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Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The IDF Spokespersons Unit stated Sunday afternoon that, following an IDF operational and intelligence assessment, it can be confirmed that a Hezbollah terrorist cell opened fire toward UNIFIL forces Saturday while they attempted to clear unexploded ordnance in the Al-Ghandouriyah area in southern Lebanon.As a result [...]

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Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Tensions have escalated in the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed security incidents, including reported attacks on vessels and a US interception of an Iranian cargo ship. It's unclear if more talks will take place in the coming day between Washington and Tehran in Islamabad. In Lebanon, a 10-day [...]

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Benghazi , Libya (PANA) - The Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan National Army based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Libya, Aidar Aganin, have discussed ways to address current security challenges and strengthen joint coordination in the fight against terrorism and transnational organised [...]

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West Pokot, Kenya (PANA) – Women from pastoralist communities in Western Kenya have received technical and vocational training as part of efforts by various agencies to empower them and ease their efforts to create jobs.The Global Give Back Circle, in partnership with Perur Rays of Hope, said some 156 young [...]

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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN welcomed on Sunday the progress made in talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebels to facilitate humanitarian aid and release prisoners.In a press release, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the DRC, MONUSCO, welcomed the progress [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency                     Buying                SellingUS Dollar                    [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fikile Mbalula, secretary-general of the ruling South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), has launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump, following his latest unsubstantiated remarks about a “white genocide” in South Africa.On Friday, President Trump told supporters in Phoenix, Arizona, that his administration “stopped third-world [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Civil society organisations and community leaders across Libya are encouraged to use the Structured Dialogue thematic toolkits for public consultations.The tookkits cover four themes of the Structured Dialogue to enable community discussions on key issues, collate recommendations and feed them back into UNSMIL for consideration in [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Members of the Structured Dialogue’s Security Track met from 13-16 April with institutional representatives, civil society and external expert guests to discuss how a sequenced security sector reform and governance approach could lead to implementable recommendations for the sector.A press release by the UN Support Mission [...]

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