.“ By Yasmine Hassan Gaza City, May 22, ’25 (CBC/TNZ) Before beginning her lessons for the day, Aseel Alwan heads to the kitchen to make coffee, placing a kettle on an open flame to boil water that she pours into a mug with instant coffee. Then, she makes her way to her bedroom, where she begins […]
Damascus (Syria), May 19, ’25 (TNZ/SANA) Three police officers were killed and two other people wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in eastern Syria on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported. “Three police officers gained martyr and two others sustained injuries in an explosion. “The explosion occurred today near the police […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Islamabad, May 10, ’25 (TNZ) In what appears to be the most serious military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed rivals in decades, Pakistan and India have escalated their conflict to alarming levels. As of Saturday, both nations have exchanged missile strikes across their borders, raising global concerns about the possibility of full-scale […]
Bart al-Anan (Yemen), April 18, ’25 (TNZ) US forces target Bart al-Anan, Khab and Ash-Shaaf districts in al-Jawf governorate, followed by the attack on the Saada governorate, on Friday, Yemeni media is reporting. A family of 10 died in an Israeli attack on a Khan Younis home this morning. Medical sources said at least 50 people […]
By Our Correspondent Gurugram (India), March 27, ’25 (TNZ) The Board of Directors of the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) elected Gopal Vittal – Vice Chairman & MD, Bharti Airtel, as its new Chairman. TheNewsZenith reports that Vittal is currently the acting Chairman of the GSMA board. Emeka Oparah, Vice President, Corporate Communications […]
Mogadishu, March 23, ’25 (Xinhua) Somalia’s Aviation Authority, on Sunday, confirmed that five persons died when a cargo aircraft crashed on Saturday evening in the southwest of the country. The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) said the DHC-5D Buffalo, with registration number 5Y-RBA, went down at around 5.43 p.m. local time (1443 GMT). The crash […]
Nairobi, March 22, ’25 (Xinhua) Kenya has implemented robust measures to uphold green and sustainability principles during the 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally. The rally is currently underway in the resort town of Naivasha, an official said Saturday. Patrick Omondi, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Wildlife Research and Training Institute, […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Addis Ababa, March 21, ‘25 (TNZ) The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), outlining a framework for strategic collaboration between the two UN entities. TheNewsZenith reports that the agreement was formally signed on March 18 in Addis Ababa. It […]
Luanda, March 12, ’25 (Xinhua) Angola’s presidency said, on Tuesday, it would contact the M23 rebels to facilitate direct negotiations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government to pursue peace in eastern DRC. The announcement followed a meeting in Luanda between Angolan President Joao Lourenco and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi. This was Tshisekedi’s […]
Johannesburg, March 6, ’25 (Xinhua) South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Dion George, says poachers killed 420 rhinos, for their horns in 2024, down from 499 in 2023, Announcing the annual poaching statistics, on Thursday, George said 320 rhinos were poached on state properties, while 100 were killed on privately owned parks, reserves, or […]