Millions of Afghans will face starvation this winter unless urgent action is taken, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.
More than half the population — about 22.8 million people - face acute food insecurity, while 3.2 million children (...)
Severe weather battered southern Italy on Monday, with alerts issued for four regions and at least two victims registered in the major island of Sicily.
A wave of heavy rainfalls has been hitting several areas since Sunday, with some 400 emergency (...)
In response to a kind invitation from Prime Minister of the Italian Republic Mario Draghi to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to attend the G20 Leaders Summit scheduled for the Italian Republic capital of Rome, from Oct. 30 to 31, (...)
US President Joe Biden spoke Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron during which they discussed "efforts to enable a stronger and more capable European defense while ensuring complementarity with NATO."
The White House said in a statement that (...)
A high-level delegation of executive board members and senior staff of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) began an official one-week visit to Egypt Saturday, to observe the impact of IFAD's investments in the country.
The (...)
European leaders paid tribute to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday at a summit in Brussels that is expected to be her last after 16 years in power.
The summit is Merkel's 107th as German Chancellor. Merkel is currently helming her country in (...)
More than 75 years after Benito Mussolini's inglorious death at the hands of partisans, the debate about fascist ideology -- and its continuing appeal to some Italians -- has been reignited in the wake of the government's attempts to control the (...)
Tens of thousands of union members and other Italians gathered in Rome to stand up against rising fascism on Saturday, a week after right-wing extremists forced their way into the headquarters of Italy's most powerful labor confederation while (...)
An Ethiopian farmer has been talking about how avocados have transformed the lives of not just his family but also of people living in his community.
Bogale Borena set up an avocado nursery in Yirgalem in the south of Ethiopia, and has been so (...)
A Cameroonian woman who set up her own smoked shrimp business, has been recognized by the UN's Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) for her contribution towards unlocking the potential of selling shellfish locally and abroad.
Cameroon sits on the (...)
Italy waved goodbye to its flagship airline Alitalia as it took off for the last time Thursday after 74 years in business. The final flight, from Rome to Cagliari, signaled the end of the company's financially troubled history.
A chapter in Italian (...)
New measures against COVID-19 will come into force in Italy on Friday, where every employee now must have a so-called "green pass," showing proof of vaccination, recovery from or a negative test for COVID-19.
The new measures, which affect some 23 (...)
Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan and Governor of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Dr. Fahad Al-Mubarak have participated in the 4th and last G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' (FMCBG) Meeting under the Italian Presidency.
The (...)
A mandate for all workers in Italy to show a government-issued Covid-19 pass came into force on Friday, triggering protests at key ports and fears of disruption, reports CNN.
Anyone who is on a payroll -- in the public or private sector -- must have (...)
The Group of 20 major economies is determined to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, even if it means having to coordinate efforts with the Taliban, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Tuesday after hosting an emergency summit, (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Prime Minister, reviewed the outcomes of the Seventh Summit of Parliament Speakers of the G20 countries, held in the Italian capital, Rome, during the virtual session (...)
Calls multiplied on Monday in Italy for the ultra-right group Forza Nuova to be banned, after it was implicated in violent demonstrations against the COVID-19 health pass in Rome at the weekend.
Several hundred people clashed with police in central (...)
Azhar Professor Ahmed Al-Tayeb received their respective Zayed Award for Human Fraternity trophies this week.
The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity is an independent global award recognizing individuals and entities who are making profound (...)
The Polish government has further sought to dampen the impact of last week's bombshell court ruling, asserting the supremacy of the national constitution over EU law.
Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau took to Twitter on Monday evening to say "the Polish (...)
Parliament Speakers of the G20 countries issued a joint final statement Saturday following the conclusion of the two-day Seventh Summit in the Italian capital, Rome, with the participation of the Saudi Shoura Council.
The Saudi delegation headed by (...)
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
It was announced at a ceremony in Oslo on Friday morning.
The pair were given the award "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a (...)
The Seventh G-20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit commenced in Rome Thursday under the theme "Parliaments for the Peoples, Planet Earth and Prosperity", with the participation of Saudi Arabia whose delegation is headed by Speaker of the Shoura Council (...)
The granddaughter of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini looks set to win the most votes in municipal elections in Rome.
According to a near-final count on Wednesday, Rachele Mussolini of the far-right Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) party was (...)
Speaker of the Shoura Council Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh will head the Council's delegation participating at the 7th G-20 Parliamentary Speakers summit to start Thursday in the Italian capital, Rome.
G-20 Parliament (...)
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics is shared by three scientists, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 "for groundbreaking contributions (...)
