Rights Violations: Biden administration blacklists 2 Iranian officials
The State Department has blacklisted two Iranian government officials and barred them and their immediate family members from entering the...
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Palestine seeks US intervention on settlement expansion
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the new US administration to "turn its words into action" and work...
Biden expresses delight as Congress moves to endorse Covid-19 relief bill
The United States President Joe Biden has expressed delight at the move by the Congress to approve a landmark $1.9...
Libya demands withdrawal of foreign fighters
Libya's prime minister-designate, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, has demanded the departure of an estimated 20,000 foreign fighters. The demand on Tuesday...
Sudan PM, Saudi Prince discuss bilateral relations
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has met with the Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok, to...
Oman offers long-term residency permits to attract foreign investors
Oman has disclosed plan to offer long-term residency permits to attract foreign investors into the country. According to the state...
AOC Campaign, Loving The Bronx distribute coats, foods to Bronx families
Loving the Bronx, Giving Friends, and Team AOC have joined forces to distribute 500 coats for children and over 200...
Gambia celebrates International Women’s Day, supports WEF
The Gambian President Adama Barrow has joined Gambian women to celebrate this year's International Women's Day. While wishing the women...
Literary Corner: Interview with Harbinger Asylum Publishers
Click here to watch New York Parrot interview with the Harbinger Asylum Publishers.
Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill
An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies...
US agrees to release frozen Iranian assets in Iraq
Secretary-General of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, Hamid Hosseini, has disclosed an agreement by the United States to release...
UN condemns killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan
The United Nations has condemned the killings in Iran's border area with Pakistan. While condemning the killings in a statement...
World Bank approves $440M loan for construction of rail network in Egypt
The World Bank has approved a $440 million loan upgrade track on 763 km of Egypt’s 5,000 km rail network....
Only people who have administered the coronavirus vaccines will perform Hajj — Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced that only people who have administered the coronavirus vaccines will be able to perform this year's...
NY Parrot journalists, others receive 2021 City elections reporting fellowship awards
New York Parrot journalists, Mutiu Olawuyi and Akeem Alao, have been enlisted among the 30 recipients of the 2021 Elections...
Gambia ends importation of books, inaugurates printer for mass production
The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has inaugurated the Gambia Printing and Publishing Cooperation's Exercise Book Printing Machine. Disclosing this on...
Hon Afolabi condemns derelict state of hostels in Nigerian tertiary institutions
The House Representatives member, Hon Olalekan Rasheed Afolabi, representing Ifelodun, Boripe and Odo Otin Federal Constituency in Osun State, has...
US sanctions Russian officials over nerve-agent attack
The Biden administration has announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses. The sanction which was announced on Tuesday was as...
Nigeria: President Buhari celebrates release of abducted female students, urges vigilance
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight in the release of abducted female students in Zamfara State. This was disclosed...
FBI chief to face questions about extremism, Capitol riot
FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the...
US embassy in Riyadh condemns Houthi attack on Jazan
The US embassy in Riyadh has condemned the attack in Yemen. The embassy in its statement on Monday urged the...
UAE announces 2,721 new COVID-19 cases, 1,666 recoveries
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced 2,721 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded...
COVID-19: OIC lauds Sri Lankan’s decision to stop cremating bodies of Muslim victims
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has lauded the decision of the SriLankan government to desist from...
UN condemns abduction of ‘more than 300’ female students in Nigeria
The UN Secretary-General and UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF has condemned an attack on a secondary school in northwest Nigeria on...
Nigerian President condemns attack on schools, warns bandits against blackmail tactics
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the latest abduction of hundreds of students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe...
OIC delegation visits Bangladesh, evaluates conditions in Rohingya
A delegation from the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF) has...
Car crash may endanger Tiger Woods’ career — Report
A report has said that Tiger Woods' injuries could mean the end of the golf legend’s competitive playing career, and...
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez condemns Biden’s migrant facility for children
US congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez has condemned the migrant facility commissioned by Joe Biden’s administration. While condemning the initiative via her Facebook...
AfDB president supports restructuring, canvasses United States of Nigeria
President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has canvassed economic restructuring of the country and suggested a...
IMF chief urges strong G20 action to reverse ‘dangerous divergence’ in global economy
The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged group of 20 countries to take strong policy actions to reverse...
US to seek seat on UN human rights body, after Trump pullout
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has disclosed that the United States will vie for a seat at the United...
Biden to order review of US supply chains for vital goods
President Joe Biden has disclosed plan to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals,...
Israeli government to compensate Jewish families for losing children
The Israeli government has disclosed plan to compensate Jewish families, mostly from Yemen, who have lost their children in Israel’s...
70 companies invest $6.4 billion in military industry sector in Saudi
Not less than 70 local and international companies have invested an estimated volume of SR24 billion ($6.4 billion) in Saudi...
Trump suffers setback in quest to conceal details of finances
Donald Trump has suffered a major setback in his long quest to conceal details of his finances. The U.S. Supreme...
Nigeria: Military aircraft crashes near Abuja airport
A military aircraft has crashed near the airport in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city. The country’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, announced...
Tasjawn White sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for 2018 murder, robbery in Mount Vernon
Tasjawn White, the perpetrator of a 2018 murder and robbery in Mount Vernon that left one person dead and another...
Israel, Qatar, Palestine to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza
Israel, Qatar, Palestine have signed an agreement to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza The agreement reached among Delek company, the...
Moscow court rejects opposition leader Navalny’s appeal
A Moscow court has rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against his prison sentence. Speaking before the verdict on...
Sudan, Ethiopia trade accusations in escalating border conflict
Sudan has accused Ethiopia of an "unforgivable insult" in its sharpest statement since a decades-old border dispute flared late last...
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:48 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining our COVID-19 Response briefing. First,...
Turkey to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in April
Turkey has disclosed plan to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of April. While disclosing this...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. approves Oklahoma Emergency Declaration
February 17, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered federal...
US jobless claims rise to 861,000 as layoffs stay high
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid has risen to 861,000. The current situation as contained in a recent...
US embassy in Erbil activates air defense system
The US embassy in the Green Zone, central Baghdad, has activated its own air defense system. While disclosing this on...
US appoints Cutrona acting Special Representative for Syria engagement
The US State Department has announced that Aimee Cutrona has assumed her role as Acting Special Representative for Syria Engagement....
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia suspends entry from 20 countries
Saudi Arabia has banned expatriates from traveling to the Kingdom from 20 countries to curb the spread of the coronavirus....
EDUPEACE | The spirit of forgiveness
Appraising the Situation The world is now a dangerous place as a result of all kinds of atrocities being perpetrated...
Abbot blames green energy for power outages in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has blamed recent widespread power outages in his state on green energy. While issuing the blame...
Biden extends mortgage relief, moratorium on home foreclosures
The White House has announced a program to extend mortgage relief and a moratorium on home foreclosures through June as...
Lincoln Project to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver
Lincoln Project has disclosed move to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver. The legal move was disclosed in...
Former Nigeria’s finance minister Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO Director General
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has appointed former Nigeria's finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new director-general. Ngozi now becomes...
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies at 90
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem, has died at the age of 90 due to ailing health. Menem had been in...
Biden to speak at virtual meeting of world’s major economies
President Joe Biden has been scheduled to speak at a virtual meeting of the world’s major economies on Friday. The...
Myanmar’s military extends detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi's remand was set to...
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...
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...
