Qatar celebrates National Day 2021
Al Jazeera :Qatar has inaugurated its National Day celebrations with a morning parade under clear skies on the waterfront of the capital, Doha.Thousands of citizens...
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Palestinian refugees struggle amid UNRWA funding cuts
Al Jazeera :Inside Jordan, Ali is a foreigner from the Gaza Strip. But outside, he is regarded as a Jordanian.”How?” the 35-year-old asks. “I’m stuck...
Many dead, villages ‘smashed’ as Typhoon Rai batters Philippines
Al Jazeera :Officials in the Philippines are struggling to assess the damage of the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, with several casualties...
Why India’s Ladakh is witnessing growing discontent
Al Jazeera :Earlier this week, the region of Ladakh, a Himalayan desert in Indian-administered Kashmir that borders China and Pakistan, witnessed an unprecedented shutdown to...
Afghan govt’s UN envoy leaves post
BSS :The Afghan ambassador appointed by the country’s overthrown government has left his post at the United Nations, the UN said. Ghulam Isaczai “relinquished his...
EU threatens Russia as NATO backs Ukraine
BSS :Western allies on Thursday rejected Russia’s bid to thwart Kiev’s NATO ambitions and urged Moscow to halt its military build-up along Ukraine’s border and...
Hundreds protests in Tunisia on anniversary of revolution
BSS :Hundreds rallied for and against Tunisian President Kais Saied in central Tunis on Friday, on the eleventh anniversary of the start of a revolution...
Several killed as heavy rains cause floods in Iraq’s Erbil
Al Jazeera :At least eight people have died and several have been injured after torrential rains caused severe flooding in Erbil, the capital of the...
Australia reopens borders to non-citizens despite Omicron worries
Reuters :Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a near two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to...
Hong Kong douses fire that trapped 150 people on trade centre roof
Reuters:A fire broke out on Wednesday in Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre, trapping about 150 people on its roof, and 13 people were injured before...
Myanmar photographer arrested at protest dies in custody
Reuters :A photographer detained after an anti-coup protest in Myanmar’s biggest city last week has died while in custody, according to accounts from his friends,...
Putin and Xi cement partnership in face of Western pressure
Reuters :Russia and China should stand firm in rejecting Western interference and defending each other’s security interests, presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping agreed in...