The Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after students, many of whom were 15 years old or younger, arrived for classes. A total of 154 students were initially trapped in the rubble, but Plateau police spokesperson Alfred Alabo later said 132 of them had been rescued and were being treated […]
A Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ100) crashed near Moscow during a test flight after a scheduled overhaul, the operational services told TASS. “The aircraft belongs to Gazprom. It had undergone scheduled repairs. Today a test flight was made. Only three crew members were on board,” the spokesperson said, adding that pilots working for the Sukhoi Civil […]
Arab news sources reported that the Army of Saudi Arabia has conducted an attack on Yemen. Reports suggest that Saudi Arabia targeted two districts in Yemen’s Monabbih border region, leaving 3 people wounded. The Yemeni soil was attacked by Saudi Arabia last Tuesday as well. MP/6160392
Xinhua reported, citing the statement of Munir al-Bursh, an official with the Gaza-based health authorities, that 34 children have died due to severe food shortages in the northern region, according to Xinhua. About 25,000 patients urgently needed treatment outside the Gaza Strip, but only 5,000 have managed to travel, he said, emphasizing that the situation […]
More than half of the 7 million internally displaced people are children. In addition, some 2 million people have fled across borders into neighboring countries, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, quoting figures from the International Organization for Migration, Xinhua reported. “For our part, we and our humanitarian partners continue to […]
The World Health Assembly is held every year at the headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva with the participation of 192 ministers of health from the member countries. The Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 27 May – 1 June 2024. The theme of this year’s Health Assembly […]
In a report released on Wednesday, OCHA said a daily average of 176 relief trucks reached Gaza between April 1 and May 6, compared to 58 that reached Gaza between May 7 and May 28, down by 67 percent. “The amount of food and other aid entering Gaza, already insufficient to meet the soaring needs, […]
A disaster management official in the northern province of Baghlan said heavy seasonal rains sparked the flooding, and residents were unprepared for the sudden rush of water. “The number of dead in today’s flood in Baghlan province has risen to 62,” Hedayatullah Hamdard, the head of the provincial natural disaster management department, told AFP. The […]
According to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, downpours and thunderstorms in over 28 of the country’s 47 counties have resulted in widespread displacement, affecting 196,290 people from 33,100 households. “A total of 125 people have been reported injured, 90 people are currently missing, and an estimated 165,500 others were affected by the heavy […]
Xinhua reported citing a statement from the state’s Country Fire Authority (CFA) indicating that the crashed plane was a “powered glider.” “Incident deemed under control at 2:13 p.m. and safe at 3:34 p.m. Emergency service crews will remain on scene for quite some time,” said the CFA. Located in the state’s northeastern, Mount Beauty is […]
The anti-terrorist operation was conducted on Thursday night in the suburbs of Zahedan city in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Zardis News Agency reported. During the operation, the terrorists’ vehicle was hit and two of them were killed. No further details have been released so far. MNA/6088793
President Ebrahim Raeisi said in the meeting of the Anti-Narcotics Headquarters on Saturday that Iran has sacrificed a lot in the anti-narcotics fight. He added that the Anti-Narcotics Headquarters needs transformation in its functions. The president said that, “It is very important to hold the international system responsible in the field of fighting against drugs. […]
