UK has ‘failed the Palestinian people’: Thornberry
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The UK government has let down the Palestinian people by failing to stand up to Israel or follow through with support for a two-state solution, a prominent MP with the ruling Labour Party has said. Emily Thornberry, the former shadow attorney general, said the government lacked ambition when it came to Gaza and had […]
‘Life and hope’: Lebanon hospital resilient after Israeli attack
TYRE, Lebanon(RAHNUMA): In a south Lebanon hospital heavily damaged by deadly Israeli strikes nearby, Dr. Nasser Al-Masri held a new-born baby, calling him “a message of life and hope” despite the war. Israeli strikes near the Jabal Amel hospital in Tyre on Monday killed four people and wounded 127, including four doctors, 27 nurses, and […]
Middle East war hammering aid supply chains: UN
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): Even if the Middle East war stopped immediately, disrupted global humanitarian supply lines would not recover before 2027, the United Nations said Tuesday. Nearly 100 days on from the February 28 US-Israeli attacks on Iran which triggered the conflict, the fall-out extends far beyond the Middle East region, said Jean-Cedric Meeus, chief of global […]
Palestine Red Crescent evacuates 33 patients from Gaza
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The Palestine Red Crescent Society evacuated 33 patients and their 40 companions from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday so that they could receive medical treatment in Egypt. With help from the World Health Organization, the group left from the Medical Rehabilitation Hospital and traveled through the Rafah crossing, the Palestine News Agency reported. The […]
Lebanon seeks Iranian pressure on Hezbollah to secure ceasefire, sources say
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has been working through Iranian channels to secure Hezbollah’s commitment to a ceasefire while his country presses ahead with negotiations aimed at ending the war, political sources have told Arab News. The Amal Movement leader remains central to efforts to ensure Hezbollah abides by any future truce, amid growing […]
Arab, Islamic nations condemn storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar and Turkiye have condemned the storming of the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday. The settlers raised Israeli flags on the steps leading to the Dome of the Rock, chanted and sang the Israeli […]
Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities
IRBIL, Iraq(RAHNUMA): Two of Iraq’s most powerful Iran-backed militias said on Tuesday they would begin handing in their weapons to the authorities, a major step in the new government’s effort to rein in militias that have long operated on their own even though they were nominally under state command. One of the groups, Asaib Ahl […]
Revanth highlights Telangana’s unparalleled development, aims for $3 trillion economy
Hyderabad, June 2 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has articulated his aspiration to establish Telangana as a prominent international gateway, extending beyond national borders. During the Telangana Formation Day celebrations held at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad on Tuesday, he unveiled a strategic document titled ‘Telangana Rising – 2047.’ This plan outlines ambitious economic targets, […]
Governor felicitates differently-abled artist for exceptional foot-painted portrait
Hyderabad, June 2 (RAHNUMA): Amid the grandeur of the Telangana State Formation Day celebrations held at Samskruthi Community Hall, Lok Bhavan on Tuesday, a touching gesture by a differently-abled young woman emerged as one of the most memorable moments of the day. The occasion witnessed an emotional interaction between Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and […]
Uttam hails Telangana’s free fine-rice scheme
Suryapet, June 2 (RAHNUMA): Describing the state government’s free fine-rice distribution programme as a landmark welfare initiative unmatched anywhere in the country, Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said the scheme was unique not only in Telangana’s history, but also in the history of India and the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh. […]
