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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the immediate release of the 118 UN staff currently [...] Full text...
Yemen: Children are dying and it’s going to get worse, warns aid veteran
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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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Yemen: UN staff freed after Houthi raid, but dozens remain arbitrarily detained
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UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises deepen
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UN chief condemns latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
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Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire
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Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained in Yemen
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25 january 2025 - 16:45:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has suspended all official movements by its teams into and out of Houthi-held areas [...] Full text...
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WHO chief Tedros unharmed following Israeli airstrike at Yemen airport
26 december 2024 - 17:56:33Sana’a, Yemen (PANA) - Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has described the scene in [...] Full text...
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Reports of ground offensive in Sudan while international community expresses concern
26 september 2024 - 19:57:24Port Sudan Sudan(PANA) - To the exception of the shy main stream media, internet and Sudanese social interaction outlets [...] Full text...
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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
05 september 2024 - 20:23:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...
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US again urges Sudanese Armed Forces to attend peace talks in Geneva
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Red Sea shipping crisis elevates trading costs with extra burden on consumers
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EU provides €1 billion macro-financial assistance to Egypt
12 april 2024 - 11:45:56Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will provide €1 billion of urgent short-term macro-financial assistance to Egypt to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Top US diplomat meets with leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia to secure Gaza ceasefire
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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief
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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia
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EU launches marine security operation to enhance freedom of navigation in Red Sea
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ICRC 'strongly' warns against escalating violence in the Middle East
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Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in Red Sea trigger decrease in trade, global food security
05 february 2024 - 18:05:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have triggered a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Food convoy in Gaza hit by shelling - UN humanitarians
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Red Sea shipping crisis having a ‘dramatic’ impact, warns logistics chief
26 january 2024 - 05:27:56New York, US (PANA) - Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Back two-State solution ‘once and for all’, urges UN chief
17 january 2024 - 13:27:16Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - The unremitting conflict in Gaza has already sparked regional insecurity and is clear evidence that the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres warns against Red Sea escalation
13 january 2024 - 07:48:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to avoid an escalation in the situation in the Red [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: US reiterates commitment to ensuring Palestinians in Gaza are not forcibly displaced
12 january 2024 - 05:59:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated the commitment of the US to ensuring that [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Security Council meets over Red Sea attacks amid growing threat of spillover from Gaza war
04 january 2024 - 06:14:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday held its first open meeting on the continuing attacks [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN Secretary-General ‘gravely concerned’ over further spillover of war in entire region
29 december 2023 - 20:23:36New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "gravely concerned" over further spillover of the Israel-Gaza war on [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN welcomes Kerem Shalom border crossing announcement
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Libyan Foreign Ministry condemns Houthi group's hijacking of UAE civilian cargo ship
17 january 2022 - 20:38:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity have [...] Full text...
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Sudanese leaders visit Saudi Arabia
06 october 2019 - 17:18:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Lt. Gen. Abdul Fatah Al-Burhan, accompanied by his prime minister, Dr Abdullah Hamdouk, on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Gambia condemn drone attack against Saudi oil facilities
16 september 2019 - 18:52:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Gambia have condemned Sunday's drone attacks against two oil installations in Saudi Arabia. The attacks [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military council receives vital external support
17 april 2019 - 10:49:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, still struggling to put up with the pressure from the youth who are [...] Full text...
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Global aid appeal targets more than 93 million most in need next year
04 december 2018 - 17:55:05New York, US (PANA) - Conflict has pushed tens of millions of people into a situation where they are in [...] Full text...
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Gambia condemns attack against Saudi Arabia
05 april 2018 - 15:54:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian government on Thursday condemned the recent attack against Saudi Arabia while expressing solidarity with [...] Full text...
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UN relief wing appeals for record US$22.5 billion in aid for 2018
03 december 2017 - 05:08:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A record level of aid funding – more than US$22.5 billion – is needed to deliver [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan, Saudi Arabia to conduct aerial manoeuvres
26 march 2017 - 16:22:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Sunday said its air force and that of Saudi Arabia would conduct joint [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia over Mecca missile attack
31 october 2016 - 07:00:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday spoke with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Evacuation of Sudanese nationals from Yemen starts
07 april 2015 - 18:56:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The first batch of 500 Sudanese who were stranded in Yemen have left the war-ton country [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudanese Army repels rebel attack in South Kordufan's Nuba mountains
28 march 2015 - 18:47:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese Army on Saturday said rebels have attacked the town of Habila in the Nuba [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan joins coalition force against Houthi rebels in Yemen
26 march 2015 - 13:57:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday announced its participation in a regional coalition to fight the Houthi Shiite groups [...] Full text...
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