Headlines- Ali al-Zaidi, the prime minister of Iraq, said that he had dismissed the commander of the province and ordered an investigation into the operations command in Maysan province, which is located on the Iranian border, after authorities confirmed that the attacks against a pipeline in Saudi Arabia were carried out from a site within the province.
- Iran is "probably" responsible for the attack on the critical Saudi oil pipeline, according to US President Donald Trump's statement on Saturday.
- According to US President Donald Trump, the Houthis called Washington, asking that it refrain from getting involved in the conflict with Yemen's internationally recognized government.
- After a rapid advance against government forces, which retaliated with a series of airstrikes along Yemen's west coast, Iran-aligned Houthi forces have taken complete control of the country's Red Sea coast.
- The Trump administration does not now intend to conduct direct military assaults against the Houthis, but it is providing Saudi Arabia with substantial intelligence and targeting assistance.
- About 20,000 people protested the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and right-wing hate speech in Düsseldorf under the banner "Not a Step Back!" according to the police.
Year: 2019
Some Young Tunisians Aren’t Waiting for...
Tunisia’s economic crisis — which triggered the North African country’s 2011 Arab Spring revolution, and later provided fertile ground for terrorist recruitment — has now dragged on for nearly a decade. It will likely top the list of voter concerns in next month’s legislative and presidential runoff elections. But as Lisa Bryant reports from Tunis, some Tunisians are not waiting for their politicians to turn things around – and are creating national youth movements to bring about change
With 30% of Electorate, Afghan Women...
Women electorates of Afghanistan are not satisfied with the government as they said that the government are not doing enough for the benefit of women in the country.So according to a poll, most of them are not cast their vote this time
President of Ukraine Addresses UN General...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session
Afghan Ink: More Young People Opt...
Some clerics say the Koran forbids tattoos, but that hasn’t stopped a growing number of young people in Kabul from getting inked. One tattoo artist says the trend actually has roots in Afghan tradition
Good News
A tech company is offering literature and short films created specifically for mobile devices. They already have 50 million monthly subscribers…The study by the Food and Land Usage Coalition of universities and environmental organizations says current agricultural practices contribute to food shortages and global warming. One proposed solution is to rely more on insects as a food source
Activists in Ghana Hit Back Against...
Dozens of activists have marched in the capital of Ghana to protest impunity surrounding attacks on women and girls in the West African country. The women activists added their voices to the global conversation about seeking justice for victims of sexual abuses, and holding abusers to account. Stacey Knott reports from Accra on the weekend protest march
Climate Change Campaign Continues Despite Criticism
While 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg has inspired some people, she’s faced fiery criticism from others. Thunberg continued on her journey, this week, at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in New York. Meanwhile, other young people have been protesting in Washington and worldwide
UN Special Event to Commemorate the...
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, speaks at the special event to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
“We Have a Lot of Evidence...
At a meeting of the LGBTI Core Group at the United Nations on 24 September, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed concern about growing rhetoric on the part of political leaders using homophobic language to advance their agendas, and stressed that hate speech cannot be equated with freedom of expression, lest it undermine human dignity and even human lives
Interview: ‘Video is a Very Stark...
Video footage appearing to show authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) transferring hundreds of Uyghur inmates to detention centers surfaced last week on a newly created Youtube account. But clues within the video would be key to finding out approximately when and exactly where the video was shot