Tag: region
Hargeisa: Huge fire destroys market in Somali breakaway region | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
A massive fire tore through the main market in the city of Hargeisa in northern Somalia’s breakaway region on Saturday night, injuring about two dozen people and destroying hundreds of businesses. @Al Jazeera English
Kyiv governor says Russia withdrawing some troops from the region
Russian forces blocking Ukrainian effort to deliver aid to the besieged, southeastern port city of Mariupol, local official says. Russia alleges Ukrainian helicopters attacked a fuel depot in the eastern city of Belgorod. Some of Moscow’s troops withdrawing from near Kyiv, Chernihiv, regional officials say. A regional governor has accused Ukraine of attacking a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod, which lies across…
Tigrayan forces announce retreat to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Forces from northern Tigray region announce withdrawal from neighbouring regions of Amhara and Afar. Tigrayan forces fighting the central government say they have withdrawn from neighbouring regions in northern Ethiopia, a step towards a possible ceasefire after 13 months of brutal war. “We trust that our bold act of withdrawal will be a decisive opening for peace,” wrote Debretsion Gebremichael, the head of the Tigray…
Europe region faces 700,000 more Covid deaths by March, says WHO – BBC News
The World Health Organization has warned that a further 700,000 people could die of Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia. The death toll already exceeds 1.5 million in the 53 countries of what the WHO terms as its Europe region. The WHO warned of “high or extreme stress” in intensive care units in 49 of the nations by March 2022. Please subscribe…