Jordan Al Bawaba
Thu, 19 May 2022 07:06:13 +0000All Eyes on North Korea For Its 'Nuclear Test' (AFP)
North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any moment, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, with the United States warning it could happen while President Joe Biden is in Seoul this week...
Thu, 19 May 2022 06:56:21 +0000Israel's Iron Dome Mistakenly Fires Two Missile Interceptors Lebanon's Way
Rocket sirens were heard in northern Israel after two missile interceptors were mistakenly fired from the Iron Dome by the Israeli military, according to the Jerusalem Post citing an IDF Spokesperson...
Thu, 19 May 2022 06:52:09 +0000Baby Milk Crisis in America - Biden Acts Quickly
President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to address a nationwide shortage of baby formula...
Thu, 19 May 2022 06:37:17 +0000Man Diagnosed With First US Case of Monkeypox in 2022
Officials in Massachusetts on Tuesday confirmed a U.S. case of the monkeypox virus as concerns over the rare disease grow with multiple countries announcing infections...
Thu, 19 May 2022 06:17:13 +0000Europe on Red Alert Due to Spiralling Monkeypox Cases
Health officials in Spain issued a nationwide alert Wednesday, warning about a possible outbreak of monkeypox, after 23 people showed symptoms of the virus detected in Britain and Portugal...
Thu, 19 May 2022 06:09:31 +0000US Reopens its Embassy in Kyiv
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, has reopened for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine three months ago...
Thu, 19 May 2022 05:49:34 +0000Russia Expels 24 Italian Diplomats in Retaliatory Move
In a retaliatory move over the Ukraine war, Russia declared 24 Italian diplomats persona non grata on Wednesday...
Wed, 18 May 2022 12:23:30 +0000Tehran Labels The Two French Nationals it Arrested as 'Spies'
ALBAWABA - The arrest of two French nationals on Tehran is trending news on the social media.
The Iranian authorities have only recently confirmed the arrests of two French nationals, Cecile Kohler, 37, and Chuck Paris, 69 which Pari...
Wed, 18 May 2022 11:30:08 +0000Israeli Police Arrests The 'Coffin Protector' Amro Abu Khudeir
Israeli forces have arrested Shireen Abu Akleh's pallbearer named Amro Abu Khudeir a few days after the funeral of the Palestinian journalist who was killed by Israeli live bullets on May 11th, Al Jazeera reported...
Wed, 18 May 2022 10:52:12 +0000The EU Calls on Lebanon to Form a New Cabinet Quickly
The European Union has welcomed the holding of parliamentary elections in Lebanon on May 15, commending the Lebanese people, those who voted and those who were involved in preparing and implementing the electoral process, for “their civic participa...
Wed, 18 May 2022 10:52:06 +0000Algeria: Israel Criminalising Bill Submitted to Parliament
ALBAWABA - Algerian lawmakers, Tuesday, submitted a bill criminalizing normalization with Israel, including articles prohibiting travel or any direct or indirect contact with Tel Aviv, Anadolu reports, adding Youssef Ajesa, a lawmaker from the ...
Wed, 18 May 2022 10:38:37 +0000Qatari Amir, Wife Sheikha Jawaher Meet The King of Spain
Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and HH Consort of HH the Amir Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al-Thani attended the state dinner banquet hosted by HM King Felipe VI of Spain and HM Queen Letizia, in honor of Their Highnesses at the ...
Wed, 18 May 2022 10:27:44 +0000Niger or France? Probe Into Three Killed Fails to Reach a Conclusion (AFP)
Investigations into the death of three people killed last November during a protest against a French military convoy travelling through Niger have failed to pinpoint the cause, the government said...
Wed, 18 May 2022 10:03:04 +0000Iran Calls For Action Against Israeli Crimes
Iran's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Zahra Ershadi has slammed the international community's inaction on Israel's war crimes and continuous terrorism against the Palestinian people, saying the Security Council must take immediate action t...
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:51:42 +0000Can The New Elite Fix Lebanon?
Analysts say a divided Parliament will make it difficult for the crisis-hit country to form a government and solve Lebanon’s economic problems, but new faces bring some hope...
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:27:48 +0000Don't Extradite Julian Assange to America - Latest Appeal to Britain
ALBAWABA - Pressure is increasing on the British Home Secretary Priti Patel to sign an order to extradite Julian Assange to the United States...
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:19:12 +0000Fatal China Plane Crash Intentional Claim US Officials
The fatal crash of a China Eastern Airlines plane that killed a reported 132 people in March this year was “intentional,” according to media reports citing U...
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:59:16 +0000Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Suspected of Smuggling (AFP)
Iran's navy seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf and arrested its crew on suspicion of fuel smuggling, state media said Wednesday, in the second such operation in a week...
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:36:12 +0000Biden Calls Buffalo Supermarket Shooting 'Domestic Terrorism'
United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday May 17 called a shooting carried out by a white supremacist at a supermarket in the state of New York "domestic terrorism...
Wed, 18 May 2022 06:54:12 +0000Analysis: Cynics Aside Lebanon Could be Poised For Change
Chaos may continue to prevail in Lebanon despite the recent parliamentary elections held recently in the country, and which is being seen as a success by international bodies such as the United Nations...