twice and laid on another as Mali stormed through to the last eight [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Iran advance after routine New Caledonia win
17 november 2023 - 16:05:58Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Iran ensured their progress to the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023 knockout phase after a [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Superb Brazil beat England to seal progress
17 november 2023 - 15:19:01Jakarta,Indonesia (PANA) - The clash between one of the past two FIFA U-17 World Cup champions lived up to its [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Senegal, five others reach Round of 16
16 november 2023 - 05:36:04Bandung, Indonesia (PANA) - Even with one match still to be played in the group stage, Senegal, Spain, England, France, [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U17 WC: Results of Day 2 matches in Groups C and D
14 november 2023 - 15:35:28Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 2 matches in Groups C and D played at [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crsis: ‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access
28 october 2023 - 07:45:20New York, US (PANA) - With the humanitarian system in Gaza on the verge of "total collapse", UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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EU, Council of Europe firm in global fight against death penalty
10 october 2023 - 08:48:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Marking World Day against the Death Penalty on Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and the Council [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA Beach World Cup: Senegal to face Japan, Egypt clash with UAE
09 october 2023 - 05:49:27Dubai, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - African champions, Senegal, will face Colombia, Belarus and Japan in Group C at the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, Iran sign eight cooperation agreements
06 october 2023 - 13:04:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and the Islamic Republic of Iran have signed eight cooperation agreements in the [...] Full text...
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Only way to end nuclear risk ‘is to eliminate nuclear weapons’: Guterres
26 september 2023 - 06:28:51New York, US (PANA) - When “geopolitical mistrust and competition” have pushed the nuclear risk to Cold War levels, total [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: Government requests WB assistance for reconstruction
23 september 2023 - 14:25:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Finance has asked the World Bank (WB) for help in rebuilding the [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: FIFA organises draw for tournament
15 september 2023 - 17:19:43Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023, which would be held from 10 [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Draw scheduled for 15 September in Zurich
12 september 2023 - 08:25:25Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The draw for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be held in Zurich on 15 [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: List of all qualified countries
12 september 2023 - 08:21:12Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Here is a list of all the teams going to Indonesia for the 2023 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...
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UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’
29 august 2023 - 16:41:29New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning [...] Full text...
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South Africa: BRICS Summit concludes with expanded membership
24 august 2023 - 15:13:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced that the BRICS bloc had reached [...] Full text...
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Male guardianship rules hamper travel, other movements in North Africa, Middle East
18 july 2023 - 06:39:39Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Many Middle East and North African countries still prevent women from moving freely in their own country [...] Full text...
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Iranian president arrives in Kenya
12 july 2023 - 09:18:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Nairobi on Wednesday for a State Visit aimed at heightening [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Referees to add wasted time to each half
08 july 2023 - 06:34:22Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Referees involved in this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have been instructed [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high
14 june 2023 - 05:23:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflicts, persecution and climate-driven upheaval meant more people than ever remained uprooted from their homes last [...] Full text...
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More than 125,227 internally displaced people back to places of origin in Burkina Faso - PM
30 may 2023 - 14:36:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The security crisis in Burkina Faso since 2015 displaced thousands of people but as of [...] Full text...
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WHO congratulates Benin and Mali for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
16 may 2023 - 15:01:49Geneva -Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, [...] Full text...
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Recorded executions in 2022 reached highest figure in five years - Amnesty
16 may 2023 - 07:56:11London, UK (PANA) - Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and [...] Full text...
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Religious leaders join UN to pray for peace
15 april 2023 - 07:40:22New York, US (PANA) - At a time of terrible divisions in the world, leaders from multiple faiths joined together [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Iranian officials discuss reopening of Iranian embassy in Tripoli
27 march 2023 - 12:56:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has discussed with her Iranian [...] Full text...
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Libyans begin Ramadan on Thursday
22 march 2023 - 12:38:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will start the Muslim fasting month or Ramadan on Thursday, the Mufti Dar Al-Iftaa announced [...] Full text...
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Arrangements underway for return of Iranian embassy's activities in Libya
13 march 2023 - 14:21:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government, Najla al-Mangouch, and [...] Full text...
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Iranian drones on Moroccan-Algerian border threaten stability in the region, says Military Africa
10 march 2023 - 15:37:43Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The presence of Iranian drones on the border between the Kingdom of Morocco and Algeria represents [...] Full text...
