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(MENAFN) A cargo vessel traveling toward Iran was struck by a US military aircraft in the Gulf of Oman as part of Washington's enforcement of maritime restrictions against Tehran, according to official statements.

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ATLANTA, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Biomedical, a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing needle-free vaccines and therapeutics, today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Holmberg as Chief Financial Officer as part of the...

EIN Presswire

Petition filed at the African Commission calls for a new global framework to assess climate, environmental, and corporate harm BANJUL, BANJUL, GAMBIA, January 4, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- An Africa-led coalition anchored by the Fair Start...

World Trade Organization

EIF Phase Three is a new six-year phase of the partnership dedicated to support LDCs leverage trade and investment for inclusive, resilient and sustainable development.

World Trade Organization

Kadra Ahmed Hassan, Djibouti's Ambassador and Chair of the EIF Executive Board, said: "The EIF's Phase Three is being launched at a pivotal moment for LDCs and countries that have recently graduated from LDC status.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Awa Dabo of Gambia as the new Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN confirmed Monday in an official statement.

EIN Presswire

DUBAI , DUBAI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, June 10, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Mangena Group, a private investment and holding company led by founder and CEO Daniel Mangena, has outlined an expanded operational strategy centered on deploying...

World Trade Organization

LDC Group presentations and expectations The LDC Group presented an updated expectations paper consolidating requests to preference-granting members regarding preferential rules of origin.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Min Aung Hlaing, the military general who seized power in a 2021 coup, was formally elected Myanmar's 11th president on Friday after commanding a decisive parliamentary majority.

World Trade Organization

In wrapping up the meeting, DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala thanked members for their efforts throughout the year. "You've worked hard, and in spite of the long meetings we had and sometimes very pointed discussions, I have the feeling that we are getting...

EIN Presswire

Helping Hands Academy is now a non-profit!

World Trade Organization

Co-organized by The Gambia (Coordinator of the WTO LDC Group), Germany (EIF Funding Partner Coordinator) and the Executive Secretariat of the EIF, the event was held as part of the EIF Global Forum 2025 entitled "Accelerating Impact – On the Road...

World Trade Organization

The ninth cohort of the Young Professional Programme (YPP) joined the WTO Secretariat in January 2025. Over the past 12 months, they have engaged in the work of the WTO across 13 divisions, gaining hands-on experience of WTO activities and the...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Turkish authorities are sounding the alarm over a series of maritime drone assaults that threaten to choke off critical Black Sea shipping lanes, with Hakan Fidan, Türkiye's top diplomat, cautioning that commercial navigation could grind...

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(MENAFN) The Kremlin has labeled Ukraine’s recent attacks on commercial tankers in the Black Sea as an “outrageous” breach of Turkish sovereignty, according to spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Ukraine’s recent strikes on commercial vessels in the Black Sea amounted to an “outrageous” breach of Turkish sovereignty, as stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

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(MENAFN) Mauritanian maritime authorities pulled 132 undocumented migrants from waters off the nation's coastline Wednesday, according to an official coast guard statement.

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(MENAFN) Türkiye has condemned recent drone strikes targeting two sanctioned oil tankers off its Black Sea coast, which Ukraine is reportedly claiming responsibility for. Turkish authorities said the Gambian-flagged vessels Kairos and Virat were...

World Trade Organization

Congratulating the participants on the successful completion of their respective programmes, the Director of the WTO Institute for Training & Technical Cooperation, Bridget Chilala, speaking on behalf of WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang...

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(MENAFN) In the early hours of Saturday, a significant Russian assault left over 600,000 people in Ukraine's Kyiv region without electricity.