IRAN’S SHIRAZ SHRINE COMES UNDER SECOND DEADLY ATTACK IN MONTHS

Sun 13  August 2023: Tehran, Iran – A holy shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz has come under a second deadly attack in less than a year with another gunman breaking into its grounds and opening fire. Yadollah Bouali, the provincial commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), told state media that one shooter […]

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ISRAEL SAYS NO JERUSALEM BASE FOR SAUDI ENVOY TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

Sun 13  August 2023: Israel has rejected the idea of a diplomatic base in Jerusalem for Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the Palestinian Authority (PA), who recently presented his credentials to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s diplomatic adviser Majdi al-Khalidi. Ambassador Nayef al-Sudairi, the kingdom’s current ambassador to Jordan, was named as non-resident envoy to Palestine and […]

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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ISRAELIS PROTEST FOR 32ND WEEK AGAINST NETANYAHU’S JUDICIAL OVERHAUL

Sun 13  August 2023: Tens of thousands of Israeli protestors took to the streets on Saturday against the judicial overhaul, as the protests against the plan entered the 32nd week, Times of Israel reported. This comes days after the government indicated that it still intends to pass the most critical part of the package despite […]

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MALAYSIA’S ANWAR WINS BREATHING SPACE AMID OPPOSITION GAINS

Sun 13  August 2023: In crucial regional elections, Malaysian voters supported the status quo, giving the conservative opposition and the government coalition of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim control of three states each. Following the heated general election in November, Saturday’s elections in six of Malaysia’s 13 states were largely viewed as a referendum on Anwar’s […]

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AI WILL HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON UK THAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION – OLIVER DOWDEN

Sun 13 August 2023: The Industrial Revolution may not have had the same impact on Britain as artificial intelligence, but there is a risk that hackers could exploit it to obtain private data held by the government, the deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden has said, Dowden said that AI may increase productivity and handle boring […]

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INDIAN MUSLIMS IN HARYANA FACE CALLS FOR ECONOMIC BOYCOTT AFTER VIOLENCE

Translation: “Buy goods from Bhai (fellow brother), not from Bhaijaan (a Muslim)”: posters in Ghaziabad, NCR (National capital region)! Sun 13 August 2023: Hindu far-right groups call for northern Haryana state residents to boycott Muslim shops. New Delhi, India – Hindu far-right organisations have called for an economic boycott of Muslim businesses and keeping Muslims out […]

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“AN IMPORTANT STEP”: SAUDI ARABIA SELECTS NON-RESIDENT AMBASSADOR FOR PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Sat 12 August 2023: Saudi Arabia on Saturday named a non-resident ambassador for the Palestinian Territories, who will also serve as consul general for Jerusalem, the foreign ministry said on X, formerly known as Twitter. The role will be filled by Nayef al-Sudairi. […]

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RUSSIA VOWS RETALIATION FOR UKRAINE’S ‘TERRORIST ATTACK’ ON THE CRIMEAN BRIDGE

Sat 12 August 2023: Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemned Ukraine’s “terrorist attack” on the Crimean Bridge on Saturday, saying it endangered the lives of innocent citizens and vowed repercussions. “There can be no justification for such barbaric actions and they will not go unanswered,” ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. Earlier, […]

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RUSSIA SUPPORTS ECOWAS MEDIATION AS FEAR AND ANGER ENGULF NIAMEY

Sat 12 August 2023: In Niger, where President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown on July 26, Russia reaffirmed its support for the Economic Community of West African Countries’ (ECOWAS) efforts at mediation on Friday. “Russia supports the mediation efforts of ECOWAS aimed at finding ways out of the current crisis,” the Foreign Ministry said in a […]

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