Headlines
  • The body of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, was found by rescue personnel in southern Lebanon.
  • A day before the previous ceasefire was about to expire, US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that the Iranian regime was "seriously fractured" as part of his justification for extending the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely.
  • US President Trump has not given Iran a "firm deadline" to submit its most recent proposal, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
  • As part of the embargo against Iran, U.S. forces have ordered 29 vessels to turn around or return to port, according to U.S. Central Command.
  • Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has warned that Lebanon urgently needs €500 million to handle the aftermath of weeks of fighting as the country rushes to contain a worsening humanitarian disaster.

Year: 2021

May 21, 2021

Somalia Is Recovering From Civil War...

A second wave of coronavirus struck Somalia this year, as well as political instability over elections that threatened to cause armed conflict. However, as Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu, although political tensions have eased, the economic effect has not.

Chinese Rights Lawyer Still Under House...

Authorities in the central Chinese province of Henan are continuing to hold prominent human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong under house arrest at his home in Luoyang city, RFA has learned

Heartbroken Afghan Father Grieves Loss of...

Rajab Ali, who lost both of his daughters in a school bombing west of Kabul, is the latest in a rising number of Afghan parents who have lost their children as a result of the continuing violence

UN Secretary-General Meets with Ministers of...

The League of Arab States’ Foreign Ministers meet with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on May 20,2021

To Curb Malaria Burkina Faso Tests...

Malaria vaccines produced in Burkina Faso aren’t the only ones being tested in the country to combat the mosquito-borne disease. Scientists in the West African country have been breeding genetically engineered mosquitos with the aim of reducing mosquito populations’ ability to transmit malaria

May 20, 2021

Rozina Islam, a Bangladeshi Journalist Wrongfully...

Rozina Islam an investigative journalist was abducted by Ministry of Health officials, whom she had been investigating for several weeks, before being charged with breaching an antiquated state secrets statute. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging Bangladesh’s government to order his immediate release

As Myanmar Borders Remain Closed, Thai...

Thousands of civilians have been displaced by renewed violence between the national army and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s ethnic states after the military coup in February

South Africa Logs More Than 3500...

South Africa on Wednesday recorded 3 522 new COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 8.7%, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said

Increasing Violence Effects Nigerian Economy

The Nigerian Chamber of Commerce has cautioned that rising levels of violence and kidnappings are deterring investors and causing economic damage

Uyghur Turkish Nationals Spent Two Years...

A Uyghur Turkish national and his wife who were detained by Chinese authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in 2017 spent two years in an internment camp and are no longer able to return to their adopted nation, they revealed to their children in a police-monitored video chat

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