Iran Coal Mine Blast: President Pezeshkian Orders Methane Leak Investigation
The Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has commemorated the families of victims in the coal mine explosion in Tabas, Eastern Iran...
Motolani AbdulGafar
Motolani Abdulgafar is a Lagos-based journalist specializing in policy, technology, lifestyle, and trending global news. She holds an MA in English Language from the University of Ibadan.
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UNESCO mobilizes fund to protect Yemen cultural heritage
The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, UNESCO, has announced the commencement of efforts towards the mobilization of fund...
Malaysian court jails Indian restaurateur for violating home quarantine
A Malaysian court has sentenced an Indian man to 5-month jail for violating a home quarantine order which lead to...
Israel launches warplanes, damages Gaza school, homes
Israel has launched warplanes at dawn and has its renewed air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip, causing material damage...
US donates 200 life-saving ventilators to Nigeria
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, representing President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday August 11, 2020, took delivery of 200...
Yemen official detained in Cairo airport for possession of over $1m
Ali Al-Nuaimi, a high-ranking official in the internationally-recognised Yemeni government has been detained at Cairo International Airport for allegedly in...
Turkey launches new army base in Syria
The Turkish army has launched a new base in the area of Jabal Al-Akrad near the northern city of Latakia...
Heavy rains destroy 111 homes in Yemen
The Yemeni National Commission for Education, Culture and Science has reported that a total of 111 homes have been destroyed...
Afghan president to resume peace talks, signs release of Taliban prisoners
The Afghanistan government have announced its readiness to start the long-awaited peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban...
Security officer dies, 200 people sustain injuries during protest in Lebanon
A security officer has been killed and more than 200 demonstrators injured in a protest staged in Lebanon’s capital. The...
Algeria lifts travel restrictions, shortens curfew
Algerian government has announced plan to further ease its coronavirus lockdown from Sunday by shortening an overnight curfew and lifting...
New World Bank Project supports Sudan’s students, teachers amid school closures
World Bank Board of Directors has recently approved a project to support Sudan’s students continued learning at home, and safe...
Lebanese sign petition for imposition of French mandate
About 60,000 people of Lebanon have signed a petition which calls that their country be placed under a French mandate...
15,000 Ethiopian returnees receive emergency Covid-19 assistance at quarantine sites
Not less than 15,000 Ethiopian returnees, many of whom are vulnerable women and children languishing at quarantine sites, have received...
FBI captures fugitive 46 years after escaping from prison.
The FBI has on Wednesday August 6, 2020, captured a 77 year old who has been labeled wanted for 46...
Ex-Israel MK declares Beirut blast as gift from God
A former Israeli member of the Knesset, Moshe Feiglin, has hailed the Beirut's explosion as a "gift from God" in...
Qatar Emir sends field hospitals, medical aid to Lebanon
Qatar Emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thanihas, has ordered an airlift of emergency mthat the first aircraft of the Qatar Air...
South Korea donates $10 million food aid to North Korea
South Korean government has donated $10 million (11.9 billion won) to North Korea via a World Food Programme (WFP) aid...
Tropical storm Isaias topples tree, kills man in Queens
A man sitting in his van in Queens have been crushed to death on Tuesday August 4th, 2020, after Tropical...
Recently released Brooklyn gang member involves in three drive-by shootings
Darrius Sutton, a Brooklyn gang member who was released without bail on an attempted murder charge in May, has taken...
Motorola Solutions launches new device for SMEs in Sub Saharan Africa
Motorola Solutions has launched a new two-way radio device specially designed for small and medium businesses in Sub Saharan Africa....
Somalia’s grenade attack kills deputy district Commissioner, injures 5
A Somali grenade explosion which occurred around Shabelle region has killed Mohamed Abdullahi Kosto, the deputy district commissioner and injured...
Lebanon’s foreign minister resigns over lack of will to reform
Nassif Hitti, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, has tendered his resignation over what he described as a lack of political will to...
30 Nigerian Ladies stranded in Lebanon call for help
About 30 Nigerian ladies who were trafficked to Lebanon have been appealing to Nigerian government to rescue them as they...
Delhi men mob Muslim man on suspicions of transporting beef
A young Muslim man has been brutally attacked by a group of men near Delhi on suspicions of transporting beef....
US-backed forces capture ISIS security leader in Syria
US-backed forces, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have in a statement, stated that they had captured a leader of ISIS in...
Toxic alcohol kills 86 people in India
Not less than 86 people reportedly dead on Saturday, after consuming toxic alcohol in the northern Punjab state. In a...
Lebanon prepares to prevent Israel’s attacks
Lebanese President, Michel Aoun said on Saturday that the country is prepared to defend itself against Israel’s attacks, which are...
US arrests Chinese scientist charged with visa fraud
Juan Tang, a Chinese scientist who was charged with visa fraud has been arrested. The United States authorities claimed that...
