Outages in Sudan after major drone attack hits power plant
PORT SUDAN(RAHNUMA): Sudan paramilitaries launched a large-scale drone attack in the east on Thursday, a military source told AFP, with strikes hitting a key power station, causing major outages and killing three. Since April 2023, Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a conflict that has killed tens of […]
UN, aid groups warn Gaza operations at risk from Israel impediments
UNITED NATIONS(RAHNUMA): The United Nations and aid groups warned on Wednesday that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Gaza, were at risk of collapse if Israel does not lift impediments that include a “vague, arbitrary, and highly politicized” registration process. Dozens of international aid groups face de-registration by December 31, which then means they […]
Turkiye urges peaceful Syria-SDF talks, warns patience running out – foreign minister
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday that Turkiye did not want to resort to military action again against Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), but warned that the patience of the actors involved was running out over what he described as delays in implementing an integration deal. “We just hope that things go […]
Saudi Arabia increasingly concerned by Israel’s impact on regional instability: Experts
CHICAGO(RAHNUMA): Experts on Wednesday noted Saudi Arabia’s increased concern over Israel’s regional conduct during a panel discussion hosted by the Middle East Institute and attended by Arab News. F. Gregory Gause III, professor emeritus of international affairs at the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University, said Israel rather than Iran has become the […]
Israel attacking Lebanon every 4 hours on average: Research
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Israel is attacking Lebanon at a rate equal to one strike every four hours despite the reaching of a ceasefire more than a year ago, new data has shown. ACLED, the independent conflict monitoring organization, recorded 1,846 Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the beginning of the ceasefire with Hezbollah. Only two days each month […]
French, Saudi and US officials push Hezbollah disarmament plan
PARIS/BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): French, Saudi Arabian and American officials held talks with the head of the Lebanese army on Thursday in Paris aimed at finalizing a roadmap to enable a mechanism for the disarmament of the Hezbollah group, diplomats said. Israel and Lebanon agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire in 2024, ending more than a year of fighting […]
Dubai warns residents to stay indoors because of rain
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Dubai police on Thursday urged residents to stay indoors unless going out was “absolutely necessary” as heavy rainfall was expected across the country, which saw record downpours last year. The warning came hours after rainfall in the city caused flooding in streets. “For your safety, please remain cautious as unstable weather conditions are expected […]
US, Qatar, Turkiye, Egypt to hold Gaza talks in Miami
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will hold talks with senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye in Miami on Friday on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, a White House official told AFP on Thursday. Under the second stage, Israel is supposed to withdraw from its positions in […]
EC declares panchayat polls in Telangana conclude peacefully
Hyderabad, Dec.18 (RAHNUMA): The State Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that panchayat elections across Telangana concluded peacefully. In a statement, the Election Commission informed that no major untoward incidents occurred anywhere, and security arrangements were effectively implemented. With the election process completed, the election code in force across the state was lifted from 5 […]
Changing MGNREGA name is an insult to Gandhi: Ponguleti
Hyderabad, Dec.18 (RAHNUMA): Minister for Revenue, Housing, Information, and Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said that removing Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is an insult to him. The Minister said the removal of Gandhi’s name is a shameful act. In a statement released on Thursday, Ponguleti criticised that […]
