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Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:15:52 +0000Is Erdoğan Exchanging Religious Populism for Ties with China?
Is Erdoğan Exchanging Moral Standing for Better Ties with China? A new extradition treaty between Turkey and China could see the return of Uyghur refugees to China where they’d likely face prosecution in an ongoing genocide against the Muslim mino...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:06:34 +0000The UAE Receives The First Shipment of Goods From Illegal Israeli Settlements
The first shipment from illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank was exported to the UAE yesterday, local media reported...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:59:31 +0000South Korean Team Negotiate The Freeing of The Seized-oil Tanker With Tehran
South Korea’s vice foreign minister met with their Iranian counterpart to negotiate the release of the captured vessel and its crew, US-funded broadcaster Radio Farda reported...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:49:35 +0000Two US Policemen Suspended, 10 More Investigated Over Capitol Hill Riots
At least two officers of the U.S. Capitol Police were suspended and at least 10 more are under investigation for their actions during the violent mob takeover of the U...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:40:23 +0000Lebanon Under a State of Emergency Amid Virus Spike
Lebanese authorities declared a state of health emergency and imposed a curfew on Monday, to confront the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:36:44 +0000Gulf Reconciliation & Real Politick: Ending the 2017 Qatar Blockade
This week, socially distanced around a table in the Maraya Concert Hall (officially the world’s largest mirror-clad building), Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) welcomed Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani back to the fo...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:34:11 +0000Yemen is The World's 'Worst Humanitarian Crisis' - UN Office
Yemen remains the world's worst humanitarian crisis with nearly 80% or more than 24 million of its people needing humanitarian assistance and protection and more than 13 million in danger of starving to death, the UN humanitarian office said Monday.....
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:27:07 +0000Around 600,000 Ducks Slaughtered in France Over Fears of The Avian Flu
At least 600,000 ducks have been culled in France over the past two weeks due to an outbreak of avian influenza from the H5N8 virus, which has continued to evolve in a worrying development...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:08:45 +0000Jabbed! US Elect-president Biden Gets Second Dose of The Vaccine
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday got his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by American pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:43:55 +0000South Korea Starts Coronavirus Jabs in February
South Korea on Monday announced that it will begin COVID-19 vaccination from February as the country expects to receive the first batch of vaccines in coming weeks, according to local media...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:30:14 +0000Nancy Pelosi Breaks Down While Talking About The Capitol Hill Riots
Nancy Pelosi fought to contain her emotions as she told 60 Minutes how her staff cowered under desks in the dark for two hours, as a frenzied mob of Trump supporters smashed through her office...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:21:19 +0000Amidst Calls to Resign! Trump to Make Last Visit to The Mexican Wall
Donald Trump will make a final trip as president to his famed southern border wall in Alamo, Texas - named after the San Antonio mission - on Tuesday as he continues to face calls from all sides to resign following his supporters' siege of ...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:59:48 +0000Melania Breaks Her Silence as She Condemns The Storming of Congress
Melania Trump today broke her silence on last week's mob attack on the Capitol, saying she 'absolutely condemns the violence' incited by her husband and calling for 'healing' as the couple prepares to leave office...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:46:21 +0000Kuwait Faces New Political Crisis With Parliament
Parliament’s control by opposition-leaning deputies reflected early on the National Assembly’s tense relationship with the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah, with local media reporting the cabinet could possibl...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:41:13 +0000Pompeo Puts Houthis on US Terrorist List as Trump's Administration Comes to an End
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced late Sunday that he will designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organisation” as time runs down on the Trump administration...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:10:05 +0000Israel is Obligated to Facilitate The Entry of COVID-19 Vaccines to Gaza
Following media reports about Israel linking the entry of COVID-19 vaccines into Gaza with the release of an Israeli soldier, Israeli rights group Gisha-Maslak stressed that the entry of vaccines “must not” be conditional...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:04:38 +0000What is Significant About Kim Jong Un New Title For Korea?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a new title, 'general secretary' of the ruling Workers' Party, a post held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported Monday...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:56:16 +0000Mike Pence Says He May Still Use The 25th Amendment to Remove Trump From Power!
Mike Pence has not ruled out using the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office in the wake of Wednesday's riot on the US Capitol that left five dead, CNN reports...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:19:30 +0000Mob Violence, Storming Congress and Saving America
The storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6 is easily misunderstood. Shaken by the ordeal, members of Congress have issued statements explaining that America is a nation of laws, not mobs...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:18:28 +0000Two-thirds of Yemenis Unable to Drink Safe Water - ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen says the Saudi-led coalition’s aggression against the Arab country has deprived two-thirds of Yemenis of access to potable water and basic health services...