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UAE: Flood chaos in Sharjah as heavy rain paralyses traffic
Sharjah among hardest‑hit areas in latest rain spell, video shows waterlogged roads and slow‑moving vehicles
Iran releases strike images from US–Israeli attacks as war fears escalate
Iran published new images on Friday showing damage at two sites in Tehran and north west province, after overnight US–Israeli strikes intensified pressure on the country’s leadership and infrastructure.
Pix of the Day, 27 March 2026
Pix of the Day, 27 March 2026
War on Iran sparks global fertilizer shortage, threatens food prices
The war has almost halted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage off Iran that handles about a fifth of the world's oil and nearly a third of global fertilizer trade
Facing climate change, Nigeria’s Lagos state takes out flood insurance
Nigeria's Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people, the Insurance Development Forum said Thursday, as the country's economic capital faces rising sea levels and floods linked to climate change.
UN warns DRC conflict expanding, drone warfare threatens civilians
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo warned on Thursday that hostilities between the government and the AFC/M23 are spreading beyond the traditional epicenter of North and South Kivu into Tshopo Province, far from the front lines.
France denies that it disinvited South Africa from G7
France on Thursday denied accusations it caved into US pressure and withdrew an alleged invitation for South Africa to attend a G7 summit later this year.
Somalia’s children pay the price as drought, war and Aid cuts collide
In the Ladan displacement camp in southern Somalia, the sound of a crying child is a sign of hope—the most malnourished are too weak to even make a sound.
Kenya: bodies in mass graves came from hospital morgue, police finds
At least 33 bodies exhumed from a mass grave in western Kenya were transferred from a hospital morgue, police said on Thursday.
Kenya’s flower industry profits wither from Middle East war effect
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens to cripple Kenya’s floriculture sector as growers now report up to $1.4million in weekly losses.