Morocco draws record number of tourist visits in 2025
RABAT(RAHNUMA): Morocco drew nearly 20 million tourist arrivals in 2025, making it a record year for the North African country, the Ministry of Tourism said on Monday. The kingdom welcomed 19.8 million tourists, a 14 percent increase compared to the number of visitors recorded the year before, it said. The ministry hailed the number as […]
Drone strike kills 10, including 7 children, in Sudan’s El-Obeid: medical source
PORT SUDAN, Sudan(RAHNUMA): A drone strike on the Sudanese city of El-Obeid killed 10 people including seven children on Monday, a medical source told AFP. An eyewitness said the strike hit a house in the center of the army-controlled capital of North Kordofan, which the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have sought to encircle for […]
Israel reports bird flu outbreak on farm in north, WOAH says
PARIS(RAHNUMA): Israel reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the north of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday. The outbreak, the first in a year in Israel, was detected in a flock of 2,000 ducks in the village of Sde Yaakov, causing the […]
Israel approves upgrade to 4G mobile services to Palestinians in West Bank
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israel has approved an upgrade to fourth-generation (4G) mobile services for Palestinians in the West Bank, the Israeli Communications Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the two Palestinian mobile operators — Jawwal and Ooredoo — and Swedish infrastructure firm Ericsson signed management agreements that were approved by Israel on Sunday. Palestinian cellular providers […]
Israeli foreign minister visits Somaliland, angering Somalia
NAIROBI/JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Somaliland on Tuesday on a trip that was denounced by Somalia, 10 days after Israel formally recognized the self-declared republic as an independent and sovereign state. Israel is the only country that has formally recognized Somaliland’s move to break away from Somalia, which described Israel’s decision on recognition […]
Israeli forces raid Palestinian university in Birzeit, injure students
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Israeli forces raided Birzeit University, located north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, injuring 11 students and detaining the university’s vice president for academic affairs. The university confirmed that 11 students were wounded, including five by live ammunition, while dozens suffered breathing difficulties from inhaling tear gas. All casualties were later transported to […]
Trump says Russia-Ukraine deal possible as casualties mount
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war remains possible, citing mounting casualties on both sides and arguing that economic pressure on Moscow is beginning to take effect. Speaking aboard Air Force One, on Sunday, Trump told reporters newly released figures underscore the urgency of ending the […]
Trump calls PM Modi ‘good man’, says India ‘cut’ Russian oil imports
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “good man” for “cutting down” the purchase of Russian oil. “Modi’s a very good man,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, while on his way back to the White House from West Palm Beach in Florida on […]
Trump welfare figures highlight India’s distinct profile
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) A set of data tables shared by US President Donald Trump on Truth Social ranking immigrant welfare recipient rates by country of origin has drawn attention in Washington, with India absent from the two-page list — a gap that underscores the distinct economic profile of Indian immigrants within the broader US […]
Indian American Pulkit Desai sworn in as New Jersey City mayor
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Pulkit Desai, a US Marine veteran and technology professional, has been sworn in as mayor of Parsippany, New Jersey, becoming the township’s first Indian American mayor after a razor-thin election victory. Desai, a Democrat, won the mayoral race after provisional and vote-by-mail ballots overturned an earlier lead held by Republican incumbent […]
