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.

Tag: Women in News

July 1, 2019

African Women Mountaineer Team to Summit...

Africa’s women mountaineers are reaching new heights. In May, South African businesswoman Saray Khumalo became the first black African woman to summit Mount Everest. Now four other South Africans are preparing to become the first all-women African team to climb the world’s tallest peak

May 25, 2019

2019 Female World Cup: Best Local...

The 2018 best player with 23 goals in Cameroons local league with Louvres Minprof, has expressed her dissatisfaction after she was left out in Spain in a final list of 23 players selected by Coach Alain Djeumfa Defranse on Friday May 24, 2019. In a Telephone interview with CNA, the hard trick scorer in the COSAFA competition said the Coach told her that she had put on weight. She adds that she doesn’t know if the decision was based on her Anglophone origin because since 2015, she has always helped in qualifying her team while other players take her position

May 18, 2019

A Fierce Brow

She is who she is and proud of it! Shari Loeffler, an Instagram influencer, shares how she learned to accept and value herself

March 13, 2019

High-level Event on “Women in Power”

Julie Anne Genter, Minister for Women and Associate Minister for Transport and Health of New Zealand, speaks at the opening of the high-level event on “Women in Power”. She brought her son with her to the meeting

March 5, 2019

Tanzania Woman Uses Soccer Ball Juggling...

A Tanzanian woman is traveling around Africa showcasing her soccer ball juggling skills as a way to feed her family. Her video clips have gone viral on social media and captivated the hearts of many people in the continent and beyond.

February 27, 2019

Rayka Zehtabchi: ‘You Can Do Anything’

Rayka Zehtabchi, the first Iranian-American woman to win an Oscar, had a message to other young women of Iranian origin who have cheered her success: “You are strong and you are beautiful and you can do anything if you put your mind to it.”~VOA NEWS

February 15, 2019

Women of Fortitude set to drive...

Officially launched in November last year, the #WomenOfFortitude campaign seeks to encourage the current generation of young South Africans to continue struggle stalwart Ma Albertina Sisulu’s legacy of activism through 100 women ambassadors

February 9, 2019

How to Succeed in Hollywood as...

The Hollywood film industry is hard for anyone to break into. There may be a few more hurdles if you are a woman and Muslim. One filmmaker found success both in Hollywood and in her own community

December 22, 2018

For Ronan, ‘Queen of Scots’ Role...

Nominated for Oscars for roles in “Atonement,” “Brooklyn” and last year’s awards season favorite, “Lady Bird,” Ronan, 24, has often played girls who are still finding their way in the world

December 19, 2018

United Nations Human Rights Award

Gyumi from Tanzania, an activist for education rights for girls; the late human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir from Pakistan; Joênia Wapichana, Brazil’s first indigenous woman lawyer; and Front Line Defenders from Ireland, working to protect human rights defenders at risk

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