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
Countering the Rise of Domestic Extremism...
U.S. law enforcement officials and experts are discussing ways to help counter domestic hate groups, similar to steps the government took to expand the fight against foreign terrorist organizations. The group addressed the issue during a panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington
Why credit scores are like grades
Think back to a time when your performance was measured in letter grades. Basically, having a great credit score is equivalent to being an a student
Elliott Abrams on U.S. Policy Toward...
U.S Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams discusses an ongoing refugee crisis, U.S. aid and human rights abuses in Venezuela
Uyghur Businessman Remains Jailed Eight Months...
China recently organized two visits to monitor internment camps in the XUAR—one for a small group of foreign journalists, and another for diplomats from non-Western countries, including Russia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and Thailand—during which officials dismissed claims about mistreatment and poor conditions in the facilities as “slanderous lies.”
Interview with Bill Gates
Living conditions have improved greatly since 2000 even for the world’s poorest people, but billions remain mired in “layers of inequality.” That is the assessment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s third annual report
How Leonid Met Aleksandr And Together...
Leonid was born in a small town in Russia’s Far East, where his mother beat him for being gay. When he finished school, he left home and met Aleksandr, with whom he now campaigns for LGBT rights
PM Narendra Modi Offers Prayers at...
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi offers prayers at Dutt Mandir, in Garudeshwar, Gujarat
Thirty-fourth Annual International Prayer Breakfast
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) speaks at the thirty-fourth Annual International Prayer Breakfast
From the US to Ghana, a...
African Americans are being encouraged to visit Ghana to mark 400 years since the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Ghana has dubbed 2019 “The Year of Return.” A renowned chef is awaiting U.S. visitors to offer a taste of home in the homeland
Edhi Foundation Providing Homes for Pakistan’s...
There are an estimated 153 million orphaned children in the world. And in many places life for these unwanted children is harsh, and can be deadly. One foundation in Karachi Pakistan, however, welcomes unwanted babies. VOA’s Muhammad Saqib spent a day inside Edhi Foundation and filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard