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Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67
Middle East

Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67

Protests in the Iranian city of Isfahan over the drying up of a river turned violent, as riot police arrested…
Germany mourns 100,000 COVID-19 dead
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Germany mourns 100,000 COVID-19 dead

Germany has become the latest country to pass the sad threshold. According to figures from the country’s Robert Koch Institute,…
Row with Gulf states could speed up Lebanon’s economic free fall
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Row with Gulf states could speed up Lebanon’s economic free fall

Lebanon is at the center of a political spat in the Gulf region. Diplomatic tensions escalated on October 27 when…
COP26: Lobbying threat to global climate action
climate change

COP26: Lobbying threat to global climate action

As world leaders meet for a landmark summit to cut carbon pollution, scientists and environmental groups are sounding alarm bells that businesses…
COP26: Saudi Arabia’s climate strategy — Greenwashing or genuine transformation?
Middle East

COP26: Saudi Arabia’s climate strategy — Greenwashing or genuine transformation?

It was a regular hot and sunny day in late October in Riyadh, when Dalia Samra-Rohte, delegate of the German Industry for…
Israel: Budget passes ending years of political uncertainty
Middle East

Israel: Budget passes ending years of political uncertainty

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, narrowly passed its first budget since 2018 on Thursday. It was approved by 61 of 120…
Hong Kong: Tiananmen Square vigil group disbands amid crackdown
World

Hong Kong: Tiananmen Square vigil group disbands amid crackdown

The pro-democracy group Hong Kong Alliance has decided to disband as pressure from Beijing continues, the group said on Saturday. The activist…
Libya: Will elections finally bring healing?
Middle East

Libya: Will elections finally bring healing?

Throughout the year, national and international hopes have been pinned to the date of the Libyan national elections on December 24. However,…
France vows to get international support for Lebanon
Middle East

France vows to get international support for Lebanon

France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Friday welcomed the new Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on his first foreign trip since taking office.…
US: Arizona election review confirms Biden beat Trump
World

US: Arizona election review confirms Biden beat Trump

A Republican party-backed review of the 2020 US presidential election results in Arizona’s largest country reaffirmed on Friday that Donald Trump…
Children dying every week in Syrian camps: report
Middle East

Children dying every week in Syrian camps: report

Children are dying every week in overcrowded camps in northeast Syria, NGO Save the Children said on Thursday. The charity said…
EU accuses Russia of involvement in ‘Ghostwriter’ cyberattacks
World

EU accuses Russia of involvement in ‘Ghostwriter’ cyberattacks

The European Union on Friday threatened to take action against Russia over alleged complicity in a cyberattack campaign known as “Ghostwriter” against…
China: Central bank declares all cryptocurrency transactions ‘illegal’
World

China: Central bank declares all cryptocurrency transactions ‘illegal’

China’s central bank has made all cryptocurrency transactions illegal in mainland China, the bank announced in a statement on Friday. In a…
US House approves $1 billion for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’
Middle East

US House approves $1 billion for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed a bill for $1-billion in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system on Thursday.…
China’s Evergrande in uncharted waters after key interest deadline passes
World

China’s Evergrande in uncharted waters after key interest deadline passes

Chinese real estate developer Evergrande failed to make a key interest payment on Thursday, a move which could have serious repercussions…
#SeeYouInCourt: Climate litigation heats up
World

#SeeYouInCourt: Climate litigation heats up

As the pivotal COP26 climate conference nears, there is a sense of betrayal within the climate movement that setting more…
George Floyd: Former cop Derek Chauvin appeals murder conviction
World

George Floyd: Former cop Derek Chauvin appeals murder conviction

A former Minneapolis police officer, convicted of killing George Floyd, filed an appeal with a Minnesota district court late Thursday,…
Turkey’s Diyanet religious body threatens secularism
Middle East

Turkey’s Diyanet religious body threatens secularism

Ali Erbas heads Diyanet, Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs. He is known for his deeply conservative interpretation of Islam, which many Turks…
COVID: US approves BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine boosters for older, at-risk Americans
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COVID: US approves BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine boosters for older, at-risk Americans

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday approved a booster shot of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus…
Security Council renews UN mission in Afghanistan
Middle East

Security Council renews UN mission in Afghanistan

United Nations Security Council members voted in unison on Friday to renew the political mission in Afghanistan. The United Nations Assistance…
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