More than 45 people were killed and dozens went missing after two boats carrying refugees and migrants from Africa sank off the coast of Djibouti. The Somali National News Agency (SONA) quoted the United Nations Migration Agency as saying that the two boats left Yemen with 310 people on board before they sank in the Red Sea. The organization added in a post on the social networking site "X" that 32 survivors were found. The Djibouti Coast Guard reported that joint rescue efforts have been ongoing since the first hours of the incident, with 115 people rescued, while the search for the missing is still ongoing. It stated: "The two boats sank just 150 meters from the shore near the Khor Angar area, northwest of Djibouti." Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Symposium Explores Role of Novels, Drama in Reshaping National Narrative at Zarqa Festival
Amman: Participants in a panel discussion Monday evening at Habib Al-Zyoudi Hall in the Hashemiyah Municipality explored the role of novels and drama in reproducing the Jordanian narrative, discussing how literary and artistic works can reinforce nati…