Headlines- A shooting that took place early on Sunday on a pedestrian promenade near to the University of Iowa campus in downtown Iowa City injured at least three students.
- After issuing warnings, Iranian forces turned back two tankers that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the ongoing US maritime blockade as the reason.
- Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
- On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.
Category: Focus on Refugees
January 17, 2019
A Refugee’s Dream Becomes Reality
The ‘Benang Project’ is the brainchild of Indonesia-born fashion entrepreneur Franka Soeria, a co-founder of Modest Fashion Week, which showcases longer, looser styles for women in several cities around the world
January 14, 2019
Focus on Refugees: Burundi Refugees
Rokundo and his family were among a group of 280 refugees to leave the settlement and return home through a voluntary repatriation programme late last year
Focus on Refugees: Syrian Refugee Printer...
Anass Mousa worked for 15 years as a printer in Syria before war turned him into a refugee. He landed in Croatia, finding a job with the country’s oldest printing house and helping the company face a severe labour shortage