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Pakistani woman dies in Makkah while performing Umrah

When the woman went to the Hira cave for Tawaf, a rock from the cave hit her head.

ICRC Ready to Offer Support on Yemen Prisoner Exchanges Once Lists Finalized - Spokeswoman

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is ready to offer the two sides of Yemen's conflict technical support in facilitating prisoner exchanges, once final lists of prisoners are agreed upon, Mirella Hodeib, the spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen told Sputnik on Friday

UNHCR Praises New Ethiopian Law Increasing Refugees' Rights as Significant Milestone

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday welcomed Ethiopia's decision to grant more rights to refugees, including the opportunity to obtain primary education, work permits and access to national financial services

Yemeni Conflict Parties Agree to Set Up Committees for Missing, Dead Prisoners - Official

Representatives of the Yemeni government and the Houthi movement agreed to set up committees for the missing and dead prisoners at a meeting in Amman, the capital of Jordan, Murad Qassem, deputy chairman of the Yemeni National Committee for Prisoners, told Sputnik in an interview

Lavrov Notes Importance of Cooperation With Germany in Light of Berlin's UNSC Membership

The cooperation between Russia and Germany on regional and international issues is especially important in light of Berlin's non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in 2019-2020, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

Head of UN Team in Yemen's Hodeidah safe after shooting incident

The head of a UN mission tasked with overseeing a peace deal in Yemen's Hodeidah port city and his team are safe after an armoured car in his convoy was hit by a bullet on Thursday

Russian, German Foreign Ministers to Discuss Regional Crises, INF Fate on Friday

Ukrainian, German Foreign Ministers to Hold Talks in Kiev on Friday - Foreign Ministry

UN Monitoring Convoy Sustained Round of Bullets in Yemen - Spokesman

No one more resolute on Yemen’s security, stability than Arab Coalition: Al Jubeir

Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has stated that the entre war in Yemen was imposed on the Arab Coalition member states following the coup staged by the Houthi militias

Yemeni Gov't, Houthis to Review Lists of Prisoner Exchanges Within Next 10 Days - Official

Delegations of the Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government will review lists of prisoners to be exchanged, adding feedback within the next three days and responding to the added feedback during the next ten days, as agreed upon at a UN-led meeting in Amman, a Yemeni government official told Sputnik on Thursday

Swine Flu Killed 79 People in Yemen in 3 Months, Dozens Infected - Houthi Health Ministry

At least 79 people have died from the swine influenza (H1N1 virus) within the last three months, spokesman for the Houthi Health Ministry Youssef Hadiri said Thursday

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sets climate change, SDGs, new technologies as 2019 priorities

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for stepping up efforts in fighting climate change, acceleration towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and better governance over new technologies

RPT: REVIEW - INF Treaty, Whelan Arrest, Talks With Japan in Focus as Lavrov Holds Annual Presser

US Congressmen Introduce Bill to Challenge Trump's Travel Ban - Lawmakers