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Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:39:44 +0000
Palestinians Protest The Closure of The Sidon UNRWA Office in Lebanon
Palestinian refugees in the Ain al-Hilweh camp escalated their protests against UNRWA Wednesday shuttering their office in Sidon claiming neglect as coronavirus viciously spreads among their camps...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:52:22 +0000
Canada Designates Proud Boys as a Terrorist Group
Canada on Wednesday designated the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization, becoming the first nation to officially do so...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:24:19 +0000
Hariri in Egypt: Arabs Must Not Give up on Lebanon
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has pledged his support for Lebanon, calling on its political leaders to “settle their disputes” and form an independent government...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:16:19 +0000
Forget The Victims! UN States Squabble Over Syrian Chemical Weapons
The victims of chemical-weapon attacks in Syria were barely mentioned during a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday to discuss the Assad regime’s failure to comply with a resolution ordering the destruction of all such weapons...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:02:54 +0000
Washington to Impose Sanctions on Myanmar Over The Military Coup
The US said Wednesday it is prioritizing sanctions on members of the Myanmar military after it staged a coup d’etat and seized power from the civilian government for at least one year...

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:46:35 +0000
Biden May Not Withdraw US Troops From Afghanistan After All!
The Biden administration should work to extend a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, a report to lawmakers said Wednesday...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:20:32 +0000
The Spectre of Drones in the US, with Andrew Cockburn
In 2013, a drone shadow appeared in Washington DC.  The white outline of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with its tail to the White House and  heading over the Corcoran Gallery of Art was created by the writer and artist James Bridle as ...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:06:51 +0000
What a Shady Cover-up in Tajikistan Reveals about China's Belt and Road Initiative
The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is being used to cover domestic investment in Tajikistan in an area with a growing Chinese military presence...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:45:58 +0000
Richard Falk: Israel Must Dismantle Apartheid
A former UN human rights rapporteur and international law expert at the US-based Princeton University said a "peaceful future" in the Palestinian issue "will not arise until Israel dismantles apartheid...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:36:00 +0000
Drone Explosion Heard Over Southern Lebanon
Hezbollah attempted to fire at an IDF drone over southern Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon with video reportedly from the scene circulated on social media showing a cloud of smoke in the sky...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:52:42 +0000
Has Bangladesh Secretly Purchased Israeli Surveillance Equipment?
Bangladesh has reportedly purchased mass surveillance equipment from Israel to spy on its own people, even though the country claims to have no official relations with the Tel Aviv regime...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:33:08 +0000
840 Homes Destroyed: More Kids Are Displaced in Palestine Due to Israeli Demolitions
Over 840 structures in the West Bank have been demolished by Israeli authorities since the start of 2020, displacing more than 500 Palestinian children — a four-year high — according to Save the Children...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:27:03 +0000
Desperate Rollout: The EU May Use Russian, Chinese Jabs
The EU could approve Russia and China's coronavirus vaccines if their developers 'show transparency', European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said as the bloc looks desperately for ways to speed up its stuttering j...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:25:06 +0000
Stop Interfering in Hong Kong and Xinjiang Beijing Official Tells Joe Biden
China's top foreign policy advisor has warned the United States not to interfere in Hong Kong and Xinjiang's affairs after the Biden administration condemned Beijing's policies in the two regions...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:11:10 +0000
Saad Hariri in Cairo: Can Egypt Break The Lebanese Cabinet Deadlock?
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri flew to Egypt Wednesday for talks with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on developments in Lebanon and the region, Hariri's media office said in a statement...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:53:36 +0000
Soundbites or Softly, Softly! Will Biden Rejoin Iran's JCPOA Deal?
The administration of newly-elected US President Joe Biden has expressed contradictory remarks about its return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying Tehran must make the first move and resume full compliance before Washington will be ready to rejoin...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:06:29 +0000
In China: WHO Team Discovers New Covid Data Never Seen Before
The World Health Organization investigators in Wuhan say they have been given data 'no-one has seen before' and have not ruled out that Covid escaped from a lab...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:54:22 +0000
Is it Business-as-usual? Myanmar Military Hold First Cabinet Meeting After Coup
Myanmar held the first meeting of its new Cabinet Wednesday after the military seized power. The meeting of the Council of Ministers was held at the presidential palace with the participation of the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and President Min ...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:54:16 +0000
Punched, Kicked! Five Young Palestinians Tortured by Israeli Interrogators
Five Palestinian minors said they were severely beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and interrogators during detention, today said the Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:49:32 +0000
Be Rational! Arab League Issues Stiff Warning to Ethiopia
The Arab League said on Tuesday that it supports the rights of Egypt and Sudan in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute, warning Ethiopia about rising tensions over the issue...



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