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At least 45 people have died after heavy rains in South Africa’s eastern coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal flooded settlements, tore apart homes, swept away roads and displaced dozens, officials said on Tuesday. In a statement, the provincial government confirmed the

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 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

Bishr Khasawneh, Jordan’s Prime Minister, said on Monday the government is continuing its efforts to monitor the market and prevent infringements on citizens’ livelihoods. During a meeting at the Lower House of Parliament, the PM urged commitment to price caps

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

Jamal Abdulaziz Al Alawi, CEO of the Bahrain Labor Market Regulatory Authority and Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, received the Indian Ambassador to Bahrain, Piyush Shrivastav. The two sides agreed to intensify their cooperation on

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) backed efforts to offload a tanker stranded in Yemeni waters for six years so as to prevent a potential spill of one million barrels of crude into Yemeni waters. Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf, GCC chief, said the

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

Kuwait’s efforts to bolster international peace and security have been lauded at a meeting of the central committee of the ruling Chinese Communist Party by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Zhou Roy. Kuwait’s embassy in Beijing said in a statement that

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Jansa, met with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim, in Ljubljana. In the course of the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between their countries,