‘We are not out of the woods yet’ on drought relief efforts, warns top UN aid official in Somalia
19 February, 2018 Comments Off on ‘We are not out of the woods yet’ on drought relief efforts, warns top UN aid official in Somalia
The top United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia has commended the drought relief and recovery efforts of the authorities in the northern state of Puntland, while cautioning that the current humanitarian crisis is far from over. A woman walks in drought-hit Salaxley village, 15 kilometers south of Garowe in Puntland, one of the regions hit […]
Continue reading …Pope: ‘I don’t know how to use the internet’
19 February, 2018 Comments Off on Pope: ‘I don’t know how to use the internet’
The 81-year-old Pope Francis admitted on Saturday that he struggles with modern technology. Pope Francis arrives at the Basilica of Sant’Anselmo on Wednesday. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP “I don’t know how to use online networks and that kind of thing, not even mobile phones, I don’t have one,” he told his audience. “I don’t know how […]
Continue reading …‘Syrian forces to back YPG’ in fight against Turkey
19 February, 2018 Comments Off on ‘Syrian forces to back YPG’ in fight against Turkey
A Kurdish YPG official claims regime forces to fight alongside Kurdish fighters to defend Afrin from Turkish incursion. The Kurdish YPG fighters claim they have reached a deal to allow Syrian government troops to enter Afrin to help repel a Turkish incursion in the northwestern part of the border town. The US support for YPG-led […]
Continue reading …US must leave the area it controls in Southern Syria — Lavrov
19 February, 2018 Comments Off on US must leave the area it controls in Southern Syria — LavrovThe area on Syria’s border with Jordan, which Washington designated as a “de-confliction zone” under its protection, hosts the Rukban refugee camp, Lavrov said on Monday. FILE PHOTO. © AFP Russia believes the camp to be a recruiting ground for militant groups and blames the US for restricting humanitarian access to it. “This zone must be […]
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