Tripoli institutions provide reasons for hope

Building a unity government that represents the entire Libyan nation is no easy task. But with each passing day, our economy deteriorates and it is ordinary people who suffer the most. While the politicians fiddle, Libya burns.Among…

Medical mystery led doctors to the existence of Zika virus

Something strange was happening last August in the maternity wards of Recife, a seaside city perched on Brazil’s easternmost tip, where the country juts into the Atlantic. “Doctors, pediatricians, neurologists, they started finding this…

Ban Ki-moon urges UK to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia

Britain has come under renewed pressure to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia after the UN secretary general accused the Saudis of indiscriminate bombing in Yemen and said countries such as the UK had a duty to stop the flow of weapons to…

Colombia: more than 3000 women have Zika virus

More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.Brazil is investigating the…

Bashar Al-Assad’s mother died at 86, SANA announced

The mother of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Anisa, has died at the age of 86 in the capital Damascus, his office announced.The former first lady and widow of former President Hafez al-Assad died in hospital, the presidency…