Headlines- 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: September 2019
Afghan Presidential Election
Afghans headed to the polls on September 28 to elect a new president, amid reports of attacks at polling stations. Some 72,000 security personnel were expected to secure polling centers across the country, which opened at 7 a.m. and were originally scheduled to close at 3 p.m., but the Independent Election Commission later extended voting by two hours until 5 p.m. More than 2,000 out of 7,000 polling stations will be closed due to the threat of militant violence
Cameroon Movie Saving Mbango Set To...
The movie was shot in Mondoni, a rural community in the South West Region of Cameroon. It showcases actors including Godisz Fungwa starring as John Penda, Laura Onyama as Mbango, Otia Vitalis Suh as Mr. Penda, Solange Ojong as Njanjo, Libota MacDonald as Oggen and Ngonga Elizabeth as Grandma among others
Manna House Gives Breakfast to Homeless,...
For many homeless people, finding shelter sometimes isn’t nearly as important as finding a meal. Providing food is the main mission of Manna House, a charity organization where homeless and underprivileged people get breakfast and other services for free
“U.S. and Their Regional Satellite States...
The Vice-President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez on 27 September told the General Assembly’s general debate that “the United States and their regional satellite states are preparing, from Colombia, to attack Venezuela, putting the continent’s security and stability at risk.”
Myanmar Police Detain 30 Rohingya Traveling...
A brutal military-led campaign of violence targeting the Rohingya in Rakhine state in 2017 left thousands dead and drove more than 740,000 others across the border to Bangladesh where they now reside in sprawling displacement camps
Afghan-Pak News
More than 3 million women are registered to vote in Afghanistan’s September 28 presidential election. But some women are expected to vote for their husband’s choice of candidate.Hundreds of university students in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, blocked roads in protest over the accidental death of a fellow student at Bahria University.Pakistani police fired tear gas and used batons against doctors protesting in the city of Peshawar
Prime Minister of India Addresses UN...
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session
Egypt: Wave of Arrests of Journalists...
Three journalists have already appeared and are now in pretrial detention: Nasser Abdel Hafiz , of Akhbar El-Yom newspaper , Sayed Abdellah , who covered the mobilizations in Suez, including Al Jazeera , and published real-time information on his Facebook account ( today disabled), and Khaled Dawoud ( Al-Ahram ). The first was arrested on September 20 while he was in Tahrir Square
‘Poisoned’ Activist Zimbabwe Doctor Leaves Country...
The head of Zimbabwe’s Doctors Association has left the country for urgent medical treatment in South Africa after being held captivity, during which his medical team says he was poisoned. Police tried to block his departure even though he had a court order allowing him to leave
Scientists Enlist Bacteria to Help Fight...
It’s been a bad year for dengue fever, a painful, debilitating virus that is surging in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Vietnam and other nations. There is no cure for dengue, which is spread by mosquitos. However, scientists are enlisting a bacteria in the fight against dengue because they think will make it harder for mosquitos to spread the often deadly dengue virus