Outside a few specific industries, the last 18 months have been challenging for our businesses and our people. The rapid unlearning and relearning for a situation that changes daily has been hard for everyone. I have experienced the challenges of Covid in my business and […]
Day: July 25, 2021
US vows continued air support for Afghan forces fighting Taliban
The United States will continue to carry out air raids in support of Afghan forces, a senior US military commander has said, amid an increase in attacks by the Taliban ahead of the withdrawal of US and other international troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban have […]
Qatar’s foreign minister visits Iran to meet top officials
Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani travelled to Tehran for an unannounced visit and met top officials, days after visiting Washington, Iran’s state news agency reported. IRNA said that Al Thani, who is also Qatar’s deputy prime minister, met president-elect Ebrahim Raisi […]
Tunisia’s president dismisses prime minister after protests
Tunisia’s president has announced the suspension of the Tunisian parliament and the dismissal of Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi after violent protests broke out in several Tunisian cities over the government’s handling of the COVID pandemic and the economy. President Kais Saied said on Sunday he […]
US civil rights activist Robert Moses dies at age 86
Robert Parris Moses, a United States civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died at age 86. Moses worked to dismantle segregation […]
Ethiopia’s Amhara rallies residents to fight Tigrayan forces
Ethiopia’s Amhara region has called on all armed residents to mobilise for battle against rebels from conflict-hit Tigray, calling it a “survival campaign”, state media reported. Amhara borders Tigray to the south, and the two regions are embroiled in a decades-old land dispute that has […]
What’s being done to protect Afghans who helped foreign forces?
After 20 years, the United States is ending its occupation of Afghanistan. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/7/25/whats-being-done-to-protect-afghans-who-helped-foreign-forces
Democrats name Republican Trump critic to Capitol riot panel
Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi has named a Republican legislator critical of former President Donald Trump to a panel set to investigate the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol building in January. Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, on Sunday named Republican […]
Israel freezes UAE oil deal over environmental concerns
Israel’s environmental protection ministry has announced its decision to delay the implementation of a proposed oil transport deal with the United Arab Emirates, freezing a project that has angered environmentalists. The agreement, which followed the UAE and Israel establishing diplomatic ties last year, would see […]
Israel halves Gaza fishing zone over incendiary balloon fires
Israel has reduced the fishing zone off Gaza by half, defence officials said, after incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave caused fires in Israel. “It has been decided to reduce the fishing zone in the Gaza Strip from 12 nautical miles to six nautical […]