News as it breaks
The Ghanaian government has introduced a new licensing framework for the cultivation and management of industrial and medicinal cannabis. The initiative, announced on February 26 by Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, allows individuals and companies to apply for permits covering several activities in the cannabis value chain. These include cultivation, processing,…
The Chief Executive Officer of Saudi energy giant Saudi Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, has warned that the ongoing Middle East war could trigger “catastrophic consequences” for global oil markets if disruptions to energy supply continue. Nasser raised the alarm while speaking during a media call to announce the company’s…
Egypt has increased domestic fuel prices by as much as 30 percent, citing rising global energy pressures linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has disrupted oil supplies and shipping routes. The price adjustments, announced by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, affect gasoline, diesel…
Iran’s powerful clerical establishment has appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, in recent U.S.–Israeli strikes that have intensified conflict across the Middle East. The decision was announced nine days after the strikes killed the elder Khamenei and triggered…
Residents of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) benefited from a free medical outreach organised by the Teen Ambassadors Foundation (TAF) in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Maitama Abuja. The outreach, held at the Arts and Culture Complex in Garki, provided free…
Russia secured its first Paralympic medal in 12 years after alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina claimed bronze in the women’s downhill standing event in Cortina. The 23-year-old skier delivered a strong performance on the slopes to clinch third place, marking a significant moment for Russia at the Winter Paralympic Games…
The U.S. Department of State has approved the sale of munitions worth $151.8 million to Israel as tensions with Iran continue to escalate in the Middle East. In a statement released by the State Department confirmed that the sale includes 12,000 units of 1,000-pound (470-kilogram) bomb bodies requested by…
The Qatar’s aviation authority has announced that the country’s airspace will partially reopenfollowing its closure due to a retaliatory Iranian missile and drone campaign after US-Israeli strikes in the Middle East. The Qatar’s aviation authority stated that the resumption of air navigation will be limited to designated contingency routes with…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards announced on Friday that it had targeted a US military base in the United Arab Emirates in response to an alleged strike on a school in southern Iran. According to Iranian authorities, an attack hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab County last Saturday, reportedly killing…
Iran will bury its slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the holy city of Mashhad, according to the Fars News Agency. Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for 36 years, was killed at the age of 86 during a wave of United States and Israeli attacks, Iranian authorities…
