Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains widespread.
The African nation brought in the new law with much fanfare at a ceremony organized by (...)
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek.
A veteran of the country's independence struggle, Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to (...)
Namibia has condemned former colonial ruler Germany for rejecting a case at a UN court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
Germany has offered to intervene on Israel's behalf in the case brought by South Africa at the International Court (...)
Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world's biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC.
Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members — five British — allege atrocities, including (...)
Tigers once roamed across Asia, their numbers as high as 100,000 at the start of the 20th century, before the species plummeted to the brink of extinction.
By 2006, their population in India – home to the majority of the world's remaining wild (...)
The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, represented by the Religious Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in the Republic of South Africa, has launched the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Gift Program for Iftar Banquets for Muslims of (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the Namibian (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
In (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh observed Armed Forces Day 2022 paying homage to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the martyrs of the liberation war in 1971. To celebrate the occasion a reception program was arranged at (...)
COP27 is scheduled to wrap up in 24 hours but countries remain divided on several significant issues including 'loss and damage', the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday, urging parties to rise to the urgency of the moment and agree on real (...)
Cheetahs are set to roam in India for the first time since they were declared officially extinct in 1952.
A group of eight cats arrived from Namibia on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on Saturday.
They will undergo a (...)
Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 percent in last decade, compared with the previous ten-year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday.
"And more than 75 percent of (...)
The UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of its 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going to a young trailblazing parliamentarian from Namibia, while the institutional award went to (...)
President Dr. Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia received here today, the Advisor at the Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan and the accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, Qattan conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
Kicking off a three-day meeting on Friday on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its wider impact on food and energy prices, the head of the UN agriculture agency outlined key ways for governments to help safeguard global food (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it is committed to helping the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) respond to COVID-19, after its first declared infection was reported in the media there.
Responding to a question (...)
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named on Tuesday as the winner of this year's UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the international jury's recommendation.
The BAJ was formed in 1995 as a non-governmental (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia on the anniversary of his (...)
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) emphasized that a 14-day stay in a third country is mandatory for all those travelers who seek entry into the Kingdom from countries facing travel ban.
The Jawazat clarified that only those (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will allow residents to enter the Kingdom regardless of their immunization status, the Ministry of Interior spokesman Lt. Col. Talal Al-Shalhoub announced.
It is required to have insurance to come to the Kingdom on all kinds of (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia ended on Saturday all coronavirus restrictions in the country including following social distance and wearing masks outdoor.
It will also end social distancing in the Two Holy Mosques and all mosques in the Kingdom but (...)
An Interior Ministry official source said that based on the follow-up to the epidemiological situation of the Coronavirus, the competent health authorities' feedback, and the progress that has been achieved in combating the pandemic, and the (...)
