Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Tag: Belarus Election
Detentions Accompany Another Day Of Protests...
Tens of thousands of Belarusians marched through the streets of the capital, Minsk, against authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka since he claimed victory in a disputed election on August 9. There was a heavy police presence at the event, and hundreds of protesters were detained
Belarus: Russian Specialists to Compensate for...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warmly thanked the Russian channel RT (ex- Russia Today ) on Tuesday 1 September for its help. “Russian specialists” indeed came to replace employees of public television in Belarus, the day after their strike movement initiated on August 17
Interview With Belarus Opposition Leader Sviatlana...
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya talks to Voice of America about the political crisis in her country, prospects for a peaceful resolution, why she left the country, and western involvement in Belarussian affairs
Massive March In Belarus Challenges Lukashenka
People marched through the center of the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on August 23, two weeks after the country’s disputed presidential election. An estimated 100,000 joined the protest against result of the vote, in which the incumbent president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, claimed victory despite numerous reported irregularities. Since the election, protesters have faced violence amid a police crackdown
Belarusians Pay Tribute To Man Killed...
Thousands of people have gathered at the spot in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, where a protester died in clashes with police. Thirty-four-year-old Alyaksandr Taraykouski died on August 10. The protests began after President Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed he had been reelected in a vote widely considered to have been rigged. Lukashenka has been in power for 26 years
Protests in Belarus
More than 20,000 peaceful protesters flooded into Minsk’s Independence Square on August 14 to demonstrate against the country’s presidential election…the western Belarusian city of Hrodna, people marched in the streets on August 14 to protest against the August 9 presidential election, which is widely seen as rigged in favor of the country’s authoritarian president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka
Strikes Add Momentum To Wave Of...
Strikes have broken out across Belarus as protests grow against alleged electoral fraud and a brutal postelection crackdown by security forces. The protest wave was sparked when the authorities announced after the August 9 election that long-serving authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka had received some 80 percent of the vote
Belarusian Protesters Say Police Fired Rubber...
There have been angry protests and clashes with police in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, after authorities declared that President Alyaksandr Lukashenka had been reelected for a sixth term in a landslide win. Protesters accused police of using rubber bullets and said there had been several injuries