Hyderabad as hub of film industry: Bhatti
Hyderabad, Feb.4 (RAHNUMA): The State government accords the highest priority to the Telugu film industry and is working with the vision of making Hyderabad the national hub of the film industry, said Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka. He was speaking at the meeting of the jury members of the Gaddar Film Awards held at the […]
Rythu Bharosa funds to be credited after municipal polls: Revanth
Nalgonda, Feb.4 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has announced that the Rythu Bharosa funds will be credited to farmers’ accounts following the conclusion of the municipal elections. During his address at the ‘Praja Palana – Praja Vijayotsava Sabha’ (People’s Governance – People’s Victory Celebration), which took place after the foundation stone ceremony for the […]
Palestinians wait at border between Gaza and Egypt as uncertainty clouds reopening of Rafah crossing
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip(RAHNUMA): Palestinians gathered on both sides of Gaza’s border with Egypt on Tuesday hoping to pass through the Rafah crossing, after its reopening the previous day was marred by delays, interrogations and uncertainty over who would be allowed to cross. On the Egyptian side were Palestinians who fled Gaza earlier in the […]
Trump says US negotiating with Iran ‘right now’
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): The US is negotiating with Iran “right now,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “They are negotiating,” Trump told reporters at the White House, without providing further details. His remarks came after a US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft […]
Turkiye again blocks aid convoy for Kurds in Syria: NGO
DIYARBAKIR, Turkiye(RAHNUMA): Turkish authorities have blocked for a second time an aid convoy from reaching the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani that’s been overwhelmed by people fleeing fighting, a local NGO said on Wednesday. As the Syrian army and Kurdish forces clash in Syria, Kobani has been inundated by people trying to escape the hostilities. […]
Sudan paramilitary advances near Ethiopia border
KHARTOUM(RAHNUMA): Sudanese paramilitary forces have advanced on army positions near the southeastern border with Ethiopia, according to the group and an eyewitness who spoke to AFP Wednesday. Control over Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile State, bordering both Ethiopia and South Sudan, is split between the army and a faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, allies […]
Gaza health officials say strikes kill 23 after Israel says shots wounded officer
GAZA CITY(RAHNUMA): Gazan health officials said Israeli air strikes on Wednesday killed 23 people, with Israel’s military saying it struck after one of its officers was wounded by enemy gunfire. Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, violence has continued in the Gaza Strip, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of […]
Kuwait’s prime minister says progress being made on Kuwait-Saudi rail link
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Plans for a rail link between Kuwait City and Riyadh as part of the country’s ambitious reform agenda are progressing, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said on Wednesday. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Al-Sabah said Kuwait aimed to become a regional logistical hub through projects such as the […]
UN experts slam Israeli ‘terrorist’ death penalty bill
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): United Nations experts on Wednesday called on Israel to withdraw a bill proposing the mandatory death penalty for terrorist acts, warning it would violate the right to life and discriminate against Palestinians. Israel’s parliament last November passed a first reading of a draft amendment to the country’s penal code, demanded by far-right National Security […]
Syria, Russia discuss developing military cooperation
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syria’s Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Naasan discussed military issues with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and his delegation on Wednesday. Yevkurov is visiting Syria for several days to develop military cooperation that serves the common interests of both countries, according to Syria’s Defense Ministry. In June, Syrian Defense Minister Maj. […]
