The Muslim World League (MWL) has strongly condemned Israel's decision to prevent dozens of international humanitarian organisations from operating in the Gaza Strip.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the league's Secretary General, Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al Issa, described the move as a shameful act and a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian laws and norms.He said the decision would further worsen what he described as the already devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza.Dr Al Issa called on the international community to assume its responsibilities by enforcing respect for international humanitarian law, lifting what he described as arbitrary restrictions on humanitarian...
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said Wednesday that more than 1,500 civilians have been killed in escalating violence in the country's eastern province of South Kivu since early December.In a statement, the government said fighting has intensified in several areas of the province, particularly along the Kamanyola-Uvira axis, where armed operations have triggered large-scale displacement. Meanwhile, more than 500,000 people have been forced to flee their homes amid continuing insecurity.The government said the front lines have gradually shifted southward, affecting multiple areas in South Kivu, including Uvira, Fizi and Mwenga.The authorities attributed the escalation to...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Thursday raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay province on Luzon island following signs of increased volcanic activity.The PHIVOLCS said the escalation from alert level 1 (low-level unrest) to alert level 2 (increasing or moderate level of unrest) indicates that magma is moving beneath the volcano, increasing the likelihood of sudden explosive activity.
ताप्लेजुङ। ताप्लेजुङको फुङ्लिङ नगरपालिकाले स्थानीय उद्यमीहरुद्वारा उत्पादित सामग्री खरिद गर्न थालेको छ। उत्पादित सामग्री बजारीकरणमा नगरपालिकाले सहजीकरण सुरु गरेको हो। विगत दुई वर्षदेखि नगरपालिकाले अल्लो सङ्कलन, प्रशोधन तथा कपडा बुन्ने तालिम आयोजना गर्दै आएको छ। वडा कार्यालयको समन्वयमा रेड पाण्डा नेटवर्क, हिमाली संरक्षण मञ्च, घरेलु तथा साना उद्योग कार्यालय, जिल्ला वन कार्यालय र फुङलिङ नगरपालिकाको […]
Afghanistan's national procurement commission has approved 29 projects valued at 18.5 billion afghanis (around 280 million U.S. dollars), the office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs announced in a statement late Wednesday.The commission, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, reviewed 44 proposed procurement projects across various sectors, ultimately certifying 29 of them.Key approved initiatives include expanding cement production capacity in eastern Parwan province, constructing an iron processing plant for the Hajigak mine in central Bamyan province, building a 225-megawatt thermal power plant, erecting hospitals in 11 provinces, completing remaining work on 100-bed...