Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City targeted the Ansar compound, linked to Hamas, in the Gaza Strip FILE PHOTO Mahmud Hams / AFP – Getty Images Thu 14 December 2023: Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according […]
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Thu 14 December 2023: Israel’s international trade of goods recorded significant declines in November amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas, according to data issued Wednesday by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics. Israeli exports totaled 4.91 billion U.S. dollars in November, down 18.39 percent compared to November 2022, while Israeli imports amounted to 6.42 billion […]
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Wed 13 December 2023: The three-day Global Refugee Forum 2023 (GRF) kicked off here on Wednesday, with some 4,000 delegates from 165 countries expected to attend the forum. The delegates, including refugee leaders, heads of state, business leaders, among others, are to address the urgent challenges and long-term solutions needed for the current more than […]
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Wed 13 December 2023: A declassified U.S. intelligence report assessed that the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops, or nearly 90% of the personnel it had when the conflict began, a source familiar with the intelligence said on Tuesday. The report also assessed that Moscow’s losses in personnel and armored vehicles […]
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Wed 13 December 2023: Jordan’s army has said that it killed several drug smugglers near the Syrian border, cracking down on the trade of the highly addictive drug Captagon. The amphetamine-like stimulant is mass-produced in Syria and channelled through Jordan into the Gulf states. It is thought to generate billions of dollars for Syria’s government and Iran-aligned […]
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Wed 13 December 2023: A Pakistani court has charged former Prime Minister Imran Khan with breaking the Official Secrets Act by allegedly making public a secret diplomatic cable while in office, increasing his legal situation and jeopardizing his chances of running in national elections, Bloomberg reported. A special court judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain will […]
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Airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus fall over the Gaza city port, October 11, 2023. © 2023 Mohammed Adeb/AFP via Getty Images The Israeli army has said it owns munitions with white phosphorus for other purposes rather than attacks. “We have smoke shells containing white phosphorus, intended for camouflage, and not for the purpose of attacking […]
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Tue 12 December 2023: Russia says that it has arrested a network of Ukrainian assassins targeting pro-Russian figures in the annexed Crimea peninsula. Moscow’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it has arrested 18 “agents and accomplices” of Ukraine’s special services. Several pro-Russian figures in Crimea and the occupied east of Ukraine have […]
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Tue 12 December 2023: Myanmar has become the world’s top producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan in 2023, according to a new United Nations report. The 95 percent decline in opium cultivation in Afghanistan after a drug ban by the Taliban in 2022 has seen global supply shift to Myanmar, where political, social and economic instability brought about […]
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Tue 12 December 2023: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group on Monday approved a $2.12 billion financing for new projects that support socio-economic development and promote sustainability of member countries. Some 16 projects in sectors such as transport, energy, health, and education, besides youth development/entrepreneurship-employment, were approved during the board meeting, an IsDB Group statement […]
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