Ramadan brings a season of grief after an Israeli strike wiped out most of a Gaza family
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip(RAHNUMA): As the sun sets, Saddam Al-Yazji, his wife and their daughter sip a noodle soup, breaking their daily Ramadan fast in Gaza City. They sit around a folding table set up in the dirt at the foot of a towering pile of rubble, twisted metal and concrete slabs that was once […]
US urges citizens in Lebanon to leave while commercial options available: embassy
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): The United States has urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country while commercial options are available and warned against travel to the country, its embassy in Beirut said on Saturday. “If already in the country, the Department of State urges US citizens to depart Lebanon now while commercial options remain available,” the […]
France calls for urgent meeting of UN Security Council on Iran
PARIS(RAHNUMA): French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council, saying the outbreak of a war between the US, Israel and Iran has “serious consequences” for international peace and security. France was joined in calling for the meeting by Bahrain, Colombia, Russia and China. Macron spoke separately […]
Lebanon declares neutrality, bolsters embassy security amid regional turmoil
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s leaders reaffirmed neutrality amid US and Israeli strikes on Iran, emphasizing that the country must be shielded from the region’s rapidly deteriorating security crisis. During a press conference on Saturday, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said while he could not completely discount the risk of threats against foreign embassies on Lebanese soil, his government […]
‘Not your war’: Omani FM on US and Israel undermining ‘active and serious negotiations’
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, who was leading indirect negotiations between Iran and the US in Geneva this week, tweeted his dismay at the attacks on Tehran this morning by the US and Israel. “I am dismayed. Active and serious negotiations have yet again been undermined. Neither the interests of the United States nor […]
Uddhav Thackeray hits back at CM Fadnavis over mandatory Hindi language row
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The political face-off between Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has intensified over the implementation of mandatory Hindi in Maharashtra schools. Speaking at an event on the occasion of Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din, Thackeray on Friday responded to allegations that his previous government had approved a […]
Ex-BJP leader Mmhonlumo Kikon appointed NPP General Secretary
Shillong/Kohima, Feb 27 (IANS) Former BJP legislator from Nagaland and the party’s erstwhile national spokesperson, Mmhonlumo Kikon, has been appointed General Secretary (Political) of the National People’s Party (NPP) with immediate effect, party sources said on Friday. NPP sources in Shillong said the appointment was made by the party’s National President and Meghalaya Chief Minister […]
US Senators question Commerce Secretary over $1.6 billion rare earth deal
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Democratic Senators have questioned US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over a $1.6 billion rare-earth minerals deal, warning that the arrangement could benefit his immediate family and his former firm, Cantor Fitzgerald. In a February 25 letter, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Chris Van Hollen said the agreement brokered by the […]
Melania Trump to be first spouse of president to preside over UNSC
United Nations, Feb 27 (IANS) US First Lady Melania Trump is to preside over a meeting of the Security Council when the US takes over its presidency for the month. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday that this would be the first time that the spouse of a president takes the gavel […]
US Senator targets Meta, Apple over bias
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) A senior Republican senator has launched a twin attack on two of America’s most powerful technology companies, accusing Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg of “denial and deceit” in a landmark child safety trial and alleging that Apple News has “systematically suppressed” right-leaning publications in favour of liberal outlets. US Senator Marsha […]
