ABU DHABI // The president of Turkey has called for a resolution to the dispute between Qatar and other Arab and Gulf states by the end of Ramadan. Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his plea during a visit to ...

Deadly cholera is spreading through drought-ravaged Somalia as clean water sources dry up, a top aid official said, deepening a humanitarian crisis in a country that is on the verge of famine. The Horn...

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As the spectre of famine hangs once again over Somalia, early numbers show an increasing number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and cholera or acu...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, has been following with deep concern the continued repor...

Ethiopia has declared an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea, also known as AWD, in the country's Somali region, where people are already struggling to cope with a persistent drought. Dr. Akpaka Kalu, th...

New York, US (PANA) ? UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien on Tuesday released US$18.5 million from the organization's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to enable critical aid for more...

Oil company Erin Energy has executed a drilling services contract with Pacific Drilling for the use of the Pacific Bora drillship offshore Nigeria. The drillship was hired for drilling operations on th...

Rome (AFP) - Five people remained missing on Sunday after scores of migrants in an inflatable boat were rescued in turbulent waters off the coast of Libya overnight. About 122 of the migrants were save...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Herve Ladsous on Thursday said armed fighting over land, water and other natural resources in Sudan's Darfur region have co...

A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40 miles) to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said on Monday, callin...