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Breathe easy, Switzerland: The tiny African kingdom of Swaziland is changing its name.

King Mswati III announced it during celebrations of the 50th anniversary of independence and his 50th birthday. …

Yemeni government officials have tortured, raped, and executed migrants and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa in a detention center in the southern port city of Aden, Human Rights …

ADEN, Yemen- At least four people were killed and five others injured, in a landmine blast in Yemen's south-eastern province of Shabwa, on Tuesday, police and medical sources, said.

According …

RIYADH-- Saudi Arabia's air defenses said that they have intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias in Yemen targeting the border city of Najran.

Hours earlier, Arab coalition spokesman …

Internet users in Ethiopia said on Monday the government appeared to have ended a three-month online blackout, raising hopes of a relaxation of restrictions after the arrival of a new …

ADEN, Yemen- Unknown gunmen, on Saturday, blew up an oil pipeline in Yemen's south-eastern province of Shabwa, causing a huge explosion, a local security official said.

"An explosion targeted the …

Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the Security Council meeting on the Middle East, in New York today:

The situation in the Middle East is in chaos � …

Rome - Solar powered irrigation systems are now an affordable and climate-friendly technology for both large and small-scale farmers in developing countries. But they need to be adequately managed and …

UNITED NATIONS-- The United Nations says successful elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are crucial for peace and stability in the wider Great Lakes region of Central …

Kenya's elections commission has sent its chief executive on three months' compulsory leave pending an audit, it said, without giving a detailed reason for the move.

The Independent Electoral and …