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SDRPY Signs Agreement to Boost Food Security for over 16,000 Yemenis

The initiative targets approximately 2,300 Yemeni families - SPA
The initiative targets approximately 2,300 Yemeni families - SPA
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SDRPY Signs Agreement to Boost Food Security for over 16,000 Yemenis

The initiative targets approximately 2,300 Yemeni families - SPA
The initiative targets approximately 2,300 Yemeni families - SPA

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) signed an agreement with the Estijabah Foundation for Humanitarian Aid and Relief to implement a project for strengthening the agricultural value chain for smallholders.

The initiative targets approximately 2,300 Yemeni families—representing over 16,000 beneficiaries—across the agriculturally and economically vital governorates of Abyan, Marib, and Hadhramaut.

Designed to address the developmental needs of rural communities, the project supports the agricultural sector as a cornerstone of Yemeni economic stability. It aims to develop an integrated agricultural value chain by improving inputs, increasing the efficiency of irrigation technologies, and enhancing the sustainability of livelihoods for pastoral families relying on livestock.

By transitioning beneficiaries from low-yield to high-value production, the initiative seeks to boost farmers' economic returns, improve food security, and foster social stability. Particular attention will be given to the most vulnerable demographics, including female-headed households, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

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A Russian-flagged Tanker Erupts in a Massive Fire and Sinks off Libya

Explosion of a Russian gas tanker off the Libyan coast on Tuesday evening (a still image from a video recording)
Explosion of a Russian gas tanker off the Libyan coast on Tuesday evening (a still image from a video recording)
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A Russian-flagged Tanker Erupts in a Massive Fire and Sinks off Libya

Explosion of a Russian gas tanker off the Libyan coast on Tuesday evening (a still image from a video recording)
Explosion of a Russian gas tanker off the Libyan coast on Tuesday evening (a still image from a video recording)

A Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, authorities in the North African country said Wednesday. No casualties were reported, according to The AP news.

The tanker was under Western sanctions, suspected to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet of energy tankers trying to bypass sanctions imposed on Moscow over its war in Ukraine. The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.

According to the Libyan Maritime Authority, there was a “sudden explosions, followed by a massive fire” on the Arctic Metagaz on Tuesday while the LNG carrier was about 240 kilometers (150 miles) off the coast of the Libyan city of Sirte.

The tanker, carrying 61,000 tons of LNG, “completely sank” between Libya and Malta, a statement said. All 30 crew members were rescued and put on another vessel heading to the Libyan city of Benghazi, it said.

The Metagaz had sailed from the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk on the Barents Sea and was bound for Port Said in Egypt, on the Mediterranean, it said. Its last reported position was in the western Mediterranean off the coast of Malta, according to MarineTraffic, a ship-tracking platform.

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Israel Orders Evacuation of Swathe of South Lebanon as Katz Authorizes Military to Advance

Israeli tanks maneuver near the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israeli tanks maneuver near the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Israel Orders Evacuation of Swathe of South Lebanon as Katz Authorizes Military to Advance

Israeli tanks maneuver near the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israeli tanks maneuver near the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a swathe of southern Lebanon on Wednesday, telling residents to move north of the Litani River on a third day of full-blown hostilities with Hezbollah.

While Israel has already warned residents to leave dozens of villages in southern Lebanon, ⁠Wednesday's evacuation order ⁠was the broadest yet.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel said on Tuesday he had authorized the military to advance and take control of additional positions in Lebanon, where Israeli troops have held several hilltops since a war with Hezbollah in 2024.

Israeli strikes ⁠have killed dozens of people in Lebanon since Monday, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Many thousands of Lebanese have already fled their homes.

The war in the Middle East spread to Lebanon on Monday, when Hezbollah opened fire, saying it aimed to avenge the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli attack on Iran.

Hezbollah announced several attacks on Wednesday, including one using what it described as a precision-guided missile that it said was fired at a military facility in northern Israel.

Israeli military spokesperson Effie Defrin said the Israeli military had attacked more than 250 Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon over a 48-hour period.

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Aid Trucks Resume Crossing Egypt-Gaza Border After Closure

Internally displaced Palestinians scramble for an Iftar meal being distributed by a charity kitchen during the holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 26 February 2026. (EPA)
Internally displaced Palestinians scramble for an Iftar meal being distributed by a charity kitchen during the holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 26 February 2026. (EPA)
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Aid Trucks Resume Crossing Egypt-Gaza Border After Closure

Internally displaced Palestinians scramble for an Iftar meal being distributed by a charity kitchen during the holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 26 February 2026. (EPA)
Internally displaced Palestinians scramble for an Iftar meal being distributed by a charity kitchen during the holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 26 February 2026. (EPA)

More than 100 aid trucks crossed the Egyptian side of Gaza's Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, two sources told AFP.

Israel closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, after it launched a joint attack on Iran with the United States.

It agreed to reopen the Kerem Shalom crossing, where trucks from Egypt are inspected, for the "gradual entry of humanitarian aid".

"More than 100 United Nations aid trucks, including UNICEF's, entered the Rafah border crossing" on Tuesday, a source at the border told AFP on Wednesday on condition of anonymity.

An official with the Egyptian Red Crescent, which coordinates aid deliveries, said the trucks "went through Rafah to the Kerem Shalom crossing," where Israeli authorities did not send any back to Egypt -- their procedure when aid shipments are rejected.

Both sources said no Palestinians were allowed through the crossing on Tuesday.

The Rafah crossing, the only gateway for Gazans to the outside world that does not pass through Israel, had reopened for a trickle of people on February 2, nearly two years after Israeli forces seized it.

A statement from the Red Crescent on Tuesday said the convoy included hundreds of tons of food, relief supplies and "fuel products to operate hospitals and vital facilities".

The UN had warned its partners were "forced to ration fuel, prioritize life-saving operations" in the devastated Palestinian territory.

The Red Crescent official said another aid convoy was sent on Wednesday and was waiting to be allowed in.

The October peace deal between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas stipulates that 600 aid trucks should be allowed in per day.