DUBAI | TASS | Iran condemned the strikes carried out by the United States and Great Britain on positions held by the Ansar Allah (Houthi) rebel movement in Yemen as a violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani. The attacks carried out …
Read More »Russia strongly condemns US, UK strikes on facilities in Yemen — diplomat
MOSCOW | TASS | Washington’s position on the Red Sea in the UN Security Council was only a pretext for escalation in the region, Russia condemns the US and UK strikes on facilities in Yemen, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing. “We are concerned that the US …
Read More »Russia’s UN envoy says latest SC resolution cannot legitimize actions by US-led coalition
UNITED NATIONS | TASS | The latest resolution condemning the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea that was adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) cannot be viewed as legitimizing actions by the Washington-led coalition, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said at a UNSC meeting. …
Read More »Agago district loses 20,000 shea trees in five months
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district has lost more than 20,000 shea nut trees in five months, a recent report by cultural leaders in the district indicates. Clan leaders in Agago district have been at the forefront of the fight against the destruction of endangered tree species. In December …
Read More »Four months old baby is injured by a chimpazee in Masindi
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A four month-old baby boy is admitted at Kitara Medical center in Masindi district after being attacked and critically injured by a Chimpanzee. The child was attacked and critically injured on Wednesday afternoon in Marramu village in Budongo sub county. It is reported that the …
Read More »Museveni reappoints Justice Byabakama as chairperson Electoral Commission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Simon Byabakama, and his deputy, Hajat Aisha Luebga have been reappointed for another seven-year term at the Electoral Commission. In November 2016, Justice Byabakama was appointed Chairperson of the Electoral Commission for a seven (7) year term. It is confirmed that President Museveni wrote …
Read More »Jordan, Palestine, Egypt stress rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians
AMMAN | Xinhua | Jordan, Egypt and Palestine stressed Wednesday their rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The rejection was reiterated during a trilateral summit held in Jordan’s Aqaba, where King Abdullah II of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and …
Read More »5 people killed by flash floods, landslides in Tanzania
MOROGORO, TANZANIA | Xinhua | At least five people have been killed by flash floods and landslides caused by ongoing torrential rains in the Morogoro and Kilimanjaro regions in eastern and northern Tanzania, officials said on Wednesday. Three people killed by flash floods on Tuesday in the Morogoro region were …
Read More »Manpower shortage affecting UPDF operation against illegal fishing
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has blamed the persistent incursion of illegal fishing habits on the limited number of personnel deployed to fight the practices at the different fishing grounds across the country. In 2017, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni created the FPU, as a branch of …
Read More »M23 rebels deny blocking locals from accessing gardens
North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have denied accusations that they are blocking locals from accessing gardens in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On Tuesday, a section of locals led by Selon Jean-Claude Mbabaze, President of …
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