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Israel's expansion in Africa seen through the prism of Libyan newspaper
10 february 2023 - 16:02:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Israel is undoubtedly progressing more and more in the African continent, succeeding in its infiltration through [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
UN chief appoints South African Mojankunyane Gumbi as Special Adviser for addressing racism in the workplace
29 january 2023 - 07:51:51New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms. Mojankunyane Gumbi of South Africa as Special Adviser [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou International Handicraft exhibition opens
27 january 2023 - 19:45:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 16th edition of the International Exhibition of handicrafts Ouagadougou (SIAO) opened this Friday, on [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’
24 january 2023 - 06:22:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite recent progress towards eliminating trans fat from food, some five billion people remain unprotected from [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: England, USA win final Group B matches to reach Round of 16
29 november 2022 - 21:17:56Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egland and the USA on Tuesday won their last Group B matches against Wales and Iran [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures and tables for Day 3 matches in Groups A and B on Tuesday
29 november 2022 - 04:33:10Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are the fixtures and tables for Day 3 matches in Groups A and B [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: England, USA draw 0-0 in Day 2 Group B match
25 november 2022 - 21:45:51Doha Qatar (PANA) - England and USA on Friday drew 0-0 in their Day 2 Group B match of the [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Iran sink Wales with two late goals
25 november 2022 - 12:24:54Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Iran on Friday scored two late goals to beat Wales 2-0 in their Day 2 Group [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Day 2 matches in Groups A and B on Friday
25 november 2022 - 05:22:36Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are Friday's fixtures for Day 2 Groups A and B matches in the 2022 [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Gareth Bale penalty rescues point for Wales against USA
21 november 2022 - 21:10:02Doha, Qatar (PANA) - An 82nd minute penalty converted by Gareth Bale gave Wales a 1-1 draw against USA in [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: England trounce Iran 6-2 in Group B opening match
21 november 2022 - 15:47:53Doha, Qatar (PANA) - England on Monday trounced Iran 6-2 in their opening Group B match of the 2022 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Monday
21 november 2022 - 05:26:04Doha, Qatar (PANA)- The following are Monday's fixtures in the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournment being played in Qatar. Group A Senegal [...] Full text...
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Libya denounces 'terrorist' attack on Shia shrine in Iranian city of Shiraz
27 october 2022 - 16:01:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity Thursday [...] Full text...
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Senegal joins the Gas Exporting Countries Forum
25 october 2022 - 20:19:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal joined Tuesday the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) as an observer, on the occasion of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
The following are the results of international friendly football matches played by African countries on Tuesday
27 september 2022 - 21:09:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The following are the results of international friendly football matches played by African countries on Tuesday. South Korea [...] Full text...
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Mali, Iran hold talks on bilateral cooperation
25 august 2022 - 13:47:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of Mali, Abdoulaye Diop, and his Iranian counterpart, Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Béchir Zabiyeh named Journalist of the Year in Libya
21 june 2022 - 11:50:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Writer and journalist Bechir Zabiyeh has been named Journalist of the Year in Libya, the Organising [...] Full text...
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Qatar 2022 World Cup group draw
01 april 2022 - 18:27:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Here are the results of the draw for the groups of the World Cup Qatar 2022: Group [...] Full text...
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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021
29 march 2022 - 18:21:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...
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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom
18 november 2021 - 06:13:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...
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‘Humanity remains unacceptably close to nuclear annihilation,' warns UN chief
26 september 2021 - 05:13:40New York, US (PANA) - “Now is the time to eliminate nuclear weapons from our world , and usher in [...] Full text...
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Coronavius: Latest data confirms infections have risen globally for four consecutive weeks
04 august 2021 - 15:33:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 infections have continued to rise globally for more than a month now, with over four million cases reported in the [...] Full text...
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UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council
11 june 2021 - 21:14:15New York, US (PANA) - Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session [...] Full text...
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African teams know their opponents at FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021
03 june 2021 - 18:36:10Zurich, Switzerland (PAPA) - Following the draws for the FIFA Futsal World Cup, Lithuania 2021, held on Tuesday, 1 June, [...] Full text...
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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General
31 may 2021 - 13:49:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International condemns execution of nine people in Egypt
27 april 2021 - 05:41:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has condemned Monday's execution of of nine people in Egypt as [...] Full text...
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North Africa, Middle East countries dominate list of world’s top executioners: Amnesty International
21 april 2021 - 05:41:31London, UK (PANA) - Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ruthlessly persisted with executions, defying the unprecedented [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Prisoners forgotten in pandemic, as crisis grows in detention facilities
19 march 2021 - 05:31:35London, UK (PANA) - Prisoners around the world have been forgotten during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report [...] Full text...
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. Nigeria rejects U.S. allegation of “systematic violation of religious freedom of citizens”
08 december 2020 - 14:05:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday denied the United States' allegation of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom [...] Full text...
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US calls out Nigeria, nine others over religious freedom
08 december 2020 - 07:18:43Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government is calling out Nigeria and nine other countries over religious freedom [...] Full text...
