Headlines- Kurdish troops reported that a coalition led by the United States shot down multiple drones over Erbil, the capital of the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Wednesday.
- The potential sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $1.96 billion was approved by the US State Department on Wednesday.
- In protest of this week's ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, vowing that the move would "not go unanswered".
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Wednesday that a U.S. aircraft fired on an oil tanker that "attempted to violate the U.S. blockade" on Iranian ports.
- US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cannot be negotiated with and that the United States might have to eliminate it.
Year: 2021
Uyghur Tribunal Hears Grim Accounts of...
Witnesses and experts provided grim testimony about torture, rape, and other human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) at the opening day of a tribunal in London investigating whether China’s treatment of its ethnic Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims constitutes genocide
Celebrating World Environment Day 2021
Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), speaks during the UN Environment Day 2021 event on the subject “Reimagine. Recreate. Restore”
Himachal Pradesh’s Gaddi Whistlers
Whistling with a leaf called basuti leaf, this is the expertise of Gaddi tribesmen of Himachal Pradesh. Between Dharmsala and the Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh, Dharamkot (2,195m) is home to the Gaddi tribal tribe
South Africa Records Over 5, 000...
South Africa’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, with 5 361 new infections reported on Thursday
COVID Has Put a Stop to...
Turkey Has Had The Greatest Number Of COVID Infections In Europe And Has Been Under Lockdown For More Than A Year. The Country’s Musicians Have Been Among The Hardest Hit, With Little Or No Support From The Government
In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region,Displaced Families Starving
Millions Of People In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Are In Severe Need Of Food Assistance, And Displaced Families In Mekelle, The Regional Capital, Claim That They Go Without Food On Certain Days. Hunger Is Just One Facet Of The Region’s Mounting Catastrophe
Two Siblings of Norway-based Uyghur Activist...
Chinese authorities have sentenced the brother and sister of a prominent exiled Uyghur scholar and linguist to several years in jail in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), government and police officials in the region told RFA last month
The UN Security Council Meets to...
Reena Ghelani, Deputy Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Coordination and Response Division, updates the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East
A historical Site in India:Arikamedu
Arikamedu is located 3 kilometres south of Pondicherry, India, on the Virampattinam River. The artefacts discovered at this location demonstrated that ancient India and Rome had regular communication
After US Troop Withdrawal, Afghanistan’s ‘Last...
Zebulon Simentov Is Considered To Be Afghanistan’s Last Living Jew. However, He Intends To Leave The Country Because To Concerns That The Taliban Will Retake Power Once US And NATO Soldiers Leave