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: April 2021
Xinjiang Authorities Uphold Jail Term For...
Authorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have upheld a 15-year jail term for an ethnic Uyghur Turkish national convicted of “terrorist activities” following a secret prison retrial, according to sources, who say little is known about his well-being despite repeated inquiries from Ankara
Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Briefs Press
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, briefs reporters on April 15,2021- UN Photo by Evan Schneider
Press Freedom: Afghanistan Women Journalists
Female journalists in Afghanistan are calling on Kabul to include their representative at peace talks to ensure media and women’s rights are protected
Former Xinjiang Internment Camp Detainee Honored...
U.S.-based Justice for All has honored Uyghur former internment camp detainee Gulbahar Jelilova as one of four “Heroes of the Year” for her work drawing international attention to policies of mass incarceration in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)
UN Security Council Holds Open Debate...
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, addresses the open debate with Security Council members in connection with women and peace and security and sexual violence
Inspired by US Free Libraries, Indonesian...
Inspired by a growing trend in the U.S., some villagers in Indonesia have set up free libraries to foster the love of reading and learning among local children
Journalists Systematically Targeted by Myanmar Military...
The Myanmar army is attacking journalists and increasing censorship in its deadly crackdown against opponents of the February coup. Five major media groups have been banned and the internet has been shut down, but Burmese journalists are not giving up
Mekong Dams Bring Hardship to Thai...
The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers — a 5,000-kilometer waterway threading from China through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. However, dams have subverted the ecosystem, bringing drought during the monsoon season and high waters when it should be dry. That has forever changed the lives of those who depend on the river for food and work in northeastern Thailand, a poor region bordering Laos and Cambodia
Xinjiang Viscose Producer Tied to Forced...
A Finnish supplier has become the latest firm to cut ties with companies accused of supporting a forced labor scheme in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) after it stopped providing raw materials to one of the region’s largest producers of viscose adhesive fibers
2021 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for...
Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, chairs the 2021 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development