Tue 01 October 2024: NATO said Monday that around 200 personnel from its recently formed Allied Reaction Force (ARF) will be deployed to the Western Balkans between Sept. 30 and Oct. 16. The personnel will be deployed “to conduct training to ensure its readiness and to support the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR),” said a statement […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: It is not the time to address the earth-shattering attack on the central command of Hezbollah, the horrific assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the regional and international repercussions of the attack. The operation crowned an unprecedented wave of escalation using airstrikes, drones, and cyber attacks (the “Pager” and “Walkie-Talkie” explosions) […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: Israeli forces are set to begin a ground invasion of Lebanon despite international calls for restraint. According to the Israeli media, Channel 12, the Israeli army has fired intensive artillery at southern Lebanon and went on high alert for potential ground manoeuvre. Israeli army has also declared a “closed military zone” with its […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: Some 15,000 pregnant women are “at the brink of famine” in Gaza, UN Women warned in a new report on the health situation in Gaza. Titled “War on Women’s Health in Gaza”, the new report presents a comprehensive analysis of the healthcare crisis in Gaza and its impact on the physical […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree to call up 133,000 people as part of the country’s autumn conscription. According to the decree, which was published on the government portal, 133,000 non-reservists aged 18 to 30 and are subject to conscription will be called up from Oct. 1 until […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: Iran will not deploy forces to Lebanon or Gaza to confront Israel, its foreign ministry said on Monday, as Israeli strikes target its allies in the region. “There is no need to send extra or volunteer forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani, adding that Lebanon […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: The world is undergoing a profound demographic shift, with the number of people aged 65 and older projected to outnumber the youth by 2030. According to recent United Nations forecasts, the elderly will soon double the population of children under five. This global aging trend presents new challenges and opportunities for […]
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Sun 29 September 2024: Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Sunday that around one million people have been displaced due to Israeli attacks, marking the largest wave of displacement in the country’s history, Anadolu Agency reports. “Lebanon is experiencing the largest wave of displacement in its history,” he told a press conference following a meeting […]
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Sun 29 September 2024: Recovery operations are underway across Nepal as the death toll from severe flooding and landslides has climbed to 126, with another 63 individuals still unaccounted for, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Police officials warned on Sunday that the number of casualties could rise further as […]
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Sun 29 September 2024: The United States military says it has killed dozens of fighters from ISIL (ISIS) and an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group in two separate attacks this month in Syria. In a statement released on Sunday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that a “large-scale airstrike” on a remote ISIL camp in central Syria […]
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