An Israeli drone attack targeted and destroyed a weapons depot in the coastal Syrian city of Jableh before daybreak Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The attack carried out via drones and warplane missiles leveled the depot and caused massive explosions heard from long distances, said the UK-based watchdog group. It added that…
Old graves could be reused under new recommendations put forward to manage the shortage of burial space in Britain. Under the proposed changes put forward by the Law Commission, graveyards declared “full’’ during the Victorian era could also be reopened. The commission has warned the urban areas across England and Wales of fast running out…
Israel’s military intends to retaliate “significantly” and swiftly against Iran after the latter fired around 180 missiles at Israel’s territory, but it is still weighing what form this reprisal will take, according to a source briefed on the matter. Israel is currently examining a range of options to strike back at Iran, and it is…
The Federal Government, African Development Bank (AfDB) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), are partnering to transform the West and Central Africa’s wheat sector. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB), stated this at the second regional wheat Summit 2024 on Wednesday in Abuja. The theme of the summit is: Prioritising Policy, Innovative…
British Defence Secretary, John Healey, is in Cyprus as London steps up efforts for a potential evacuation of Lebanon with the Middle East teetering on the brink of wider war. Healey confirmed British forces were involved in efforts to defend Israel from Iran’s ballistic missile barrage as Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned of the risk…
German Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, expressed her dismay on Wednesday over reports that some people in Germany had celebrated Iran’s missile attack on Israel. Faeser said the scenes made her sad and angry. Cheers reportedly broke out at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin neighbourhood on Tuesday evening. Faeser said there had also been spontaneous demonstrations…
The Galaxy Backbone (GBB) says the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has spent 13 million dollars in Nigeria’s e-government projects since 2013. The Managing-Director, GBB, Dr Ibrahim Adeyanju, made this known at the Stakeholders Engagement Workshop on e-government services and digital infrastructure in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had a phone discussion with European colleagues immediately after his country’s missile attack on Israel, state media reported Wednesday. According to Iranian news agency IRNA, Araghchi spoke with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and colleagues in the UK, France and other countries. The missile attack on Israel has now been…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned of a further escalation in the Middle East, after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel. “Iran is risking setting the entire region on fire: This must be prevented at all costs,’’ the German leader was quoted as saying in a statement published on Wednesday. Scholz noted that…
Dozens of people are feared dead after two migrant boats overturned off the coast of Djibouti, according to the United Nations on Wednesday. The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said in a post on social media platform X on Tuesday. So far, 45 people have…
