Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Month: November 2018
UN Concern Over Escalation of Tensions...
United States Ambassador Nikki Haley said the latest events represent “yet another reckless Russian escalation,” adding that Russia “decided to prevent passage of the Ukrainian ships, rammed them, and then opened fire on them.”
FIFA Urges Tough Line on Iran...
FIFA’s statutes prohibit gender discrimination, though its leaders typically avoid publicly criticizing Iran’s government
Bosnia War Still Torments Village Massacre...
A quarter-of-a-century ago Croat paramilitaries on orders from their wartime leader, Franjo Tudjman, slaughtered more than a hundred Bosnian Muslims in the village of Ahmići
Rediscover the Forgotten Heros
The film ‘Khelein Hum Je Jaan Se’ (We played very hard) directed by Ashutosh Gowariker revolves around Surjya Sen, a school teacher of Chittagong, then a district of undivided Bengal (now in Bangladesh) who was the leader of the team of 64 revolutionaries and the mastermind of the April 18,1930 Chittagong uprising
Uganda Continues to Search for Bodies...
Ugandan Marine security authorities continue to search for bodies after a party boat in poor mechanical condition capsized with 120 people on board
UAE Pardons British Academic Convicted of...
Hedges, a student at Britain’s Durham University, was sentenced last week Wednesday after a five-minute court appearance
Soldiers Use Cluster Bombs On Civilians...
A senior official has identified the weapon as cluster bombs, but wondered why the soldiers are still using them despite the fact that it is banned by International law
Remembering 26/11
Just ten years ago on this day (November 26), terrorists launched co-ordinated attacks at several crowded locations across India’s financial capital, killing at least 130 people and over 300 people injured.
On UN Day, Thousands Protest Violence...
Rights groups say violence against women is widespread in Turkey, and an online database called the Monument Counter says at least 337 women were killed by domestic violence in 2018
Taiwanese Reject Legalizing Same-Sex Unions in...
Ruling party lawmakers backed by President Tsai Ing-wen had proposed legalizing same-sex marriage in late 2016, but put their ideas aside to await the court hearing