Headlines
  • In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
  • After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
  • According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
  • After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
  • Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
  • In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.

Year: 2020

May 1, 2020

The Emergency of Covid-19 in Central...

Officially, in fact, there are no cases of coronavirus, although there are many doubts, both because in Tajikistan there have been dozens of suspicious deaths, and because Turkmenistan shares a very long border with Iran, particularly affected by the pandemic”

Bangladesh’s Marginalized Transgender Community Suffers From...

It was only last year, after a hard-fought battle, that Bangladesh’s transgender community was given the right to vote while using transgender as their gender identity. This year, amidst the coronavirus lockdown, the community is facing another battle.

Amid the Pandemic, An Indian Family...

The coronavirus pandemic poses challenges to people across the world especially in countries under stringent lockdown. Anjana Pasricha in New Delhi spoke to a family of three generations that lives together to see how their lives have been affected as they wait for the arrival of a fourth generation

Nigeria’s Wedding Businesses Struggle as COVID-19...

In Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, businesses across the country have been shut down their offices and people are asked to work remotely from their homes. The shutdown has been especially hard on the wedding industry, because of its dependence on crowds and physical gatherings

It Survived Civil War and Protests,...

Beirut’s long celebrated nightlife has persevered through war, uprising and instability. Now it faces its greatest challenge yet as coronavirus shuts down an already ravaged economy and keeps everybody at home

UN Secretary-General Wishes Happy 100th Birthday...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres wishes happy birthday to Tom Moore on his 100th birthday. Mr Moore is a World War II veteran from the United Kingdom who walked around in his garden to raise money for Britain’s National Health Service. Next to Mr Moore is his daughter Hannah. Today is also Mr. Guterres’ birthday

Petition Calls For Activist To Be...

Pu has repeatedly called for a last meeting with Huang, who suffers from kidney failure and coronary heart disease, among other things. But the authorities have refused to allow even a final phone call

Video News Digest

The head cardiologist at a St. Petersburg hospital in Russia has resigned, claiming staff have not been given all the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need during the COVID-19 epidemic. In the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, life was returning to normal at fruit and vegetable markets after the government began relaxing some lockdown measures it had imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

April 30, 2020

AU raises $25m for COVID-19 Response...

AU Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa, made the announcement during a virtual meeting with Chairpersons of the AU Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on Wednesday

Covid-19: Containment Measures Work in It...

The lockdown should end on May 5: “We must resist until then – concludes brother Elio – then we hope that there will be an opening that allows a recovery of life if not at normal levels, at least to allow poor people to obtain the necessary”

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