UN Security Council to visit Syria, Lebanon next week
UNITED NATIONS(RAHNUMA): The UN Security Council will visit Syria and Lebanon next week, the Slovenian mission said Tuesday, as it looks to chair the council starting in December. The ambassadors for 15 member states are set to visit Damascus on December 4, a few days before the first anniversary of the ouster of Syria’s longtime […]
Sudan army chief calls on Trump to end country’s war
PORT SUDAN(RAHNUMA): Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, at war with a rival paramilitary group since April 2023, called on US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to bring peace. “The Sudanese people now look to Washington to take the next step: to build on the US president’s honesty and work with us — and those […]
Pope’s visit is a blessing for Lebanon’s forgotten psychiatric patients
JAL EL DIB(RAHNUMA): Staff at Lebanon’s De La Croix Psychiatric Hospital are delighted that Pope Leo’s visit will give its carers and residents, often abandoned by their families, recognition at last. Established in 1952, the church-run hospital is one of only a few mental health facilities in Lebanon, a country where people diagnosed with psychiatric […]
Jordanian bakery in Gaza produced over 11 million loaves since January
LONDON(RAHNUMA): A Jordanian mobile bakery in the Gaza Strip has produced a total of 11,797,580 loaves of bread since January in the Palestinian coastal region. The World Central Kitchen, which operates the bakery, said that the initiative produces nearly 70,000 loaves daily to ensure an uninterrupted supply of bread to various areas in Gaza. The […]
Swiss increase aid to Gaza in support of US peace plan
ZURICH(RAHNUMA): The Swiss government said on Wednesday it would commit 23 million Swiss francs ($28.5 million) to support the US peace plan for Gaza, bringing its total humanitarian contribution there to 150 million francs since October 2023. The ruling Swiss Federal Council said 17.5 million francs would be allotted to humanitarian aid for Gaza and […]
Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, authorities demolish shop in Jerusalem
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Israeli settlers entered Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the walled city of occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, with the protection of Israeli police. The Jerusalem Governorate, affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, reported that a total of 559 settlers entered the mosque in groups through the Mughrabi Gate, conducting provocative tours and performing Talmudic rituals in […]
Syria reviews crime-fighting cooperation with Interpol at assembly in Marrakech
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The Syrian Arab Republic reviewed crime-fighting cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization during the 93rd Interpol General Assembly in Marrakech on Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Abdelqader Tahhan, Syria’s deputy minister of interior for security affairs, and the president of Interpol, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi discussed cooperation in the fields of security and policing […]
Lebanese living abroad seek hope as they return for pope visit
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Rachelle Mazraani is traveling from Sydney to Beirut for Pope Leo XIV’s visit this week, one of many Lebanese at home and abroad who hope the trip will revive their struggling country. After visiting Turkiye, Leo is to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday for a three-day trip that includes an open-air mass at Beirut’s […]
STATE BJP CHIEF ACCUSES CONG OF ‘REPEATED CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS’
Hyderabad, Nov.26 (RAHNUMA): Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing it of ‘repeatedly’ violating the Constitution for political gains since India’s Independence. Addressing a gathering at a “Constitution Day event” organised by the BJP SC Morcha at the Press Club, the BJP leader said that the […]
Hyderabad Metro Rail celebrates Constitution Day with reading of Preamble
Hyderabad, Nov.26 (RAHNUMA): Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) on Wednesday proudly celebrated Constitution Day, reaffirming its commitment to the values enshrined in the Indian Constitution. On the occasion, Chief Electrical Engineer (CEE) of HMR, D.V.S. Raju, administered the reading of the Preamble of the Constitution of India. Senior officers and employees of Hyderabad Metro Rail participated […]
