Update Yemen’s Houthi militants say 74 killed in US airstrikes targeting oil port

Yemen’s Houthi militants say 74 killed in US airstrikes targeting oil port

  • The attack is the deadliest known attack in the American airstrike campaign that began Mar. 15
  • Houthis strictly control access to areas attacked and don’t publish information on the strikes
By AP ·

Lebanon says one killed in a renewed Israeli strike near Sidon

Lebanon says one killed in a renewed Israeli strike near Sidon

  • Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes in Lebanon
By AFP ·

Update  Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador

  • On Thursday the civil defense agency reported the deaths of at least 40 residents in Israeli strikes
By AP ·

KSrelief offers vital medical support to children affected by hearing loss in Kenya

KSrelief offers vital medical support to children affected by hearing loss in Kenya

  • Aid agency launches Sama’a Volunteer Program supporting children with hearing loss in the African country
By Rashid Hassan ·

‘War has taken everything’: AFP reporter returns home to Khartoum

‘War has taken everything’: AFP reporter returns home to Khartoum

  • Bombs tore through homes, fighters took over the streets and hundreds of thousands scrambled to escape
  • Since the war broke out, the paramilitaries have been notorious for taking over and looting homes, selling the contents or taking it for themselves
By AFP ·

Special In Bihar, 19th-century library holds India’s treasure trove of Arabic manuscripts video

In Bihar, 19th-century library holds India’s treasure trove of Arabic manuscripts

  • Collection includes ‘Kitab Al-Tasrif’ by 10th-century Arab physician Al-Zahrawi, father of operative surgery
  • Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library has more than 21,000 rare and old manuscripts — half of them in Arabic
By Sanjay Kumar ·

SRMG Media Solutions, Penske Media partner to expand global footprint for MENA brands

SRMG Media Solutions, Penske Media partner to expand global footprint for MENA brands

  • Advertisers in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East and North Africa can now leverage programmatic campaigns through diverse formats such as video, standard banners, and audience layering, companies said
  • Campaigns tap into an audience of over 412 million monthly users and 150 million social media followers across 40+ global brands
By Arab News ·

SRMG Media Solutions, Penske Media partner to expand global footprint for MENA brands

SRMG Media Solutions, Penske Media partner to expand global footprint for MENA brands

  • Advertisers in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East and North Africa can now leverage programmatic campaigns through diverse formats such as video, standard banners, and audience layering, companies said
  • Campaigns tap into an audience of over 412 million monthly users and 150 million social media followers across 40+ global brands
By Arab News ·

Venice expands its day-tripper tax program in bid to combat overtourism

Venice expands its day-tripper tax program in bid to combat overtourism

  • A UNESCO body decided against putting Venice on its list of cultural heritage sites deemed in danger after the tax was announced
  • Opponents of the day-tripper fee say it has done nothing to discourage tourists from visiting Venice even on high-traffic days
By AP ·
CAF fines its president’s club $100,000 after African Champions League fan disorder

CAF fines its president’s club $100,000 after African Champions League fan disorder

  • Motsepe has been president of African soccer’s governing body CAF for four years and was re-elected unopposed last month
  • Esperance was fined $150,000 for the fan misconduct
By AP ·