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: January 2021
News Pakistan
Pakistan’s first-ever international snowboarding championship has concluded with successes being chalked up by both Pakistan and Afghanistan…Dozens of teachers protested in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on January 25 to demand the cancellation of a government order to transfer them back to cities in the provinces…Hundreds of university students gathered in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on January 22 to demand that they be allowed to write their exams online instead of being forced to take them in person in examination halls
Bulawayo Hip-Hop Musician Nominated for MTV...
Musician Tafadzwa Tarukwana, affectionately known as ASAPH, has made history by being the first Bulawayo hip-hop artist to represent Zimbabwe at the MTV Africa Music Awards, to be held in Uganda in February
Tibetan Language Activist Tashi Wangchuk Released...
Chinese authorities on Thursday released Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk from prison after he completed a five-year term for discussing language restrictions with Western media, but rights groups expressed concerns about his health and safety amid ongoing controls on his freedom
Belarus: Power Increases Criminal Prosecutions Against...
After more than five months of systematic restrictions on press freedom, the Belarusian authorities are stepping up their crackdown on the media by now prosecuting journalists under criminal law. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) have lodged a referral to the UN for cases of arbitrary arrests
Russians Buy Disabled Man Apartment After...
People have raised nearly $27,000 to buy a new apartment for a disabled man in the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk
Lawmaker Quota for Women Is Too...
Somalia’s prime minister this month announced a 30% quota for female lawmakers chosen in February’s indirect election by Somali clans. If upheld by the clans, it would raise the number of female representatives by 6%, but women’s groups see even that slight jump as doubtful in patriarchal Somalia
Court in China’s Guangdong Jails 24...
Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong have jailed the administrator of a wiki-based forum for 14 years after a post revealed personal information about the close family of ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, RFA has learned
Memory of Holocaust Victims marked worldwide
For the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, which is being celebrated today, the Secretary-General of the United Nations – UN António Guterres recalls injustices and anti-Semitism and the growing xenophobia. On this very day, a week before those words, the first Holocaust Museum on the Iberian Peninsula was opened in the city of Porto
Mozambique Cyclone Eloise
More than 176,000 people, including 90,000 children, in central Mozambique are likely to need humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone Eloise, UNICEF said today
Tourism Economy Dependent on Tourism, Exports
Heavily dependent on tourism and exports, Thailand is one of Asia’s worst-hit economies by the coronavirus. Now as a second wave strikes, an unpopular government is desperately trying to avoid more economic damage