Iran’s UN envoy says 1,332 Iranian civilians killed in war
UNITED NATIONS, The United Stations(RAHNUMA): Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said on Friday that at least 1,332 Iranian civilians have died so far in the conflict with Israel and the US, and that thousands more have been injured. Speaking to reporters at the United Nations in New York, Iravani asserted that the US and […]
Drones downed over Iraq’s Irbil, debris fell near hotel: security forces
IRBIL, Iraq(RAHNUMA): The US-led coalition in Iraq intercepted on Friday explosive-laden drones over the Kurdish city of Irbil where debris fell near a hotel, Kurdish security forces said. “The international coalition forces downed four explosive-laden drones over Irbil,” counter-terrorism forces in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region said in a statement. “Debris from one of the downed […]
Hezbollah says confronted Israeli helicopter landing in east Lebanon
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Hezbollah on Saturday said it confronted Israeli troops that infiltrated an east Lebanon town overnight, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 16 killed in Israeli strikes on the area. In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters had “observed the infiltration of four Israeli enemy army helicopters from the Syrian direction.” After landing and disembarking, […]
US State Department approves ‘emergency’ weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): The US State Department approved the “emergency” sale of 12,000 bomb casings to Israel on Friday as the countries engage Iran in an escalating Middle East war. The requested sale of 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) bomb casings, worth an estimated $151.8 million, was approved by the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, according to a press […]
Arab League to meet Sunday over Iranian attacks
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): The foreign ministers of the Arab League will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss Iranian attacks on several of the group’s members, the bloc’s assistant secretary-general told AFP. The meeting, which will be held via videoconference, was requested by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Egypt, Hossam Zaki said. US and […]
UN chief, Ghana condemn attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon
LEBANON(RAHNUMA): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Ghana condemned on Saturday an attack a day earlier on a UN base in southern Lebanon that seriously wounded three Ghanaian UN peacekeepers. Ghana said it had lodged a formal complaint with the UN. It demanded “that those responsible be identified and held accountable, as the attack […]
Turkiye considering deployment of F-16s to Cyprus, ministry source says
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye is considering the deployment of F-16 aircraft to Cyprus, a Turkish defense ministry source said on Saturday. The person said such a move was one of the steps being considered amid the phased planning underway to ensure the security of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north of the island, as conflict […]
Lebanon says Israeli attacks kill nearly 300 since Monday
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s health ministry on Saturday said Israeli attacks on the country had killed almost 300 people since the start of the war with Hezbollah this week. In a statement, the ministry said that “the death toll from the Israeli aggression, from dawn on Monday… has risen to 294 martyrs and 1,023 wounded.”
King Hamad says Bahrain ‘committed to peace’ as Iran attacks continue
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Bahrain is committed to the “path of peace” King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Saturday as the kingdom continued to be targeted by Iranian attacks. Bahrain supports efforts that “enhance security and stability in the region and the world,” the king said during a phone call with Spain’s King Felipe VI. “The […]
Delhi’s world-class transport to build ‘Viksit Bharat’: CM Rekha Gupta
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday that the continuous expansion of the Delhi Metro network is leading the capital’s transport system into a new phase. While inspecting preparations at the venue of Sunday’s event, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate new Metro projects, Chief Minister Gupta said […]
