LONDON: Britain says it has for the first time presented evidence that Iran is supplying advanced weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, after finding images of tests conducted at the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran on the hard drive of an unmanned aircraft seized by the Royal Navy.

ANKARA: Neval Akgol was woken early on Monday by a violent earthquake. Her mother and father rushed into her room, and they immediately left their apartment.

But while evacuating the building via the stairs, a heavy water tank fell over Neval and her father.

Her father’s arm was broken, and Neval sustained a serious head injury.

Her mother was trapped under the wreckage of the building, which had completely collapsed. They were rescued hours later.

CAIRO: Customs officers at Cairo International Airport foiled attempts to smuggle narcotic pills and underwater hunting rifles into the country.

An Egyptian passenger arriving from Poland was found hiding a large quantity of narcotic drugs in his luggage.

Another Egyptian traveler arriving from the US was found hiding seven underwater hunting rifles in his bags.

Customs authorities took legal measures against the two and referred them to the Public Prosecution Office.

AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: Hundreds of trucks and tankers full of supplies and fuel are stuck outside Houthi-controlled regions after the Yemeni militia prevented local traders from importing goods through the government-controlled port city of Aden in protest of the government’s decision to hike the customs exchange rate. 

DUBAI: In the early hours of Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkiye and northwest Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead and at least 80,000 injured. 

Humanitarian aid has been trickling into the region over recent days. However, there have been discrepancies in the scale of support reaching the two countries. 

In part, this is the result of logistical challenges in a region blighted by political divisions and poor infrastructure. But another factor is politics.