Organic farming gains momentum in Poonch: Farmers embrace sustainable agriculture
Poonch, Dec 2 (IANS) District Agriculture Department, in collaboration with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), organised a one-day training and awareness programme on organic farming on Tuesday in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. Nearly 100 farmers—both men and women—participated with great enthusiasm. The participation reflected a growing interest in natural and sustainable agricultural practices in the […]
ICC takes Libyan war crimes suspect into custody
THE HAGUE(RAHNUMA): The International Criminal Court said Monday it had taken into custody a Libyan militia leader suspected of overseeing murder, torture, and rape at the notorious Mitiga prison near Tripoli. The court said that Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, arrested in Germany in July, was now in the ICC detention center in The Hague […]
Limited aid hits Sudan relief efforts
KHARTOUM(RAHNUMA): As waves of traumatized refugees flee intensifying violence in Sudan’s North Darfur, those reaching safety in eastern Chad are finding almost no international humanitarian assistance waiting for them. With funding for the crisis plummeting, newly arrived families depend almost entirely on meager donations from earlier refugees and the strained generosity of local Chadian communities. […]
Sudan’s RSF paramilitary says it took control of Babanusa in West Kordofan
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday that it seized full control of Babanusa, a transport junction in the country’s oil-producing South. In a statement, the RSF said its “liberation” of Babanusa in West Kordofan state — the latest frontline in the war in Sudan — came as it repelled “a surprise […]
Palestinians evacuated from Gaza face tough adjustment in Greece
ATHENS(RAHNUMA): Raghad Al-Fara is struggling to rebuild her teenage life in Athens, not least because she now moves around with crutches because of injuries suffered in the Gaza war. Evacuated from the besieged Palestinian territory in February she now lives in a shelter for refugee women. “I never thought I would survive, let alone set […]
UK criticizes Israel over delays to Gaza aid deliveries
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The UK has criticized Israel over delayed aid deliveries to Gaza after a consignment of more than 1,100 tents took over a year to arrive there, the BBC reported. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said other UK-funded aid had failed to reach Palestinians despite the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The UN has warned […]
Qatari prime minister and US military chief discuss defense cooperation
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Qatar’s prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, held talks with Adm. Brad Cooper, the recently appointed commander of US Central Command, in Doha on Tuesday. Their meeting focused on strategic relations, including support and enhancement of Qatari-American ties in the military and defense fields. They also discussed other […]
Libya says to repatriate more sub-Saharan African migrants
TRIPOLI(RAHNUMA): Libyan authorities said Tuesday they would ramp up sending mainly sub-Saharan African irregular migrants back to their countries, warning against their settlement in Libya as Europe boosts efforts to curb arrivals. With Italy some 300 kilometers (186 miles) away, Libya has become a key launchpad for tens of thousands of migrants who risk their […]
Settler outposts spread among villages, fueling attack fears
TURMUS AYYA, West Bank(RAHNUMA): The fear is palpable in this Palestinian village. It’s clear in how farmers gather their harvests quickly, how they scan the valley for movement, how they dare not stray past certain roads. At any time, they say, armed Israeli settlers could descend. “In a matter of minutes, they get on their […]
TUWJ to hold maha dharna on Dec 3 demanding resolution of journalists’ issues
Hyderabad, Dec.2 (RAHNUMA): The Telangana Union of Working Journalists (TUWJ) will stage a ‘Maha Dharna’ on December 3 at Samachar Bhavan near Masab Tank here, demanding that the state government address long-pending issues faced by the journalists. TUWJ state president K. Virahat Ali, at a press conference in Basheerbagh, said that the journalists, neglected during the previous […]
