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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:30:53 +0000
At 18 Million Infections Omicron Stretches The Globe
As COVID-19's omicron variant continues sweeping the world with 18 million cases last week, people in countries with low coronavirus vaccination rates are at risk of severe illness and death, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tu...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:53:44 +0000
Egyptian Security Delegation in Israel for Gaza
An Egyptian security delegation arrived in Israel on Tuesday for talks on the situation in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:47:35 +0000
Syrian Refugees Face a Bitter Winter With Snowstorms
Syrians, fleeing over a decade of war in their homeland, have found their situation exacerbated following the onslaught of heavy winter storms, according to a CARE International statement  In Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, temperatures are expecte...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:08:33 +0000
Kais Saied Extends Tunisia's State of Emergency
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday extended the country's state of emergency for another month...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:49:01 +0000
After The UAE Attacks: Could The Houthis Spread The Conflict Further?
Why should Abu Dhabi be subjected to drone attacks from the Houthis thousands of miles away? Shouldn't the Houthis remain in their Yemeni backyard rather than expand their missiles and drones outside their territories? Wouldn't it be nice to have a p...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:42:30 +0000
Escalation in War-ravaged Yemen Raises Much UN Concern
The United Nations human rights agency voiced concern on Tuesday over the ongoing escalation in war-ravaged Yemen...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:51:27 +0000
Erdogan Warns Russia Against Invading Ukraine (AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Russia against invading Ukraine, calling the former Soviet republic a "powerful" country with international friends...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:47:34 +0000
Palestinian Prisoner Maher Younes Enters His 40th Year in Israeli Jail
ALBAWABA - Trending on the social media is the case of Maher Younes, a Palestinian, who spent the last 39 years locked up in an Israeli jail according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS)...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:20:49 +0000
No False Rumors in Saudi, It Could Cost You $800,000
  Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution said on Monday that spreading rumors or lies about any matter “related to public order” is considered a serious crime in the Kingdom and anyone caught doing so faces arrest and tough penalties...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:03:24 +0000
French Presidential Contender Guilty of Hate Speech
French far-right presidential contender Eric Zemmour was convicted of incitement to hatred on Monday by the Paris Criminal Court for comments made in Sept...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 07:52:14 +0000
Sudan Protests: Seven Killed With Total Deaths Spiking to 71 Since October
ALBAWABA - The situation in situation continues to boil with no end in sight to the demonstrations and protests taking place nationwide...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 07:14:40 +0000
Houthi Rebels Attack UAE With Five Missiles, Drones
Yemen’s Houthi rebel group said Monday that it targeted sensitive locations in the United Arab Emirates...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 06:52:38 +0000
Mahmoud Salhieh Says He Will Burn His Home if The Israelis Force Him to Leave
A Palestinian family facing eviction by Israel from their home in occupied East Jerusalem threatened on Monday to blow it up with gas canisters rather than be forced out...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:11:22 +0000
Young Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Soldiers After Alleged Stabbing
ALBAWABA - A young Palestinian man was shot by Israeli soldiers at the Gush Etzion Junction in the south of the occupied West Bank...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:41:00 +0000
Two Kurdish Banks Blown up in Central Baghdad
ALBAWABA - Two banks in the Iraqi capital were targeted with explosives late Sunday, leaving two people injured, said a security source and as reported by the Turkish Anadolu News Agency...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:32:45 +0000
UK: Temporary Accommodation Violates Children’s Rights
Children in London are growing up in substandard and uninhabitable “temporary accommodation” as a result of persistent policy failures by central and local government, Human Rights Watch and the Childhood Trust said in a joint report released tod...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:34:31 +0000
Tonga Cut Off by Volcanic Blast, Fears Grow for Coastal Towns (AFP)
By David WILLIAMS The Pacific Island nation of Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday, after a massive volcanic blast that crippled communications and stalled emergency relief efforts...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:26:18 +0000
Three Oil Tankers Explode in Abu Dhabi; Houthi Drone Suspected
ALBAWABA - Breaking news: Three tankers in Abu Dhabi have exploded according to reports.  عاجل | وكالة أنباء الإمارات: انفجار في 3 صهاريج نقل محروقات بترولية بمنطقة المصفح في ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:10:40 +0000
Covid-19 Pushed 160 Million People Into Poverty - Oxfam
 The two years of the pandemic have exacerbated the gap between the haves and have nots with the world's billionaires seeing their fortunes balloon while more than 160 million people have been pushed into poverty, according to a new report from ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:35:52 +0000
The Israeli Army Arrests 100 Palestinians in Naqab Desert Clashes
Israeli forces have arrested more than 100 Palestinians during recent clashes in the Negev desert, a report says, as the Palestinian residents of the region, including children, face a forced eviction drive by the occupying entity...



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