April 20, 2023

*) Scores killed, injured in stampede during charity distribution in Yemen More than 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Yemen after a charity distribution event sparked one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade. That’s according to Houthi officials. The tragedy late on Wednesday came days ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. People had gathered at a school in Houthi-controlled Sanaa to receive about $10 each from a charity funded by local businessmen, witnesses said. *) New Sudan truce bid fails with vital supplies running short A new attempt at a ceasefire between Sudanese troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum has failed, leaving people fearful about dwindling food supplies and a breakdown in medical services. The new 24-hour ceasefire was supposed to come into effect at 1600 GMT on Wednesday. However, eyewitnesses in the capital said fighting had continued. Nearly 300 people have been killed and 2,600 injured, Sudan's Health Ministry estimates. *) Türkiye’s biggest offshore gas field in Sakarya ready for operation Türkiye has completed work on its Sakarya gas field in less than three years, with natural gas set to start flowing from the offshore wells in the Black Sea later this week. Critics had raised doubts over the seriousness of the timeline announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in August, 2020, when he declared that the project would be completed in 2023. Based on the latest price, gas produced from Sakarya translates into an economic gain of $5 million per day for the country, according to Mehmet Dogan, Managing Director of the Istanbul-based GazDay Energy consultancy. *) Brazil security chief resigns after leaked video of Brasilia rampage One of Brazil's top national security officials has resigned after the disclosure of videos of him at the scene of the January 8 attacks on the capital Brasilia. General Marco Edson Goncalves Dias submitted his resignation on Wednesday after CNN Brasil broadcast imag