GENEVA — A U.N.-backed probe of human rights abuses in Ethiopia is set to expire after no country stepped forward to seek an extension, despite repeated warnings that serious violations continue almost a year since a cease-fire ended a bloody civil war in the East African country. While the European Union led talks on the … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s government issued a long awaited public apology on Tuesday for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were slain by the military and registered as rebel fighters during one of the most violent periods of the nation’s civil war. The apology comes as Colombia’s government attempts to make amends with communities … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — The European Union has pledged assistance worth 650 million euros to Ethiopia, nearly three years after it cut direct aid to the East African country over atrocities committed in a bloody civil war. Jutta Urpilainen, the EU commissioner for international partnerships, announced the agreement during a press conference with Ethiopian Finance Minister … Read more
The president of the European Parliament says she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a U.N. envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, left, arrives at the area before a military parade marking the 63th anniversary of Cyprus’ independence … Read more
CAIRO — Yemen’s state-run carrier has suspended the only air route out of the country’s rebel-held capital to protest Houthi restrictions on its funds, officials said Sunday. Yemen Airways canceled its commercial flights from Sanaa’s international airport to the Jordanian capital of Amman. The airline had been operating six commercial and humanitarian flights a week … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed a Bahraini officer and soldier who were patrolling Saudi Arabia’s southern border early Monday, Bahrain’s military command said. The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge carrying out the attack as efforts to strike a peace deal between Riyadh and the rebels continue. The … Read more
Bahrain’s military command says one of its officers and a soldier were killed in a drone attack by Yemeni rebels while patrolling the Yemeni-Saudi border ByThe Associated Press September 25, 2023, 2:54 PM This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. … Read more
LONDON — More badly needed humanitarian aid was on its way to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh via both Azerbaijan and Armenia on Saturday. The development comes days after Baku reclaimed control of the province and began talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area, prompting some residents to flee their … Read more
YEREVAN, Armenia — Azerbaijan claimed full management of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh area Wednesday after native Armenian forces there agreed to put down their weapons following the newest outbreak of preventing within the decades-long separatist battle. Authorities within the ethnic Armenian area that has run its affairs with out worldwide recognition since preventing broke out within … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday praised the “optimistic outcomes” of negotiations with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the dominion for peace talks, although Riyadh launched few particulars on their discussions to finish the conflict tearing on the Arab world’s poorest nation. The 5 days of talks, which represented the highest-level, … Read more