While rescue crews are working on the ground to help survivors, organizers in the D.C. region are coordinating fundraising efforts to provide support. 

Chef James Wozniuk’s Makan has gained a loyal following since it opened in 2020. Among its regulars? Malaysian embassy staff looking for a taste of home.

Authorities responded to a report of a suspicious powder found inside a letter at the Jamaican Embassy in Dupont Circle today. Fire and EMS spokesperson Tim Wilson said one person was exposed, but he wasn’t sure if the person is male or female. A Secret Service spokesman told the Post that the powder was in a suspicious letter. There was no answer at the Jamaican Embassy. No further information about the powder was available. According…

This afternoon, a man arrested in connection with a plot that planned bombings against two Washington embassies and targeted the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States pleaded not guilty to various charges.

Photo by Mr. T in DC A gas leak earlier today inside the Cuban Interests Section of the Swiss Embassy caused part of 16th Street NW to be closed between Euclid St. and Columbia Rd. The road has since reopened and Washington Gas Co. was on the scene to address the leak. Cuba doesn’t have a real embassy in the United States, of course, so their diplomatic presence here is under the legal protection…

Photo by Bullneck We had to read through this article from Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail three times before we decided it wasn’t necessarily an elaborate prank. According to reporter Paul Koring, it seems that during a two-day military conference set to convene at the Embassy of Canada in Washington Sept. 23-24, Canadian officials plan to stage a mock Afghan village in the courtyard of the embassy, in which they will set off…

View Larger Map A small fire broke out in an air conditioning unit at the Israeli Embassy, located at 3514 International Drive NW, at about noon today. It was a very small fire that was quickly extinguished, no injuries were reported, and the moderate amount of smoke in the building has reportedly already been cleared. Still, it wasn’t altogether simple for D.C. Fire and EMS to respond to the call. Early radio reports indicated that…

Last night Cultural Tourism DC threw a party with Ambassador of Morocco Aziz Mekouar to give invited guests a taste of Moroccan cuisine, music and culture. There are loads of other events still planned as part of the Passport DC festival, which runs through May 17. Unfortunately the Morocco event last night couldn’t be held in the Embassy of Morocco because the building isn’t currently open, but the Arts Club of Washington made for a…