IMF: Bahrain’s economy to grow by 3.3%
Bahrain’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be gradual, with growth projected at 3.3 percent this year after a...
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NY City Council votes to pass “Renewable Rikers” Act
Reporter: Moses KuwemaThe New York City Council on Thursday voted on legislation to transfer the land, buildings and facilities of...
NYC expands vaccination effort for Seniors
Reporter: Moses KuwemaMayor Bill de Blasio on Friday announced a three-pronged plan to vaccinate homebound seniors and the essential frontline...
Cuomo extends restaurant, bar closing times
Moses KuwemaGovernor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the extension of closing times for restaurants and bars statewide from 10:00 p.m...
UN Security Council sends experts to Sudan
Correspondent: Moses KuwemaThe Security Council on Friday decided to extend until March 12, 2022, the mandate of the panel of...
Senate votes to acquit as Trump celebrates
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has said that he voted to acquit Donald Trump because he thought it was unconstitutional...
Biden to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into US
The Biden administration has disclosed plans to allow tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been...
Lebanon receives first batch of Pfizer vaccines
Lebanon has received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines ahead of a nationwide campaign to start vaccinations in the tiny...
US orders Israel to stop unilateral steps against Palestinians
The US Department of State has demanded that Israel refrain from taking unilateral steps that “undercut efforts to advance a...
Suicide bomber detonates near Somalia’s presidential palace
A suicide bomber has detonated a bomber near a checkpoint outside the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. According to...
White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 12, 2021
1:31 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Today, we have two very special guests joining us who were just meeting with the President...
‘Women and girls belong in science’, declares UN chief
NYP UN Correspondent: Moses Kuwema Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just two of the challenges women in scientific...
Muslim Media announces 2020 Merciful Ambassador awardees
The management of Muslim Media Corporation (MMC) in New York has announced the winners of the 2020 Merciful Ambassador Award...
BLAC releases manifesto guide to political offices, calls for reimagining offices
The Black Leadership Action Coalition (BLAC), together with its sister organization The Black Institute (TBI), has a release a political...
US sells million barrels of Iranian fuel
The United States has sold more than a million barrels of Iranian fuel seized under its sanctions program last year....
EU condemns terrorist attack on Abha airport
The European Union has strongly condemned the terrorist attack against Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia. While expressing its...
Coalition thwarts ballistic missile launched by Houthis towards Saudi Arabia
The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen has thwarted and destroyed a ballistic missile that Yemen's Houthi militias launched towards...
Mayor de Blasio delivers testimony on the NYS Executive Budget
Moses Kuwema Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday spoke out against cuts to schools and public health during a pandemic...
Human rights experts urges Egypt to remove activists from ‘terrorist’ list
NYP UN Correspondent: Moses Kuwema UN independent human rights experts appealed on Thursday for authorities in Egypt to remove two...
Over 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in 24 hours, Cuomo announces
Reporter: Moses Kuwema Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that 106,017 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in New York...
NY Senate passes legislation to combat ‘Ghost Guns’
Moses Kuwema The New York Senate Democratic Majority on Wednesday advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Brad Hoylman and Anna Kaplan...
Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this...
Georgia begins criminal probe into Trump effort to overturn polls
Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, have disclosed plan to investigate Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the southern state’s 2020 presidential...
NYS DCP, DFS alert consumers about laws to protect recurring services and inactivity fees
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection and the New York State Department of Financial Services have alerted consumers...
Myanmar: Demonstrators begin fourth day of protest, defy ban on large gatherings
Demonstrators in Myanmar have begun the fourth day of protests, defying a ban on large gatherings and threats from coup...
US forces not protecting Syrian oil field — Defense official
A US defense official has said that the United States forces in Syria are not guarding oil fields as previously...
US, UK express concern after latest Houthi escalation in Yemen’s Marib
The United States and Britain expressed their concern over the latest field escalation by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen’s...
Sudan’s PM reshuffles cabinet to add rebel ministers
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced a Cabinet reshuffle to add rebel ministers as part of a peace deal...
Biden’s plan could restore full employment by 2022 — Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has expressed hope the President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan could generate enough growth to...
