Namibia, a country in Southern Africa, has declared that it plans to kill 723 wild animals in order to provide food for approximately half of its 1.4 million people, who are experiencing starvation as a result of the worst drought in a century.
Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, and Egypt have accepted offers to join BRICS, a coalition of emerging-market states.
The “Weimar Triangle” is a regional partnership between France, Germany, and Poland that was formed in 1991 in Weimar, Germany. The group’s goal is to foster cooperation among the three countries on cross-border and European issues.
SAARC, or the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, is an organization that promotes economic, social, and cultural cooperation among South Asian countries.
Since late November, Houthi rebels in Yemen have considerably increased their attacks on commercial vessels in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait that connects the Arabian Peninsula to the Horn of Africa.
The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, a series of letters sent during World War I between British High Commissioner Sir Henry McMahon and Hashemite leader Sharif Hussein Bin Ali, is regarded as an important event in Middle Eastern history.