Wed 23 October 2024: About 7 million people remain internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to ongoing conflict and disasters, the UN migration agency said. The internal displacement overview report of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said there were 6.9 million people displaced in the DR Congo between June and […]
Continue Reading
Wed 23 October 2024: Restricted-format talks of the BRICS economic group began on day two of the bloc’s summit in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday. The meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin began with an address to BRICS leaders, including those of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, who are […]
Continue Reading
Wed 23 October 2024: Israel and the United States are reportedly considering a joint plan to deploy a private American-Israeli security firm to administer Gaza by subjecting Palestinians to biometric screenings with the threat of withholding humanitarian aid. According to media reports, based on an initial report by Israeli journalist, Shlomi Eldar, on Monday this […]
Continue Reading
Tue 22 October 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the international situation was gripped by chaos but that Beijing’s strategic partnership with Moscow was a force for stability amid the most significant changes seen in a century. Xi and Putin in May pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two most powerful rivals of […]
Continue Reading
Tue 22 October 2024: Israel’s military confirmed on Tuesday the killing of Hashem Safieddine, of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, who is the apparent heir to Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack, Reuters reported. The IDF announces that Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. Safieddine, the […]
Continue Reading
Tue 22 October 2024: Saudi Arabia has announced its aim to build a skyscraper larger and taller than any building in the world, in the latest development in the Kingdom’s numerous mega-projects planned throughout the country. According to the news outlet, Bloomberg, Saudi authorities have updated aims for the planned New Murabba district in the capital, […]
Continue Reading
Tue 22 October 2024: Over 1,200 Russian troops are being killed or injured every day in Ukraine, the White House said Monday amid reports that North Korean troops are being dispatched to aid the Kremlin’s war effort. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering a “truly historic […]
Continue Reading
Tue 22 October 2024: The poll is the latest warning sign to Democrats that the war in Gaza is costing support among a key voting bloc. Donald Trump is narrowly leading Kamala Harris among Arab Americans as the race for president of the United States enters the final stretch, a new poll suggests, the latest […]
Continue Reading
Tue 22 October 2024: Israel has presented a cease-fire proposal that does not include the Israeli army’s withdrawal from Gaza, local media reported Monday. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) said the proposal includes a temporary cease-fire in exchange for releasing several Israeli captives in Gaza. KAN added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched […]
Continue Reading
Tue 22 October 2024: The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced, on Monday, digital health collaboration with Saudi Arabia on the Hajj health card initiative, which aims to support the approximately 3 million Muslims who travel to the holy city of Mecca each year, Anadolu Agency reports. The Hajj health card, a new digital health tool built on […]
Continue Reading
