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Kuwait announces 40 days of mourning for deceased Emir
Addis Ababa, December 16, 2023 (FBC) - A 40-day mourning period has been declared in Kuwait for the deceased Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti government said on Saturday,…
Russia brings AI to farming – report
Addis Ababa, December 15, 2023 (FBC) – The mass introduction of AI-based (artificial intelligence) autonomous tractors into the Russian agro-industrial sector has begun, local media, TASS,…
UN chief urges COP28 to phase out fossil fuels
Addis Ababa, December 11, 2023 (FBC) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged an agreement at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels, pressing negotiators to show flexibility in the…
Emissions-cut pledges made so far not nearly enough to meet targets: IEA report
Addis Ababa, December 10, 2023 (FBC) - New emission cut pledges announced at the ongoing COP28 climate summit so far are not nearly enough to meet emission cut targets, found a report…
IGAD assembly urges int’l community to scale up humanitarian support to Sudan
Addis Ababa, December 10, 2023 (FBC) - The 41st Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on Saturday, 9th December 2023, in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti,…
IGAD to convene 41st Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State & Gov’t today
Addis Ababa, December 9, 2023 (FBC) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to convene the 41st Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State…
European Council President Welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan Agreements
MOSCOW, December 8 (Sputnik) - European Council President Charles Michel welcomed the agreements reached on Thursday between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Baku and Yerevan announced in a joint…
Turkey to set up field hospital near Rafah Border Crossing – Health Minister
ANKARA, December 7 (Sputnik) - Turkey is considering setting up a field hospital near the Rafah border crossing to treat those injured in Gaza and has discussed the issue with Israel,…
Russian Upper House Schedules Presidential Election for March 17, 2024
Addis Ababa, December 7, 2023 (FBC) - The upper house of the Russian parliament on Thursday adopted a decision to schedule the presidential election for March 17, 2024.
In a meeting…
Russia-UAE relations reach unprecedented high level- Putin
ABU DHABI, December 6 (Sputnik) - Relations between Russia and the United Arab Emirates have reached an unprecedented high level, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.…