Middle East, North Africa temperatures rising twice as fast as global average, says UN weather agency
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): The Middle East and North Africa recorded their hottest year on record in 2024, with temperatures rising at twice the global average of recent decades, the UN weather agency said in a report. Heatwaves in the region are becoming longer and more intense, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s first report focused on the […]
A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and change
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement Tuesday as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise of a brighter future after the unexpected fall of Bashar Assad’s government weeks earlier. While Syrians in the capital looked forward to a new beginning after the ousting of Assad, […]
