Laos strengthens efforts to fight poverty, malnutrition
Vientiane, Dec 19 (IANS) Laos’ Ministry of Agriculture and Environment convened a meeting to review progress and plan future efforts to reduce poverty and malnutrition, focusing on improving living conditions and providing health and nutrition support. The national steering committee meeting of the rural poverty and malnutrition reduction project assessed the project’s 2025 implementation and […]
Indian envoy, former Japanese PM Kishida discuss strengthening special strategic and global partnership
Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) India’s Ambassador-designate to Japan Nagma Mallick on Friday called on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, holding discussions on ways to strengthen the special strategic and global partnership between both countries. “Ambassador-designate Ms. Nagma M. Mallick called on H. E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, former Prime Minister of Japan. They discussed ways […]
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 […]
