In early May, more than 50 Jewish families packed their bags and moved to a hilltop in the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territory. They quickly erected modular homes, a synagogue, a nursery, and even dug a playground to claim a piece of land […]
One of the world’s most exclusive clubs just got a new member, with a second aspirant knocking on the door. Steve Ballmer, the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., has a net worth of more than $100 billion, making him the ninth person in […]
Tunisia’s health system has “collapsed” under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health ministry said on Thursday, describing the virus’s affect on the country as “catastrophic”. On Tuesday alone, Tunisia recorded 9,823 cases and 134 deaths, its worst daily toll from the virus. Hospitals in […]
From: Inside Story Fears of more turmoil after gunmen shoot dead Jovenel Moise in dawn raid. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/7/8/inside-story-46
A controversial law that defines Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people was upheld by the Supreme Court, which rejected claims by opponents that it discriminates against minorities. In its ruling on Thursday, the court acknowledged shortcomings in the so-called Nation State Law. […]
Haiti Prime Minister Claude Joseph has appealed to citizens on Thursday to hand over the suspected assassins of President Jovenel Moise to the police and not to lynch them amid a nationwide state of siege. Hundreds of residents clamored outside a police station in the […]
Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who shot to fame representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against Donald Trump before a swirl of criminal charges ended his legal career, was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Thursday for trying to extort Nike. US District […]
United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US military would complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31, ahead of schedule, and dismissed mounting concerns about a civil war developing in the country occupied by the US since 2001. “The mission is accomplished […]
Ethiopia has built a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile and started holding back the water flow to fill the reservoir behind it for a second year. Egypt is worried the dam will affect the overall flow of the Nile River and together with […]
On the most active front line in Yemen’s long civil war, the months-long battle for the city of Marib has become a dragged-out grind with a steady stream of dead and wounded from both sides. Houthi rebels have been trying since February to take the […]