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'Libya generated US$700.4 million in oil revenues in November'
05 december 2020 - 12:58:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's crude oil, gas and condensate export revenues for the month of November totalled US$700.4 million, [...] Full text...
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OPEC exempts Libya from quota to reduce oil production
04 december 2020 - 11:30:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has been exempted by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from the quota [...] Full text...
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Trump administration imposes new restrictions on Libyans over entry visas
25 november 2020 - 22:12:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of outgoing US President, Donald Trump, Wednesday imposed temporary travel restrictions on 15 African [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa salutes US President-Elect Biden and VP Harris
08 november 2020 - 10:22:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated United States President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: International friendlies: Senegal-Mauritania cancelled, Côte d’Ivoire surprised by Japan
13 october 2020 - 23:19:28Thies, Senegal (PANA) - Just like the matches Guinea-Gambia and Mali-Iran planned for the second day of the October ‘FIFA [...] Full text...
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AFCON qualifiers: Final tests before next month's programme
12 october 2020 - 15:10:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Some African national teams will on Tuesday play their last game of preparation ahead of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight apprehensions preceding Libyan political talks in Geneva
10 october 2020 - 18:52:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the Libyan Political Forum under the aegis of the UN in Geneva approaches, Libyan newspapers [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African football teams back in action this week
08 october 2020 - 14:45:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After 11 months of being barred from going out because of the Covid-19 pandemic, African soccer [...] Full text...
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Mali to face Ghana, Iran in soccer friendlies
30 september 2020 - 16:25:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali coach, Mohamed Magassouba, on Monday (28 September 2020) unveiled a list of 31 players to [...] Full text...
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President Trump addresses South African terror threat
15 september 2020 - 14:52:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump has addressed claims that Iran is considering assassinating US [...] Full text...
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US ambassador to South Africa allegedly targeted by Iran
14 september 2020 - 14:30:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Monday claimed that Iran is considering assassinating its ambassador to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Amnesty International says over 7,000 health workers have died from pandemic
03 september 2020 - 04:55:46London, UK (PANA) - Amnesty International said on Thursday that at least 7,000 health workers have died around the world [...] Full text...
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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
06 august 2020 - 05:21:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...
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US names Zimbabwe as one of its main 'foreign adversaries'
01 june 2020 - 06:21:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has named Zimbabwe among foreign adversaries who are trying to stoke the current [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after pandemic
14 may 2020 - 05:31:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Decades of neglect and under-investment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the [...] Full text...
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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO
12 may 2020 - 05:39:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kits
29 april 2020 - 05:32:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19
14 april 2020 - 19:22:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A pan-African NGO, African Union Watch (AU Watch), on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms possible" [...] Full text...
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Desert locust fight goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures
10 april 2020 - 07:13:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More funds needed to fight COVID-19 in Botswana
20 march 2020 - 00:33:09Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government has spent over P22 million (approximately US$ 1.86 million) on fighting and dictating potential [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia suspends flights from 13 countries
19 march 2020 - 23:44:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has suspended flights from thirteen (13) countries and approved that individuals (Gambian and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African cases soar to 116
19 march 2020 - 13:01:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that the number of Covid-19 cases in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: First vaccine trial begins, says UN health chief
19 march 2020 - 05:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 (coronavirus) was shared by China, the first [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria places travel ban on 13 coronavirus endemic countries
18 march 2020 - 11:50:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday issued a travel ban on 13 countries to curb the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa's cases soar to 116
18 march 2020 - 11:21:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa met with leaders of all major political parties in Cape Town [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 : Mauritius restricts travellers from Western Europe, Reunion Island for two weeks
17 march 2020 - 15:01:05Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will extend travel restrictions for a period of two weeks on foreign travellers coming [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity warns disease will be 'devastating' in refugee camps
17 march 2020 - 05:46:54London, UK (PANA) - A humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is warning that the raging COVID-19 or coronavirus will [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana closes borders to visitors from high risk countries
16 march 2020 - 20:15:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has closed borders for visitors from high risk countries to prevent the transmission and spread [...] Full text...
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Nigeria begins secondary screening of travellers from eight COVID-19 endemic countries
16 march 2020 - 19:38:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday announced that it is to commence secondary screening at points [...] Full text...
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Roundup: Coronavirus: African gov'ts take stringent measures to contain virus
16 march 2020 - 10:38:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the rise in Africa, several countries at the weekend [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African president Ramaphosa declares disaster over pandemic
16 march 2020 - 03:37:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night confirmed that there are now 61 confirmed cases [...] Full text...
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