EU countries expel Russian diplomats in Navalny dispute
Germany, Poland and Sweden have each declared a Russian diplomat in their country “persona non grata,” retaliating in kind to...
UK declines to follow US in suspending Saudi arms sales over Yemen
British ministers have refused to join the US in suspending arms sales to Saudi Arabia for offensive use in war-torn...
UN begins selection of next secretary-general
The United Nations has begun the selection of its next secretary-general. The UN on Friday February 5, 2021, directed the...
Bomb kills 12 security agents in Somalia
Twelve security agents have been killed by a roadside bomb planted outside a Somali town. The bomb explosion on Sunday...
GCC welcomes US appointment of Yemen envoy
The Gulf Cooperation Council has welcomed the United States’ appointment of an envoy to Yemen. Which disclosing this on Sunday...
WTO: Nigerian President commends Biden administration for endorsing Okonjo-Iweala
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has commended the United States President Joe Biden for endorsing Okonjo-Iweala's WTO leadership. In a...
Unless COVID is suppressed everywhere, we’ll be ‘back at square one’, WHO warns
Reporter: Moses KuwemaThe number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected, the head of...
UN welcomes US decision to ‘strengthen diplomatic engagement’ towards Yemen peace deal
Moses Kuwema The UN on Friday told journalists that it welcomed the decision by the United States “to strengthen its...
Deputy Secretary-General calls for partnerships, resources to end FGM by 2030
Moses Kuwema UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said the ripple effects of COVID-19 have created a “shadow pandemic” of...
JCRCA condemns Congresswoman Greene’s anti-semitism
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta has condemned Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's anti-semitism While expressing its indignation in a...
Biden to end US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen
President Joe Biden has announced plan bybthe United States to end support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in...
Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial
House Democrats have asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to...
UN Security Council demands release of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi, others
The United Nations Security Council has demanded the immediate release of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others who...
France, US urge Lebanese politicians to form credible government
France and the United States have called on Lebanese politicians to form a new government. While disclosing this in a...
Biden begins expansion of access to Covid-19 vaccines
President Joe Biden’s administration has announced that it is moving to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, freeing up more doses...
Turkey, US Security Advisers hold first talks since Biden inauguration
Top advisers for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden have held talks, marking the first official...
Reverend Daniel Ulysse: The Republican Party’s Best Messenger
By Robert Golomb He didn’t of course know at the time that President Trump would later lose his re-election bid....
Myanmar Crisis: OIC reiterates commitment to protect Rohingya Muslims
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has expressed concern over the current crisis rocking Myanmar. In a...
Acting DHS Secretary Pekoske extends temporary protected status for Syria
The DHS Acting Secretary Pekoske has announced an 18-month extension and re-designation of Syria’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. While...
Councilman Fernando faults racial distribution of vaccines, calls for more in communities of color
Councilman Fernando Cabrera has called for more vaccine distribution in communities of color. While making the call on Monday February...
Russia: Protesters demand release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Protesters have taken to the streets across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The protesters...
UN chief condemns detentions of civilian leaders in Myanmar
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s civilian leaders as the military announced it was taking...
Nigeria: FG urges compliance with mask wearing to avert lockdown
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concern over the reports of non-compliance with just signed Executive Order that makes...
Trump parts ways with impeachment lawyers week before trial
Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial...
US health agency imposes nose masks on travelers
US health agency has disclosed that nose masks will be imposed on travelers. The agency reported that people across the...
Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down vaccine site in Los Angeles
One of the largest vaccination sites in Los Angeles has been temporarily shut down. On Saturday January 30, 2021, it...
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
President Joe Biden has warned of a steep and growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan...
Iran imposes mandatory quarantine on travelers from Europe
Travelers to Iran from Europe will be required to self-quarantine for two weeks after testing negative upon arrival, a health...
NYPD investigates penis vandalism in Bronx stationhouse
NYPD has begun investigation of penis vandalism in Bronx stationhouse An unknown NYPD member drew penises on the lockers of...
Afghanistan loses 8 security personnel in Taliban attack
Not less than eight Afghan security personnel have been killed in Taliban attack. The soldiers were killed when a suicide...
UAE partners UN, US to resolve crises in Libya
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has disclosed partnership with the United Nations and the United States to find a peaceful...
