Kabul: A total of 113 people with drug dependence have recovered after receiving medical treatment at the rehabilitation centre here, Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, said on Saturday. The former drug users have rejoined their families, the official said. So far, 152 drug users are still under treatment
Amman: Jordan announced that 83 new trucks of humanitarian aid crossed into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, carrying food parcels, blankets, clothes, and health materials for the war-torn territory that has been haunted by a humanitarian crisis. “The aid was dispatched by the Jordanian Armed Forces and the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization, in cooperation with
Beijing: More than 30 people remained missing after flash floods struck Xinhua Village in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at around 2:30 am Saturday, local authorities said. The floods triggered by torrential rains also damaged over 40 houses in the village in Hanyuan County, Ya’an City, according to the county’s emergency management bureau. The disaster also
Faizabad (Afghanistan): The police of north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on Saturday warned that local drivers will face legal action if they do not obey traffic laws. A total of 13 people were killed and 36 others injured in road accidents in the province over the past month, the provincial police office said in a statement,
Bucharest: At least 15 people were injured in a collision between a locomotive and a passenger train at Basarab Station in Bucharest, said local authorities. Eight people have been hospitalised, according to emergency authorities, Xinhua news agency reported. According to local media, 10 fire engines, all available medical resources, two extrication vehicles, a multiple victim
Beijing: Eleven people were confirmed dead as of Saturday morning following the partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, local authorities said. The bridge, located in Zhashui County in Shangluo City, collapsed at approximately 8.40 p.m. on Friday due to a sudden downpour and flash floods, according to the provincial publicity
Kigali: Rwanda’s incumbent President Paul Kagame of the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) has been reelected with 99.18 per cent of the votes cast in the presidential elections held Monday, according to provisional results announced Thursday by National Electoral Commission (NEC) Chairperson Oda Gasinzigwa. Provisional results show that Kagame won 99.18 per cent of the
Hanoi: Vietnam‘s Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC) gold bar price increased by over 3 million Vietnamese dong (118 US dollars) to 80 million dong (3,160 dollars) per tael on Thursday morning after staying flat for more than one month, local media reported. SJC listed gold prices at 78.5 million dong (3,103 dollars) per tael for sellers
Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised, according to his office on Thursday. The 99-year-old was admitted over persistent coughing to the National Heart Institute on Monday, according to a spokesman for his office, Xinhua news agency reported. He has been hospitalised several times over recent years, having faced heart problems
Faizabad (Afghanistan): Five travellers were killed and 13 others sustained injuries as a Land Cruiser jeep turned turtle in north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on Wednesday, a statement from the provincial police office said. The statement released Wednesday night said the deadly accident took place outside the provincial capital Faizabad city. Four of the injured commuters
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Wednesday dismissed US media reports of Tehran’s plot of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. In a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry early Wednesday, Kanaani made the remarks in response to CNN’s claim on Tuesday that US authorities “obtained intelligence from a human
Taipei: Local environmentalists have expressed concern about a large-scale coral bleaching in the southern and eastern waters off the coast of Taiwan, which has been occurring since June due to a prolonged heat wave. Elaine Chen, Secretary-General of Taiwan Eco-Angel Environmental Conservation Association, told local media that divers have detected coral bleaching in waters off