Headlines
  • As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
  • After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
  • Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
  • Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
  • After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.

Year: 2018

December 29, 2018

Russia’s Prosperity: Depends on Whom You...

In the past four years, Russia’s $1.7 trillion economy has been in the world’s top 20. But in 2018, it has been plagued with problems stemming from under-investment, broadening state ownership of enterprise and Western sanctions over the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

US-Backed Forces Pursue IS in E....

With the new advancement of Kurdish-led forces into Hajin, in eastern Syria, thousands have fled their homes in Islamic State-controlled pockets

Guatemalan Woman Discusses Working at Trump...

Victorina Morales was employed by the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey as a housekeeper

Fighting Fake News

But now a days there are so many fake websites run by people who don’t have any journalism background and their only aim is to polarize the society

Revolutionary’s Daughter Says Iran’s Islamic Republic...

Hashemi appeared to place much of the blame for the country’s current problems on the hard-liners, accusing them of interpreting religion to serve their own interests and “trampling on everything” to remain in power

What’s In a Name?

In India’s northern Haryana state, a campaign that aims to empower women and give them equal status in a deeply patriarchal society is encouraging residents in scores of villages to display their daughters names outside their village homes

December 28, 2018

Children in Conflict

The futures of millions of children living in countries affected by armed conflict are at risk, as warring parties continue to commit grave violations against children, and world leaders fail to hold perpetrators accountable – UNICEF said

Thailand Legalizes Medical Marijuana

Thailand – known for its tough anti-drug trafficking efforts – made history this month as Southeast Asia’s first country to legalize medical marijuana

Khashoggi’s Last Column: Arab World Needs...

In the op-ed, titled “Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression,” Khashoggi recounted the imprisonment of a prominent writer who spoke against the Saudi establishment and cited an incident in which the Egyptian government seized control of a newspaper

Nahid Ayoub: A Woman Who Feeds...

U.S. Census Bureau figures show that more than one-third of the residents of Detroit, Michigan, live below the poverty line, and more than half of children younger than 18 don’t have enough to eat

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