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Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:44:17 +0000
Senior Afghanistan Central Bank Board Member Appeals for Clarity Over U.S. Sanctions
A senior board member of Afghanistan’s central bank is appealing to the U.S. government to provide clarity over which financial acts would violate U...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:12:58 +0000
Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in 'Friendly Fire' in Jordan Valley
ALBAWABA - Breaking news: Two Israeli soldiers were killed in what is deemed to be a friendly fire incident in the Jordan Valley...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:58:11 +0000
Washington Slaps Sanctions on North Korean Officials For Ballistic Missiles Launch
The US on Wednesday sanctioned five North Koreans allegedly involved in Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs after the North repeatedly tested apparent hypersonic missiles...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:55:28 +0000
Libya's Premier Denies Meeting Israeli Officials in Jordan
Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh denied reports Wednesday of meeting Israeli officials in the Jordanian capital of Amman...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:33:05 +0000
Israeli Soldiers Handcuff, Beat an 80-Year-Old Palestinian and Leave Him For Dead
ALBAWABA - Breaking on the social media is the death of the 80-year-old Palestinian man who was assaulted by Israeli soldiers and left for dead in the village of Jaljalia, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:31:07 +0000
UN Special Envoy Speaks Against Escalation in Yemen
The UN special envoy to Yemen has said military escalation does not bring any sustainable solutions, calling on the international community to give consistent support to the country, according to an official statement...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:03:38 +0000
Leaked Torture Videos May Prompt Jail Reforms in Russia
President Putin has ordered amendments to the country's law to fix liability on prison officials. On January 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Ministry of Justice and the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation to take me...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:05:17 +0000
China Bans Flights From The US Amid Omicron Spike
China has ordered the cancellation of more than two dozen flights from the United States amid a surge of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the US...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:51:19 +0000
Kazakhstan: Russian Peacekeepers to Leave in Two Days
Kazakhstan’s president says a Russia-led military alliance will start leaving after helping quell “foreign-backed” protests in the oil-rich Central Asian country...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:09:08 +0000
Somalia: Huge Explosion Reported in Mogadishu
Huge blast was heard inside the Somali capital of Mogadishu, local media reported on Wednesday. Multiple videos of the blast were shared online showing plumes of a thick-white smoke rising in the sky...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:26:23 +0000
Lebanese Judge Imposes Travel Ban on Central Bank Governor
Mount Lebanon Attorney General Judge Ghada Aoun on Tuesday ordered General Security to impose a travel ban on Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh in connection with a lawsuit filed against him by activists...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:41:44 +0000
Afghan Families Sell Their Kids to Pay Off Debts
A mother in western Afghanistan faces the prospect of having to hand over her 5-year-old daughter to a man if she can’t pay off a $1,500 debt left by her husband...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:31:48 +0000
South Africa: Man Accused of Parliament Arson Faces Terrorism Charge
South African prosecutors added a terrorism charge Tuesday against a man accused of starting a fire earlier this month that gutted parts of the country’s parliament in the city of Cape Town...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:23:45 +0000
US Reports New Record For COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of people in the United States hospitalized with COVID-19 hit a new record Tuesday, according to government data...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:31:32 +0000
Who is to Blame For The Sudanese Street Crisis?
Sudan is in the doldrums. It is facing problems right, left and center. The street won't give up, the military won't give up, the power-sharing deal is in tatters because of the resignation of its civilian prime minister and the country might be on t...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:34:27 +0000
Israeli Ex-Primer Olmert in Court For Calling Netanyahu 'Mentally Ill'
The trial over a defamation lawsuit brought by Benjamin Netanyahu against Ehud Olmert opened Monday with reprimands from the judge against both former Israeli prime ministers...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:07:41 +0000
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed to Four More Years
A military court in Myanmar sentenced deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to an additional four years in prison for illegally possessing walkie-talkies and violating COVID-19 health restrictions...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:40:32 +0000
Putin Blames 'Terrorists, Bandits' Trained Abroad for Kazakhstan's Unrest
Russian citizens have been evacuated from Kazakhstan on military planes amid unrest in the country which President Vladimir Putin has blamed on 'bandits and terrorists' trained abroad...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:33:16 +0000
Airstrikes Kill 17 People in Ethiopia's Tigray
At least 17 people were killed during an airstrike on war-torn Tigray region, aid workers revealed citing witnesses and local authorities...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:18:55 +0000
Iran FM Amir-Abdollahian in Qatar on Regional Tour
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has arrived in Qatar on the second leg of his regional tour with the intention of advancing the Iranian administration’s policy of establishing closer ties with neighboring countries...



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