Headlines
  • On Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that airstrikes on Iran have started for the third night in a row.
  • On Monday, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two Iranian tankers had attacked two national tankers. One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured, including four critically, by cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
  • Despite unleashing fresh attacks on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible.
  • IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a statement on Monday that Iran will "continue to exercise our sovereignty and management over the Strait of Hormuz."
  • A constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian parliament to oust Orban ally President Tamas Sulyok.

Year: 2021

September 23, 2021

Palestinian Women Are Learning Hebrew

Jerusalem is a diverse city, with Palestinians making up more than a third of the population in East Jerusalem. The majority of them are permanent residents rather than citizens, and Arabic is their first language, not Hebrew. Many East Jerusalem women, however, have expressed an interest in studying Hebrew, and an Israeli non-profit organisation is assisting in meeting the demand

Taiwan is The Fifth-Best Place in...

The democratic island of Taiwan has ranked fifth globally for online freedom, according to the latest annual report from the Washington-based watchdog Freedom House

September 22, 2021

UN General Assembly Marks 20th...

Abdulla Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session, speaks at a high-level meeting of the General Assembly to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action’s adoption. Reparations, racial justice, and equality for persons of African origin are among the topics discussed during the meeting

My Early Years My Homeland 20...

Award Winning Documentary Film Makers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi’s new documentary, 20 Years in Afghanistan, is their most recent work

StartUp Africa An Unique Television Series...

StartUP Africa is a groundbreaking television series that follows the attempt to bridge Africa’s digital gap with the rest of the world

Who Will Take Angela Merkel’s Place...

After 16 years as German Chancellor, Germany will choose Angela  Merkel’s successor.On September 26, 2021, Germany will hold elections. Federal Chancellor Merkel is not seeking re-election after 16 years at the helm of Germany’s government. Who will take her place?

Chinese Journalist, Rights Activist Incommunicado, Likely...

Feminist journalist Sophia Huang and fellow activist Wang Jianbing are incommunicado, believed detained, ahead of Huang’s planned departure to study overseas, the Chinese rights group Weiquanwang reported on Tuesday.

September 21, 2021

US President Speaks Before the General...

President of the United States of America, Joseph R. Biden Jr., speaks at the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session

Ethnic Serbs Protest New Border Regulations,...

After ethnic Serb protesters stopped two roads with trucks and other vehicles in northern Kosovo near the Jarinje border crossing with Serbia, armed police were deployed

Afghan Woman Who Was a War...

Alina Jun Nawabi was born in Afghanistan but spent years in hospitals after being taken to the United States as an injured war victim. She now works for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), where she is assisting additional Afghans to leave the country

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