No To FGM is the message greeting visitors of the Islamic Gathering Association, an NGO in Siflaq, Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt. The UNFPA-supported NGO provides counselling to the residents of Siflaq and the surrounding villages, both Muslim and Christians, on the detrimental effects of FGM. Photo: Omar Gharzeddine / UNFPA

Female Genital Mutilation on the Rise: Report

April 26, 2016April 28, 2016 RMN News Female, FGM, Genital, Mutilation

A new UN report released Monday says that, despite being forbidden by national and international law, female genital mutilation and

UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

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North Korea Asked to Stop Destabilising Acts

March 11, 2016March 13, 2016 RMN News North Korea, Nuclear, UN

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “remains gravely concerned” by the situation on the Korean Peninsula following Thursday’s missile launch by

Putin meeting with permanent members of the Security Council

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Russia Taking Steps to Handle Situation in Syria and North Korea

March 5, 2016March 7, 2016 RMN News North Korea, Russia, Syria, Vladimir Putin

President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a meeting Friday with permanent members of the Security Council. The participants exchanged views

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Terrorists Selling Plundered Antiquities in the Market: FBI

September 7, 2015September 9, 2015 RMN News Antiquities, FBI, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Syria, Terrorists

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is alerting art collectors and dealers to be careful trading Near Eastern antiquities,

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WHO Calls for Action Against Illicit Tobacco Trade

May 31, 2015June 2, 2015 RMN News Tobacco, WHO

Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public

Barrel bomb attack in Aleppo, Syria. Photo: Wikipedia

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Barrel Bombs Killing Civilians in Syria

February 26, 2015February 27, 2015 RMN News Barrel, Bombs, Civilians, Human Rights, Syria

The Syrian government has carried out new indiscriminate attacks over the past year with air-delivered munitions, including improvised weapons such