Headlines
  • On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
  • US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
  • Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
  • The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf ​ is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
  • Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
  • Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.

Month: November 2022

November 3, 2022

Authorities in Xinjiang Collect Bodies of...

As was typical in other countries during pandemic, families are denied ritual burials for loved ones. By Shohret Hoshur for RFA Uyghur Authorities in Xinjiang collected the bodies of Uyghur residents in the northeastern city of Ghulja who died during a stqrict coronavirus lockdown but did not inform the families of the deceased about whether …

November 2, 2022

Ukranian Refugees in Bulgaria

Two women who had fled Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion took refuge in the Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria

50 Nations at UN Denounce Chinese...

Fifty nations at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday denounced China for its treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the northwestern Xinjiang region

November 1, 2022

In the Face of Record Drought,...

Nearly eight million Somalis, or half the population, have been affected by the record-breaking drought, and the Somali authorities  are scrambling to avert famine. As thousands of people flee starvation in the countryside to displaced camps in the city, Baidoa, the largest city in Somalia’s South West state, is bearing the brunt.

Hearing on Human Rights Council Report...

The Human Rights Council’s president, Federico Villegas, briefs United Nations General Assembly on its activities

Combat Bees’ Group Teaches Ukrainian Soldiers...

Volunteer group called Fighting Bees instructs Ukrainian territorial defence troops and volunteer military formations in first aid and combat tactics

Bangladesh Police Crack Down on Criminals...

Bangladesh police captured dozens of suspects after launching a crackdown in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps this weekend against armed criminal groups linked to a wave of killings targeting Rohingya, officials said Monday.

Authorities Allow Tibetans in Lhasa to...

Chinese authorities have relaxed severe COVID-19 lockdowns in parts of the far-western Tibet region, allowing Tibetans residing temporarily in the regional capital Lhasa for work or other reasons to return to their hometowns beginning Monday

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