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  • In order to concentrate on "national interests," the United Arab Emirates has declared its intention to leave OPEC and OPEC+.
  • Two of its soldiers were injured in an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun, according to the Lebanese army.
  • Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on Tuesday that Israel will keep destroying terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon "just like in Gaza."
  • On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump posted on social media that "Iran has just informed us that they are in a 'State of Collapse,'" without providing any supporting evidence.
  • New sanctions were imposed by the U.S. Treasury on 35 entities and individuals who were allegedly involved in Iran's "covert financial network."

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September 11, 2021

Taliban Tells China No Sign of...

A shadowy Uyghur Islamic group that China has used as justification for increasingly harsh rule over the Muslim ethnic minority in its far-western Xinjiang region is not present in Afghanistan and won’t be allowed to return, a Taliban spokesman told Chinese state media

September 10, 2021

China Slams Second Session of Uyghur...

China has denounced the second round of a Uyghur Tribunal scheduled to begin Friday in London to investigate whether the government’s alleged rights abuses targeting ethnic Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in its far-western Xinjiang region constitute genocide

September 9, 2021

Retired Parents of Uyghur Activist Confirmed...

The retired parents of a Uyghur activist living in Australia have been in state custody since mid-2018

September 8, 2021

Eight More Tibetans are Arrested in...

Police in western China’s Sichuan province arrested eight more residents of a Tibetan township in Kardze prefecture this month, taking into custody six monks and two laywomen amid a crackdown by authorities on language rights and possession of banned images of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, sources said

September 7, 2021

Coup in Guinea:’Situation is Calm’ in...

The situation is calm in Conakry. Traffic in the city is normal and people have gone to work like every day”, Church from the capital of Guinea sources told Fides, where on Sunday, September 5, a military coup deposed President Alpha Condé

Ethnic Groups Fear More Repression After...

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for ethnic minority groups to put the interests of the nation first has fueled concerns that the government will double down on up its repressive policies against them, analysts said

September 5, 2021

Unpacking Eurasia’s Role in the Afghanistan...

Whatever help governments in Central Asia are extending to Afghan refugees, they are not eager to make it known publicly

September 4, 2021

Tibetans in Nepal Observe ‘Democracy Day’...

Tibetans living in Nepal observed Tibet’s Democracy Day under close watch by local police who kept Tibetan gatherings out of the public eye for fear of offending Nepal’s powerful northern neighbor China, an important source of foreign investment in the Himalayan country

September 3, 2021

‘When I Found Out What Happened...

Louise Xin is a Chinese-Swedish fashion designer who launched her eponymous Stockholm-based brand in November 2020 as Scandinavia’s first rental-only couture label

September 1, 2021

Hong Kong Police Arrest Reporter For...

Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a journalist outside Prince Edward MTR station, as many in and outside the city marked the second anniversary of attacks on train passengers by riot police at the height of the 2019 protest movement

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