Trump, Netanyahu clash over Iran strategy and Lebanon ceasefire
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): American President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have found themselves at odds over Iran, Lebanon and the course of ongoing negotiations in the Middle East according to The Washington Post. The report detailed growing disagreements between the two leaders as Trump worked to secure a ceasefire with Iran and advance a […]
Iran says missile program not part of talks with US
TEHRAN(RAHNUMA): Iran said on Thursday that its missile program would not be part of future negotiations with the United States, after the two sides agreed a framework deal for ending their war. US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding early Thursday, ending a regional war that erupted on […]
UAE sets minimum social media use age at 15, media office says
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): The United Arab Emirates announced a social media ban for children under 15 on Thursday, joining a growing group of countries including Australia, Britain and Canada to take similar measures. Social media platforms will have to monitor and disable accounts created by under-15s or risk being blocked, a cabinet resolution said, giving them a […]
Israeli foreign minister says he is severing contact with EU foreign policy chief
BRUSSELS(RAHNUMA): Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday he was severing “all contact” with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas over what he said were remarks attributed to her comparing Israel to apartheid-era South Africa. In a post on social media, Saar said Kallas had reportedly “compared Israel to the racist apartheid regime” […]
IEA chief hails ceasefire and says reopening Hormuz is key
ISTANBUL(RANUMA): The head of the International Energy Agency said on Thursday the interim agreement to end the U.S.-Iran war “made me and everyone happy” but the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened without conditions and negotiations must conclude in the next 60 days. Speaking in Istanbul, Fatih Birol said several countries are reviewing their energy […]
Libya drills well with encouraging production rates
BENGHAZI(RAHNUMA): Libya has successfully drilled a well in its Al-Khair oilfield with production rates of 3,209 barrels per day and 1.948 million cubic feet of associated gas per day, the state-owned firm NOC said on Thursday. The NOC said in a statement that the tests of the initial well, drilled by its subsidiary, the Sirte […]
Syrian and Turkish military officials discuss greater defense cooperation
LONDON(RAHNUMA): A military delegation from the Syrian Arab Republic visited the National Defense University in Istanbul on Thursday, as Syria and Turkiye deepen their defense cooperation since the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in late 2024. The delegation, led by Maj. Gen. Salim Idris from Syria’s Ministry of Defense, held talks with the university president, […]
Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the US-Iran deal
TYRE, Lebanon(RAHNUMA): Adnan Kaour returned on Thursday to check on his home in southern Lebanon ‘s coastal city of Tyre — once known as an idyllic summer getaway spot — just a week after Israel issued warnings for all of its residents to evacuate. The warnings were followed by sweeping airstrikes on the city, which […]
Revanth launches ₹35.50 Cr eco-park, green development projects across Telangana
Hyderabad, June 18 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated development works worth Rs 35.50 crore at the Eco Park in Rangareddy district on Thursday. The Chief Minister launched development works undertaken at the Gurranguda Reserve Forest at a cost of Rs 17.84 crore. Revanth Reddy also virtually inaugurated development projects worth Rs 17.66 crore […]
Telangana farmers to receive Rythu Bharosa assistance from June 30
Hyderabad, June 18 (RAHNUMA): The Telangana government on Wednesday announced a series of major decisions relating to agriculture, farmer welfare, fertilizer availability, crop procurement, Hyderabad Metro expansion and administrative reforms following an informal cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Briefing the media after the meeting at the Secretariat, Minister for Irrigation and […]
