Headlines
  • On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
  • US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
  • Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
  • The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf ​ is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
  • Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
  • Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.

Tag: Cyclone Kenneth

July 22, 2019

Food Insecurity in Mozambique

In Bairro Unidade Resettlement Area, the WFP is distributing food to displaced people who lost their homes in Cyclone Idai. Around 300 cyclone displaced families currently live in the camp. They are given small plots to grow food and many have restarted their businesses and trade

April 30, 2019

Cyclone Kenneth Aid in Mozambique

Emergency rations of maize, beans and salt were provided on Sunday (28 April) to families sheltering in public buildings in Macomia district, which was severely impacted by the cyclone. On Monday WFP High Energy Biscuits and a range of food commodities were airlifted from Pemba, the provincial capital, to the island of Ibo, which also suffered massive devastation

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