Mass food poisoning kills child, 800 others hospitalized in Amman
A mass food poisoning from shawarma eaten from a Jordan restaurant has killed a 5-year-old boy with about 826 people...
Tribal violence cuts off 14,000 Darfur children from life-saving health services
A spike in tribal violence in western Darfur in Sudan has cut off more than 14,000 children from life-saving health...
UNHCR warns of increased COVID-19-related trafficking for refugees
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has warned of the increasing Covid-19 related needs and vulnerabilities of refugees, internally...
Dubai arrests dangerous British gang leader, extradited to UK
Dubai interpol has arrested a British gang leader accused of drug and weapons trafficking and he has been extradited to...
IMF approves $49.1 million Covid-19 emergency support to Lesotho
The IMF has approved US$49.1 million emergency support under the Rapid Credit Facility and the Rapid Financing Instrument to help...
Stranded Muslim Media intern receives free laptop from New York philanthropist
A Muslim Media Corporation intern has received a free laptop from a New York philanthropist after several failed attempts to...
UK signs coronavirus vaccine deal, secures 60 million doses
The United Kingdom government has signed another coronavirus vaccine deal, securing up to 60 million doses of an experimental treatment...
NCDC: No published studies on effectiveness of face shields against COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has warned that there are no published studies that could confirm the effectiveness...
Yemen’s separatists abandon declaration of self-rule, pledges implementation of power-sharing rule
Yemenis southern separatists have made a pledge to rescind their aspirations for self-rule and implement a Saudi-brokered power-sharing agreement with...
Tizeti upgrades core network infrastructure capacity to 100Gbps
Tizeti upgrades core network infrastructure capacity to 100Gbps West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider, Tizeti, has announced the successful...
Selected Muslim pilgrims arrive Mecca, express excitement
Muslim pilgrims preparing for the annual hajj rites have started arriving in Mecca as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom's oversight...
WHO sets up committee to re-examine COVID-19 emergency status.
The World Health Organisation has set up a committee to re-examine COVID-19 status globally. While disclosing this on Tuesday July...
Israel reconnaissance drone crashes in Lebanon
The Israeli army has reported that an Israeli reconnaissance drone crashed inside Lebanese territory during IDF operational activity. The army...
ITFC launches trade development fund to support OIC Trade Initiatives
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, has launched a new Trade Development...
Unemployment pushes Israeli men to sell sperm for livelihood
The recent unprecedented unemployment rate which is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many Israeli men into...
ADF approves $31.6 million loan to Uganda for COVID-19 response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $31.6 million COVID-19 Crisis Response Support Program (CRSP)...
Israeli Police arrest 12 protesters during anti-government rally
The Israeli police have arrested at least 12 people among the demonstrators protesting against the government’s handling of the coronavirus...
Muslim niqabi defies odd, establishes shoe factory
A Nigerian veil user has taken to making designer footwear after several futile attempts to be gainfully employed The 31-year-old...
UNHCR calls for urgent release of refugees, asylum-seekers amidst COVID-19 pandemic
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called on states to urgently release refugees and asylum-seekers who are being unlawfully and...
IOM, Gambian health authorities kick off project for shipwreck survivors
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with health authorities and community leaders has kicked off a soapmaking project...
Malawi receives $45.07 million COVID-19 emergency fund from AfDB
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund made the decision on Wednesday July 22, 2020, to send a...
Arab economy shrinks, pushes quarter of population into poverty
A new report compiled by the United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia has said the spread of...
Hospitals in Lebanon battle financial, pandemic crises
Hospitals in Lebanon which are considered among the best in the Middle East have been reported to be drowning in...
Sudanese Prime Minister unveils economic, political reforms
Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has revealed the country's economic and political reforms. While unveiling the reforms on Thursday July...
Turkey: Activists protest brutal murder of young woman
A rights group, We Will Stop Femicides Platform, and some other rights team have come together to protest against the...
South Africa’s anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 95
Andrew Mlangeni, South African anti-apartheid campaigner, who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela in 1964 after a treason trial, has died...
USGS warns against impending Tsunami as earthquake hits off-shore Alaska
The United States Geological Survey has issued a warning of an impending Tsunami in coastal areas after an earthquake of...
LinkedIn to cut workforce by 6% as pandemic hits job market
The professional networking website, LinkedIn, has announced that it is reducing its workforce by about 960 jobs which is roughly...
UK: Medics, teachers, police to receive 3.1% salary increase in 2020/2021
The United Kingdom has declared that about 900,000 public sector workers, many of whom have fought on the front line...
EU provides €64 million humanitarian aid for most vulnerable in Southern Africa
The European Commission has provided a total of €64.7 million in humanitarian aid for countries in the southern Africa region...
Britain suspends announcement of daily death toll over statistical flaw
The British government has suspended the announcement of daily death toll over concerns that the deaths might not be totally...