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  • 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.

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January 25, 2023

Manila Denounces Gruesome Slaying of Filipina...

The Philippines on Tuesday denounced the killing of a Filipina maid in Kuwait, whose body was reportedly burnt and found dumped in the desert at the weekend.

June 11, 2022

Kenya Trains Middle East Domestic Workers...

After years of reported abuses, including beatings, rapes, and deaths, Kenyan officials are now instructing domestic workers sent to the Middle East on their rights. According to authorities,23 such incidents have been reported so far this year, most of which have occurred in Saudi Arabia

June 29, 2021

Domestic Workers of Senegal

According To The International Labor Organization, More Than 75 Million People Clean, Cook, And Provide Care In Private Homes Around The World. Their Work Is Frequently Tough, Unstructured, And Unregulated

July 9, 2020

New Film Sheds Light on How...

More than six million people are domestic workers in Brazil, most of them black women working under precarious conditions. That is the reality shown in the Brazilian documentary “Aqui Não Entra Luz”, which translates to “light does not enter here,” referencing housemaid rooms in Brazilian houses, a small area with poor lighting where domestic workers sleep

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