Seven people were killed in a flood caused by heavy rains in the Iranian city of Mashhad. Mohsen Daveri, head of Mashhad Municipality, said that at least 250 families affected by the flood have been evacuated to safer areas of the city. A total of 150 houses in the city were damaged by the flood. 12 people are missing.
It has been 223 days since Israel launched its war of aggression and destruction in the Gaza Strip. 24 hours of major events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.
A number of Russian companies are leasing land near the Koshtepa Canal in Afghanistan for long-term agricultural purposes. Russia has also started investing in Afghanistan's projects to create jobs and develop the country.
Former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Military Council. Netanyahu said that he was leading Israel to losses and that Hamas and its leader Yahya Sinwar were managing the war better than Netanyahu in the tunnels.
The Prime Minister of Niger, Ali Lamin Zine, announced that the actions of the United States led to the withdrawal of troops from Niger. "Americans stayed on our soil and did nothing while terrorists killed people and burned cities," he said.
According to government officials, certification of hotels, restaurants, and congress and exhibition facilities to meet halal standards will simplify the process of preparing for vacations or business trips for both foreign visitors and Muslim Russians.
The number of internally displaced people around the world has reached record levels. At the end of last year, 68.3 million people were displaced by conflict and violence, and 7.7 million by natural disasters, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center's Global Report on Internal Displacement, released today.
Today, May 15, Palestinians are celebrating the 76th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948. This means the destruction of the Palestinian homeland - historical Palestine - and the mass ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population in 1948.
Harvard officials approved the return of expelled students and agreed to discuss investing in Israel, the students said. Also, pro-Palestinian protests led to the suspension of classes at Harvard University and more than 60 students were disciplined.
In the occupied Gaza Strip, Palestinian groups fired at 21 military vehicles belonging to the Israeli army. During the clashes, 14 tanks, four bulldozers and three military vehicles of the Israeli army were hit.