Headlines
  • After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
  • On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
  • At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
  • Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
  • The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
  • Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
  • To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
  • In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
  • Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.

Tag: Cyclone Idai

April 6, 2019

Airlifts Provide Lifeline for Isolated Mozambican...

The Mozambican town of Buzi has been virtually cut off from the outside world after Cyclone Idai hit in March and washed away the major roads and bridges into the region

April 5, 2019

Mozambique: International Aid Targets Deadly Cholera

In the wake of Cyclone Idai’s devastation, Mozambique now faces 1,000 cases of cholera. The soaring disease toll follows storm-surge flooding that contaminated wells with sewage

April 4, 2019

Beira Mayor Sets Example for Cholera...

Mozambique kicked off its campaign to vaccinate nearly 900,000 survivors of Cyclone Idai against cholera, in Beira, Wednesday

April 3, 2019

Mozambique’s Cyclone Survivors Face Rising Threat...

Mozambique’s government and aid agencies have launched a cholera vaccination campaign Wednesday in the port city of Beira to treat nearly a million people affected by Cyclone Idai

April 2, 2019

More Aid Getting to Cyclone-Hit Mozambique...

Two weeks after Cyclone Idai slammed into Mozambique, some towns remain all but inaccessible because roads and bridges have been washed away. The situation has slowed the delivery of desperately-needed food and medicine

March 29, 2019

Malawi Activist Raises Funds for Cyclone...

Malawi is struggling to get relief aid to victims of flooding from Cyclone Idai, which killed at least 60 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. While the heaviest-hit southern areas are largely cut off, one Malawian activist is on a personal mission to help those affected

South Africa Police Dogs Search Cyclone...

South African police sniffer dogs have been sent to parts of Zimbabwe hit by Cyclone Idai to help look for those who are missing and presumed dead. Survivors of the storm hope to find the bodies of their loved ones and give them a proper burial

March 27, 2019

UN Secretary-General Signs Book of Condolences...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres signs the book of condolences at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mozambique to the United Nations, for the lives lost during the Cyclone Idai

Press Encounter by UN Secretary-General on...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
speaks to press about the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi

March 24, 2019

Nearly Half of Cyclone Idai’s Victims...

The U.N. children’s fund reports the situation for hundreds of thousands of children caught up in this monumental storm is particularly dire. It says many do not have adequate shelter and are in urgent need of food and safe drinking water

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