At least 176 people have died when a passenger plane caught fire after skidding off a runway and crashing at an airport in South Korea’s Muan city, the country’s National Fire Agency said. The accident occurred on Sunday at 9.03 a.m. local time (00:03 GMT) as the Jeju Air flight, carrying 175 passengers and six […]
President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pause the implementation of a law that would ban the popular social media app TikTok or force its sale. Trump argued he should have time after taking office to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The court is set to hear arguments in the […]
The energy group said Italy’s Eni started a second oil and gas production phase at Ivory Coast’s offshore Baleine field on Saturday. Eni discovered the Baleine field in September 2021 and started production in August last year. The second phase was scheduled to begin by the end of 2024. Production will now reach 60,000 barrels of oil […]
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite protests by governing party lawmakers. The impeachment further deepened the country’s political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment. Duck-soo’s impeachment means he will be stripped of the powers and duties of the president […]
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly says the government is willing to engage private entities in the management and operation of Egyptian airports. The Egyptian cabinet announced this in a statement on Thursday. Madbouly said the cabinet approved a deal with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. IFC, the largest […]
Ethiopia has reported 8.4 million malaria cases since the beginning of this year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Malaria continues to pose a public health risk in Ethiopia, reaching an epidemic proportion with an average of more than 300,000 malaria cases reported weekly across the country. WHO gave the figure in an Ethiopia […]
Preliminary cumulative figures of Malawians who registered ahead of the September 2025 general elections show more than seven million prospective voters. This is slightly above the 6.8 million voters registered for the 2019 elections, according to data released by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday. A total of 10,957,490 people were expected to register […]
From Our correspondent Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of a bilateral meeting with the Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, Dr Muhammad-Sulaiman Al-Jasser, in Jeddah. TheNewsZenith gathered that both Shettima and Al-Jasser will meet on Friday to discuss co-financing arrangements for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ Phase II). […]
From our Correspondent The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the formal withdrawal of the three member states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, as members of the regional bloc, from Jan. 29, 2025. TheNewsZenith reports that the regional bloc has also declared a seven-month transition period to last in July 2025. […]
From Our Correspondent The South African-based Akwa Ibom indigenes under the aegis of Akwa Ibom Indigenes Organisation South Africa (AIIOSA), have pledged their support to Gov. Umo Bassey Eno’s administration’s drive for strong economic and rural development. ThenewsZenith reports that the indigenes gave the pledge during the inauguration of a new Executive Committee to pilot […]