Headlines- 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: Kenya News
Kenyan Workers Claim Their Middle East...
Kenyan labourers claim they have been mistreated in the Middle East, often by their employers. However, a humanitarian organisation is attempting to rehabilitate and reintegrate them. Hundreds of survivors of forced labour can now get help from a group that offers a safe refuge for those who need it
Some Kenyans Turn to Illegal Fishing...
COVID is causing more people to fish illegally, Kenyan officials say. According to Kenya’s Maritime Fisheries Research Institute, poaching has tripled since last year, resulting in a daily catch decline from an estimated 600 tonnes to 200 tonnes
Kenya Develops an Emergency App to...
As crime rates in Kenya shot up during the pandemic, a Kenyan developer who was a crime victim himself created a mobile application to help people alert police about emergencies. The application has been so successful that Kenya’s police force has adopted it
Exhibit of Police Brutality in Kenya
An exhibition in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, opened Thursday with the objective of focusing attention on a long list of cases in which Kenyan police have been accused of extrajudicial killings
Terrorist Recruitment in Kenya by Al-Shabab
According to Kenyan humanitarian organisations and analysts, the al-Shabab terrorist group is recruiting young people who are suffering as a result of the pandemic. Local groups in Kenya organise outreach events in low-income districts to counteract their recruitment efforts
Female Prison Boss in Kenya
Wanini Kireri, Kenya’s first female assistant commissioner of prisons, is reshaping the prison leadership scene. Kireri is in charge of both men’s and women’s prisons across the country, where her kind yet firm leadership approach has been praised
Trachoma Blindness in Kenya
Kenyan authorities are working to eradicate trachoma, an infectious disease that is one of Africa’s major causes of blindness. According to Brenda Mulinya’s report from Nairobi, almost seven million people in central Kenya are at risk of contracting the disease
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kenya’s Cases...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenya’s Department of Gender reports a nearly quintupling of documented cases of gender-based violence
Infertility in Kenya is Still a...
Joyce Kago, 57, was divorced three times because she couldn’t have children, leaving her lonely and unable to make ends meet
Experts:Pesticides Are Killing Bees and Forcing...
Due to a decrease in bee populations caused by pesticides, Kenyan farmers claim they are forced to hand-pollinate their crops. According to Kenyan insect experts, chemicals intended to destroy desert locusts and other pests are also destroying bees and other pollinators