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Wed, 20 Apr 2022 07:42:48 +0000Residents Return to Kyiv But They Are Warned Not to 'Rush' Home
ALBAWABA - Residents of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv have begun returning to their homes after leaving for safer places since Russia launched the war, the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said Tuesday and as quoted by Anadolu...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:47:24 +0000America: 60% of Academics in Mideast Studies Believe Israel is "Apartheid"
Sixty percent of academics and scholars in Middle Eastern studies across several American universities have described Israel’s occupation of Palestine as “a one state reality akin to apartheid,” a new survey shows...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:36:15 +0000The US, UN Condemn Attacks on Afghan Schools Leaving Six Dead
The U.S. and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned attacks Tuesday on a pair of Afghan educational institutions that left six dead and at least 11 injured...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:26:56 +0000One Killed, 12 Injured in Sri Lanka as Police Shoot Protestors
At least one person was killed and 12 others injured in Sri Lanka after police opened fire to disperse protestors Tuesday in the central town of Rambukkana, according to media reports...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:44:19 +0000Morocco: Drop The Charges Against a Social Media Activist (HRW)
Moroccan authorities should drop charges against a social media commentator who risks up to four years in prison on a charge of disrespecting the king, Human Rights Watch said today...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:20:58 +0000The Kremlin Says it's Not 'Authorized' to Discuss Missing Warship Crew (AFP)
The Kremlin refused on Tuesday April 19 to reveal any details about casualties suffered from the sinking of Russia's guided-missile cruiser Moskva, as parents called for the truth about their missing children...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:52:23 +0000Ukraine Claims 20,800 Russian Troops Killed in War
Some 20,800 Russian soldiers have so far been killed in Ukraine, the Ukrainian military claimed on Tuesday...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:31:52 +0000PM: French Government to Resign if Macron Wins (AFP)
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Tuesday that his government would tender its resignation if Emmanuel Macron is re-elected president, in a bid to provide a "new impetus" for Macron's centrist party ahead of parliamentary elections in June...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:23:23 +0000Burning The Quran is Not Defending Free Speech!
How can the Swedish government sit back and allow the country to deteriorate into a civil war potential? This is the glaring situation Swedish officials and police are unwilling to address all because of their high pedestal view on defending a rightw...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:52:40 +0000South Africa Announces State of Disaster After Deadly Floods
South Africa declared a national state of disaster late Monday following devastating floods in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province which have claimed hundreds of lives and left a trail of destruction...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:42:14 +0000Three Explosions in a Boys School in Kabul
ALBAWABA - Breaking news: Three explosions in a school in Kabul, Afghanistan.
This is according to AFP, the French news agency...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:36:48 +0000Muslim Women File Complaint Over Beating by French Police
Two Muslim women wearing headscarves, or the hijab, who said they were beaten by French police last Thursday on the Clichy Bridge will file a complaint against the officers, their lawyer announced on Twitter...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:35:59 +0000Kuwaitis Protest For Palestine
Dozens of demonstrators gathered in a solidarity protest, on Monday, at Al-Erada Square in Shuwaikh area...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:25:49 +0000Zelensky: 'Battle of Donbas' Underway as Russians Launch Major Offensive
The second phase of Russia's war on Ukraine has begun with the launching of a widely anticipated offensive in the eastern Donbas region, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said Monday...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:18:27 +0000Israeli Warplanes Bomb Site in Gaza
Israeli warplanes struck a site in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday affiliated with the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian organization Hamas...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:46:58 +0000Jordan is Far From Being Bankrupt - PM Al Khasawneh
ALBAWABA - Jordan is “so far away from descriptions related to bankruptcy” said the Kingdom's Prime Minister Bisher Al Khasawneh...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:23:13 +0000Arab Governments Condemn the Burning of The Quran in Sweden
ALBAWABA - Jordan has Monday condemned the act of burning a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden according to the Jordan Times...
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:13:20 +0000Putin-Abbas Discuss Latest Escalation in Occupied Jerusalem, West Bank
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Palestinian counterpart on Monday discussed the escalation of tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, a Kremlin statement said...
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:24:04 +0000Ukraine Completes Questionnaire For EU Membership
Ukraine has completed an important document needed for its application for European Union membership, officials said as the war in the eastern European nation nears two months old...
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:51:41 +0000Mayor: 200,000 Risk Losing Jobs in Moscow Over Sanctions (AFP)
Around 200,000 employees of foreign companies in Moscow could lose their jobs due to sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the city's mayor said on Monday...