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 2022
Could Husband Schools in Burkina...
When marriages break down in male-dominated societies such as Burkina Faso, wives are frequently blamed. However, a World Bank-funded project is experimenting with the idea of sending men to school to learn how to be better husbands
Interview:’I Didn’t Leave Hong Kong, Hong...
Hong Kong political artist Kacey Wong is planning a new exhibition on the the democratic island of Taiwan, where he has described himself as “exiled” during a citywide crackdown on political opposition and public dissent under a draconian national security law imposed by Beijing
Kazakh Unrest Seen Boosting Russia at...
Kazakhstan’s political turmoil erupted at precisely the moment the U.S. and Russia began to negotiate deep disagreements over Ukraine, NATO and European security. The deployment of 2,500 “peacekeepers” by the Kremlin-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) struck many Washington experts as a shift in Kazakhstan’s foreign policy that strengthens Russia’s hand
In This Year’s Elections, Lebanon’s Skeptical...
Despite Lebanon’s ongoing political and economic crisis, the country’s political establishment has held on to power despite massive protests, economic collapse, and the disaster of the Beirut port explosion. Civil society candidates will run against them in the May elections, which some young activists view as the last chance for democracy
Two Tibetan Monks Arrested,Held With No...
Two Tibetan monks arrested by authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are incommunicado five months after being taken into custody, with family members increasingly worried about their well-being, RFA has learned
With West Distracted by Pandemic,Vietnam Ramps...
Conditions for media in Vietnam have rarely been so bad, media analysts say, with the country jailing over a dozen reporters in the past 12 months, and courts handing out unusually long sentences
At UN Security Council, Africans Urge...
The African members of the U.N. Security Council urged their counterparts on Tuesday to support sanctions imposed this week on Mali’s coup leaders by a bloc of West African nations
New Study Claims Common Cold Can...
The average adult in the United States gets one or two colds every year. They’re generally just an annoyance, but new research reveals they could protect you from a far more severe virus
Tibetan Man Arrested For Speaking Against...
Authorities in northwestern China’s Qinghai province arrested a Tibetan college graduate last year for speaking against Chinese policies mandating the teaching of Chinese language in Tibetan areas, RFA has learned
As Vaccine Uptake Slows in South...
nearly two years into the pandemic. Although the government has been hesitant to impose vaccine mandates, private companies are urging people to get the vaccine