WHO demands protection of Health personnel in Syria
AMN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER The WHO strongly urged all parties to the conflict in Syria to abide by international humanitarian law and protect civilians trapped in the conflict. In…
Italian PM wins initial vote of confidence
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has won an initial vote of confidence in the Lower House of Parliament. To assume office, Gentiloni needs to win votes of confidence in both…
Sushma Swaraj named Global Thinker for ‘novel Twitter diplomacy
AMN India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been named as one of 15 Global Thinkers. Compiled by the Foreign Policy magazine, Ms Swaraj is named in the decision-makers category…
India ready to engage in consultations with Pakistan
India has said World Bank’s decision to temporarily halt two simultaneous processes to look into Indo-Pak dispute over Kishenganga and Ratle project confirms that pursuing the two concurrent processes could…
Time to restart peace process in Syria: UN Special Envoy
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura says, after a UN Security Council meeting, that time is ripe to restart the peace process in Syria and re-engage all parties…
Syrian Army officially liberated Aleppo
Syrian Army has officially liberated Aleppo after ousting rebels from their last bastions in the eastern part of the city. Earlier yesterday, the Syrian Arab Army made significant advances leaving…
Qatar Petroleum to cut oil production in line with OPEC deal
State-owned Qatar Petroleum said that Qatar’s oil production would decrease from 1st of January in line with last month’s agreement for OPEC members to decrease output. It said in a…
US: Donald Trump picks Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his Secretary of State. In a tweet, Mr Trump said, he will be making the announcement on the Secretary…
Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN Secretary-General
WEB DESK FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, was today sworn in as the ninth UN Secretary-General, succeeding Ban Ki-moon as the chief of the world…
Bill English is new New Zealand PM
New Zealand’s socially conservative finance chief Bill English is sworn in as the country’s new prime minister following last week’s resignation of his predecessor John Key. With degrees in commerce…