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Fire ants are taking advantage of Australian flooding to colonize new areas
The invasive fire ants are using the flooding in Queensland to expand their invasion into Australia, teaming up and creating floating rafts with their bodies to allow them to survive for weeks. The ants are forming rafts in flood waters according to eradication officers in Queensland. The pest uses it......
Philippines landslides, flooding claim 28 lives – authorities
According to authorities, at least 28 people have died in landslides and flooding in the central and southern Philippines following heavy rain and disruption in travel ahead of Easter. Tropical storm Megi pounded the disaster-prone region on Sunday as more than 13,000 people sought shelter in emergency shelters, the National......
State affairs in Iraq will be managed by the Food Security Law – PM
Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi confirmed, the Food Security Law will provide for the day-to-day running of the state’s affairs. The government is keen to work on oil alternatives, and that this wealth remains to protect our children and grandchildren as well as the future of Iraq. The Iraqi......
Iraq registers a 3.6-magnitude earthquake in Kalar district
In Sulaymaniyah, in Iraq an earthquake was recorded 10 km southwest of Kalar district on Friday, according to Iraqi officials. The Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology said in a statement that its seismic observatories recorded an earthquake in Sulaymaniyah Governorate at exactly 3:58 am local time, and its magnitude reached......
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Algeria discuss Russian HRC suspension
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein discussed Russia’s suspension from the Human Rights Council with Saudi, Egyptian, and Algerian counterparts. Hussein talked on the phone with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, and the Minister of......
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council meets with Saudi Crown Prince
The Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, received today the President and members of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council. Prince Salman expressed Saudi Arabia’s support for the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, hoping that the council’s creation would contribute......
Saudi Arabia-UAE announce $3 billion to support Yemeni economy
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council and its supporting entities have the full support of Saudi Arabia in developing policies and initiatives that will lead to security and stability in Yemen and to an end to the Yemeni crisis. Saudi Arabia will provide 3 billion dollars to the Yemeni economy. Yemeni......
Lebanon declares bankruptcy, has highest unemployment, poverty in the world
A statement was made by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Lebanese government, Saadeh al-Shami, to announce the bankruptcy of the state and the Central Bank of Lebanon, and that the losses will be distributed among the state, the Banque du Liban, banks, and depositors within Lebanon. According to statistics......
Pakistan in turmoil after assembly dissolution, Imran Khan ousted as PM
On Sunday, the Pakistan government announced that Imran Khan no longer holds the position of Prime Minister. As a result of the dissolution of the Pakistan Assembly by the President of Pakistan pursuant to Article 58 (1) read with Article 48 (1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of......
Violence over economic crisis in Sri Lanka triggers emergency declaration
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president, declared a state of emergency in the country beginning on April 1. In the wake of the country’s most severe economic crisis in decades, citizens have grown increasingly dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the problem. As a result of violent protests outside President......