Uganda bans women from sitting next to truck drivers why?
Ugandan authorities have banned women from sitting next to truck drivers in the north of the country in a bid to reduce road accidents, many of them caused by women who are usually truck drivers' friends, according to a traffic officer.
Authorities in northern Uganda have banned women from sitting next to truck drivers in a bid to reduce road accidents.
Leonard Ulam, a traffic officer, told Anadolu Agency, "Several accidents occurred in the city of Lira and the surrounding area in general. We noticed that most of the trucks involved in the accidents had women in the front seats."
The ban was announced on Wednesday evening, with the aim of reducing road accidents.
Olam added that most of the trucks were transporting market traders to and from the various weekly markets in the area.
According to some survivors, the women in the front seats are the drivers' friends.
The ban was imposed on the background of an accident that occurred on January 10 in the Lira region, which killed 7 people and seriously injured 19 others.
The authorities confirmed that reckless driving, speeding and overloading were also among the causes of the accident.
Al-Qaeda announces the killing of a former aide to Osama bin Laden in a US raid in Yemen
CAIRO: The director of SITE Intelligence said today, Thursday, that Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula announced the killing of one of its military leaders in a US strike in Yemen. Rita Katz, director of the site that monitors the activities of armed groups on the Internet, said that the organization did not mention any date or place of killing Saleh bin Salem bin Obaid Aboulan (also known as Abu Amir al-Hadrami), who was among the aides of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Katz cited reports on Twitter of a US air strike that killed three Islamic State fighters on November 14.
ISIS fighters attack a prison in Al-Hasakah with the aim of smuggling jihadists
Beirut: Members of the "Islamic State" organization attacked a Kurdish-run prison in Al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria on Thursday, which led to the escape of an unknown number of jihadists, according to what the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced.
The Britain-based observatory stated, "ISIS members tried to reach the prison gate and detonate the gate with a car bomb, in addition to detonating a fuel tanker, and they clashed with the guards, amid information about the escape of a number of prisoners."
The Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement that ISIS militants attacked a prison in the city of Al-Hasakah to smuggle prisoners belonging to the organization.
The US-backed forces added that sleeper cells belonging to the organization infiltrated from neighboring neighborhoods and clashed with internal security forces.
A spokesman for the forces, whose strongest faction is the Kurdish People's Protection Units, said that their forces had thwarted an attempt to smuggle prisoners, which took place in conjunction with the detonation of a car bomb near the prison, which was carried out by the militants.
Two residents said there were unconfirmed reports that some prisoners were killed during the latest attempt to escape from SDF prisons.
Arab tribal figures in contact with residents of the area said that US planes were seen flying in the sky around the prison in the wake of the incident.
It was not clear how many prisoners were in the prison, which is one of several places where the Syrian Democratic Forces are holding thousands of detainees. Many of their relatives say that they are young children, and others are detained on flimsy charges or for violating the policy of forced recruitment for the Syrian Democratic Forces.(AFP)
Morocco: Restoring relations with Spain needs a lot of clarity
Rabat: The Moroccan government said Thursday that restoring its country's relations with Spain needs a lot of clarity.
This came on the lips of the Moroccan government spokesman, Mustafa Baitas, in a press conference held after a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
Baitas said: "Concerning Spain, in a speech (memorial) of the revolution of the King and the people (last August), King (Mohammed VI) spoke about the importance of the strategic relations between Rabat and Madrid ."
He added: "Two years ago, the King spoke in other speeches, and defined the frame of reference for our country's foreign relations with a group of countries in two main principles: ambition and clarity."
He continued, "The ambition exists and was expressed by Spain, but in order for the ambition to be strengthened, we need a lot of clarity."
The position of the Moroccan government comes days after Spanish King Felipe VI emphasized the importance of redefining the relationship between his country and Morocco on stronger and more solid foundations.
"The governments of our two countries have agreed to jointly redefine a relationship for the twenty-first century, on stronger and more solid foundations," the Spanish king said.
He added: "Now the two nations should walk together in order to begin embodying this relationship, starting now."
The Spanish monarch stressed that his country's relations with the countries of the Maghreb are of a "strategic character."
The relationship between Morocco and Spain witnessed a crisis as a result of Madrid hosting between April 21 and early June 2021 the head of the “Polisario” Brahim Ghali with a “false identity”, claiming that he had received treatment from Corona, which angered Rabat, which accuses him of committing “war crimes” within A dispute over the territory of the Sahara.
And last July, in a step to mend the rift in relations between the two countries, Pedro Sanchez appointed Spanish Prime Minister Jose Manuel Alparis as Minister of Foreign Affairs, replacing Arancha Gonzalez Laya, according to media in the two countries.(Anatolia)