China's food aid to reach drought-hit Africa
2011-08-19 16:36:54
The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday that the two batches of foodstuff donated by China for drought-hit northeastern African nations will mostly arrive before the end of September.
WHO decries increasing cholera cases in Somalia
2011-08-19 10:59:58
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday decried increased number of confirmed cholera cases in the Somalian capital Mogadishu.
SADC committed to peaceful solutions
2011-08-19 10:46:08
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said on Thursday that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was committed to peaceful solutions to conflicts.
Libyan PM calls for dialogue to crisis
2011-08-19 09:24:15
Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi on Thursday called for dialogue to solve the Libyan crisis, saying that peaceful means is the necessary choice.
France, Germany, Britain jointly urge Assad to quit
2011-08-19 06:48:34
French, German and British leaders on Thursday called for further sanctions against Syrian authorities on the European level.
Egypt to try ex-Mubarak aide for graft
2011-08-18 18:18:27
The head of Egypt's anti-graft authority, Assem el-Gohari, has ordered a top aide of ousted President Hosni Mubarak to be tried on charges of corruption and illegal profiteering, local newspapers reported on Thursday.
Syria's Assad says stops police operations
2011-08-18 13:08:37
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that military and police operations against pro-democracy protesters had stopped, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
UN chief calls for stopping police operations in Syria
2011-08-18 13:05:50
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called for an immediate cease of all military operations and mass arrests in Syria during a phone conversation with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Muslim world pledges support to Somalia
2011-08-18 09:35:19
Muslim nations pledged here Wednesday to contribute $350 million to support famine- hit Somalia, where some 3.2 million people are estimated to be on the brink of starvation.
Libyan rebels advance in west front
2011-08-18 09:18:43
Libyan rebels have captured Sabratha, a town about 80 km west of the capital Tripoli, in the west front, a rebel spokesman said Wednesday.
Two killed in terrorist attack in Algeria
2011-08-18 09:47:08
A driver of a local police chief and a road transport operator in Algeria's northern province of Tizi Ouzou were killed in an ambush on Wednesday morning.
Libya rebels expect victory soon
2011-08-18 08:17:01
Libya's rebels were bolstered by fresh battlefield advances on Wednesday, as leaders claimed the six-month-old civil war had entered a decisive phase and could end within weeks.