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Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:10:54 +0000
Iraq Detains More than 1,000 Children as ISIS Suspects (HRW)
By Jo Becker   Iraqi authorities detained over 1,000 children, some as young as nine years old, last year on national security charges, primarily for suspected links with the Islamic State (ISIS), according to a new United Nations re...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:45:57 +0000
France Warns Russia of Sanctions If Ukraine is Attacked
The exceptional number of cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine is highly concerning and any further attacks will lead to massive sanctions, France warned Moscow on Saturday The warning came as the two sides exchanged views amid escalating milita...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:56:17 +0000
Saudi FM, Blinken Discuss Efforts to Stop The Houthis
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his US counterpart Antony Blinken on Saturday to discuss ways to enhance joint efforts to stop the Houthi militia’s violations against Yemen and its people, Saudi Press Agency repo...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:32:12 +0000
Epstein Associate Jean-Luc Brunel Found Dead in Jail
Before modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel - long known as billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's alleged pimp - was found hanged by his bedsheets in a Paris jail cell Saturday, he was known for partying with celebrities and creating some of his own thro...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:24:36 +0000
Algeria: The Military Kills Seven Militants
Seven militants were killed in a military operation in eastern Algeria on Saturday, according to the country’s Defense Ministry...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:07:36 +0000
Iraq's Parliament Speaker’s Party Bombed
A bomb attack targeted the party headquarters of Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi in the western Anbar province, according to a local security source on Saturday...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:17:14 +0000
Ukraine Crisis: What Does Israel Want From Moscow?
Israel and Ukraine are in the middle of a political and diplomatic row that is likely to shake the ground of relations between the two countries that have been built over the past 30 years...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:49:05 +0000
Greek Rescuers Battle Time to Save People From a Ferry Fire
Greek rescuers were scrambling to save two people trapped aboard a ferry and locate at least a dozen others that were missing hours after it caught fire Friday morning off the coast of the island Corfu...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:41:48 +0000
UN: Food Crisis in The Sahel Takes Its Toll on People
The UN World Food Program said on Friday it is alarmed at the worsening food crisis across the Sahel region fueled by conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change, with more than 10...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:27:07 +0000
Is The World Prepared For a New Pandemic?
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that the world is not prepared for a new pandemic that could follow the coronavirus and reiterated his view that the narrative that the crisis is over is false...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:21:03 +0000
Biden 'Convinced' Russia Would Invade Ukraine in Coming Days
ALBAWABA - US president Joe Biden is convinced that Russisan President Vladmir Putin has already made up his mind to invade the Ukraine...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:19:58 +0000
Israel Fires at a 'Hezbollah' Drone Crossing Its Airspace From Lebanon
Israel's military said its air defences fired at a drone that had crossed into its airspace from Lebanon on Friday, the second such incident in as many days according to AFP...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:03:26 +0000
French Muslims Discriminated Against in Higher Learning - Study
A recent study conducted in France revealed that those with a Muslim name and surname applying to graduate programs are discriminated against more than those with ethnically French names...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:46:04 +0000
Bulgarian EU Lawmaker Faces Backlash After Giving 'Nazi Salute'
European Union officials are considering punishment a right-wing Bulgarian lawmaker after he appeared to give a Nazi-type salute in European Parliament on Wednesday...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:25:53 +0000
Blinken Says Russia 'Clearly' Plans to Attack Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday and warned the global body that Russia still appears to be preparing to invade Ukraine in the very near future...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:11:20 +0000
Breaking: Russia Expels The US Deputy of Mission in Moscow
ALBAWABA - Russia expels the US Deputy Chief of Mission in Moscow. Mr Bart Gorman is set to leave the country at once...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:44:35 +0000
Saudi Arabia's Covid-19 Cases Hit 1,569
Saudi Arabia announced one death from COVID-19 and 1,569 new infections on Thursday. Of the new cases, 499 were recorded in Riyadh, 121 in Dammam, 96 in Jeddah, and 56 in Hofuf...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:12:44 +0000
Beijing Olympics Officials Slam Xinjiang Forced Labor Claims
Beijing Olympics organizers called the widespread reports of human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang Province "lies" on Thursday and defended the government's claim to Taiwan while complaining about critics "politicizing" the Games...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:46:10 +0000
Smoke Rises From The Russian Embassy in Kiev
ALBAWABA - Smoke is seen from the building of the Russian Embassy of the Ukraine capital Kyiv. However, this video is unverified yet...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:15:25 +0000
Israeli Missiles Hit South of Damascus in Syria
Israel fired several surface-to-surface missiles targeting sites south of Damascus late on Wednesday, Syrian state news agency SANA reported...



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