In new Syrian operation, Turkey faces a Gordian knot
Al Jazeera :For months now Turkey’s leadership has promised to carry out a new military operation against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. But Ankara has...
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Biden calls for an end to inaction in Congress after brutal elections
BSSPresident Joe Biden returned from Europe on Wednesday with a wake-up call for feuding Democrats holding up his sweeping domestic reforms in Congress-after a humiliating...
Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’: UN
Al Jazeera :A UN joint investigation into alleged atrocities in Ethiopia found all sides committed grave abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity and...
COP26 leaders vow to save forests
BSS: World leaders will conclude a two-day climate summit on Tuesday with a multibillion-dollar pledge to enddeforestation by 2030 — a date too far away...
KSA archaeologists excavate ‘forgotten kingdoms’
Al Jazeera: In the arid desert and mountains of Al-Ula in northwest Saudi Arabia, archaeologists are working to excavate the remnants of the ancient and...
Laughing or crying, Biden wears heart on sleeve
BSS: He laughs, he cries, he says sorry. For the most powerful man in the world, President Joe Biden for sure shows his soft side...
In Lebanon, petrol is now out of reach
Al Jazeera :Talal leans against a car at a petrol station off Beirut’s bustling Hamra Street. It’s usually one of the busiest in the area....
Sudan united against military coup
Al Jazeera :Opponents of a military coup in Sudan are planning to take to the streets to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government and...
Hundreds of flights cancelled as China tackles Covid outbreak
BSS :Beijing’s airports cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday as travel rules were tightened across China to tackle virus clusters as the capital gears up...
Iraqi dies on German-Pol border
BSS :German police said on Friday that they had found a dead Iraqi man among around 30 people apparently smuggled across the Polish border in...
As US freezes funds, a harsh winter awaits cash-strapped Afghans
Al jazeera :In its latest report to the United States Congress, the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has detailed Washington’s decision to cut...
Tonga reports its first coronavirus case
Agency :The nation island of Tonga has reported its first coronavirus infection since the beginning of the pandemic after a passenger travelling from New Zealand...