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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced here on Monday that he has appointed a new minister of education, sports and youth in his cabinet to replace the outgoing minister. Via a live broadcast on his Facebook account, Rama announced that the Socialist Member of Parliament …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed on Monday the developments of regional issues, including the situation in Libya. During a phone conversation, the top diplomats focused on the Libyan issue, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   UN Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Monday named eight challenges for future operations. He asked for efforts to ensure that all peace operations are coherent with, and contribute to overarching political strategies that further a positive peace. “Aiming for short-term stability is not …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was elected on Monday as the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to take over from outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At a joint plenary meeting of party members from both houses of the Diet and …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized the U.S. policy of forming alliances against third countries, including China. Responding to a question about Washington’s attempt to pitting other countries against China, Lavrov said “the policy is alien to us.” “Neither Russia, nor China, nor our …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Sunday warned that the continuous rise in the number of local cases of COVID-19 poses risks of community transmission to the country. During an online address, the prime minister said that Jordan’s ability to combat the pandemic and continue …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on Sunday said that the date for the start of 2020-2021 school year depends on the COVID-19 situation in the country, the official APS news agency reported. Djerad told media that the scientific committee monitoring the spread of COVID-19 will …

Ramallah, Palestinian | XINHUA | A senior Palestinian official said on Sunday that the U.S.-brokered normalization between Arab states and Israel is intended for political interests of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain normalized their ties with Israel to support …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Greece’s European partners are already offering assistance to the country to cope with the crisis on Lesbos island after the destruction of the Moria refugee migrant camp by a fire this week. They are preparing to agree a coherent, single migration and asylum policy to …

Shenzhen, China | XINHUA | Chinese tech giant Huawei on Thursday announced the launch of HarmonyOS 2.0, the updated version of its own open-source operating system. The operating system will be available on Huawei smartphones in 2021, said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, at the Huawei Developer Conference …