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: December 2022
Panned and Praised for US-Russia Prisoner...
After the US and Russia last week agreed a prisoner swap exchanging WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, officials in Washington are still reacting.
Afghan Girls Turn to Radio After...
A radio station in the province of Khost has stepped in to broadcast literary programming as girls are not allowed to attend school across Afghanistan
High School Credit for Mines,Bombs Detonated...
This month, the Taliban’s acting minister of higher education in Afghanistan announced some changes to the country’s education system. Former educators are opposing the revisions, claiming that they are damaging Afghanistan’s educational legacy.
Turkey Wants to Deport More Refugees...
Millions of Syrian refugees are staying in Turkey. However, there are several reports of physical and verbal attacks, and political rhetoric is turning against them amid rampant inflation and an economic crisis.
With key Leaders arrested,BNP Supporters Flock...
Bangladesh has arrested two senior opposition party leaders ahead of a huge anti-government rally in the nation’s capital Saturday and after political violence that drew a rare high-profile statement from the White House.
Uyghur Groups Urge World Leaders to...
Some 55 Uyghur organizations have called on world leaders to recognize Dec. 9 as Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day, marking the day a year ago that an independent U.K.-based Uyghur Tribunal announced its findings that China committed genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in its western Xinjiang region
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’apala, speaks before United Nations Security Council about the situation in his country
Prosthetics for Injured Ukrainians
Prosthetics are made by Ukrainian-American Yakov Gradinar. So, when the war began, he was ready to help. He has helped dozens of dozens of people wounded in the war
24 Rohingya Leave Bangladesh for US
Two dozen Rohingya departed for the United States on Thursday where they will be allowed to live, officials with Bangladesh’s foreign ministry and repatriation office announced,
Asia Fact Check Lab: Was the...
The Nov. 24 fire in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi sparked public rage throughout the country, as people blamed local COVID lockdown restrictions for impeding the rescue and escape of people caught in the blaze. Chinese government officials at the local and national level denied any connection between the deaths in the fire and pandemic prevention measures.