Sanaa (AFP) – Twelve children and 10 women have been killed by strikes in Yemen’s northern province of Hajjah in the past 48 hours, the United Nations said on Monday. Up to 30 people were reported wounded, including 14 children, several of whom “require possible evacuation to survive,” the UN’s humanitarian coordination office OCHA said […]
Algeria: Street Crowds, Youth, Overthrow sixth Arab President in 8 Years
Algiers (AFP) – Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced Monday he is dropping his bid for a fifth term in office, scrapping the upcoming elections altogether after weeks of protests against his candidacy. “Peacefully, we have overthrown the puppet!” people sang in Algiers following the president’s decision. Celebratory honking of car horns rang out in […]
Judge who Presided over Mass Execution made Iran’s Chief Justice
Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday appointed ultra-conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a one-time presidential hopeful, as head of the judiciary, the leader’s website said. Former judge Raisi, who currently heads the holy shrine of Imam Reza, was the leading rival to President Hassan Rouhani at Iran’s 2017 election and has […]
US Diplomats Visit US Citizen Reportedly Tortured by Saudi Government
Washington, DC (AFP) – US diplomats have visited a dual US-Saudi national who was reported to have been tortured while imprisoned in the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, a top White House official said Sunday. The New York Times, citing the detailed account of an unnamed friend, said guards dragged Walid Fitaihi, a Harvard-trained doctor, to […]
Israeli Crowds go to the Streets to Rally for and against Indicted PM Netanyahu
Tel Aviv (AFP) – Opponents and supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the streets Saturday evening after the country’s attorney general said he intended to file graft charges against him. In central Tel Aviv, Netanyahu loyalists waved blue and white Israel flags and carried placards reading “Netanyahu, the people are with you” […]
Desperate European Automakers going Electric to Survive: Geneva Auto Show
By Daniel ARONSSOHN | – Paris (AFP) – The Geneva Motor Show kicks off this week with automakers eager to show off new electric models, even as they nervously eye a horizon coloured by trade wars and Brexit uncertainty. After years of growth and record profits, the sector took a sharp U-turn in mid-2018 amid […]
Saudi Arabia to Put Detained Women Activists on Trial
Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi women activists detained last year in a sweeping crackdown on campaigners will be put on trial, state media said Friday. “The public prosecution would like to announce that it has concluded its investigation and prepared the indictment list against the defendants… and will refer the case to the relevant court,” the […]
Britain sees Hottest Winter Day in Recorded History as Global Heating Accelerates
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS | – Paris (AFP) – As western Europe enjoys record highs for winter temperatures, southern parts of the continent are being hit with snow flurries. What is going on with the weather, and how closely are the topsy-turvy temperatures linked to climate change? – What’s causing the heat? – On Monday Britain […]
Iran’s Religious Leaders Keep Foreign Minister Zarif on to pursue European Diplomacy
Tehran (AFP) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation on Wednesday, saying the departure of the public face of the Islamic republic’s detente with the West would be against its best interests. Zarif’s abrupt announcement on Instagram late on Monday that he was quitting had sparked rumours of mass resignations in […]
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