Category: Foreign
Harvard Law Review elects first Muslim president
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US-China rivalry led to coup in Myanmar: experts
By Anadolu Agency… Read More US-China rivalry led to coup in Myanmar: experts
Riots in Washington, D.C. spread to other US states
ANKARA US President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Kansas Statehouse and the Georgia Capitol on Wednesday after breaching the Capitol building. Read: Biden denounces ‘extremist’ Trumpsters in Capitol Protestors were moving inside the first floor of Topeka’s capitol rotunda, FOX4 News reported, citing eyewitnesses. Capitol police took their place in the building and protestors are remaining… Read More Riots in Washington, D.C. spread to other US states
Biden denounces ‘extremist’ Trumpsters in Capitol
US President-elect Joe Biden sternly denounced ”extremist” Trump supporters that stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, telling rioters to return home to “allow the work of democracy to go forward.”… Read More Biden denounces ‘extremist’ Trumpsters in Capitol
Indonesia bans militant Islamic Defender’s Front
The Islamic Defender’s Front has a long record of vandalizing nightspots and hurling stones at Western embassies. Several of its members have been convicted on terrorism charges. JAKARTA Indonesia has banned the hardline Islamic Defender’s Front, according to an international media report quoting security officials. Security Affairs Minister Mohammad Mahfud announced on Wednesday that the… Read More Indonesia bans militant Islamic Defender’s Front
New COVID-19 strain prompts UK government to tighten restrictions
The UK government has introduced tough new measures for some areas of England in response to the fast spread of a new strain of the COVID-19 virus. As of Sunday morning, the country’s capital London as well as parts of southeastern England will enter a new Tier 4, with restrictions likened to the first nationwide… Read More New COVID-19 strain prompts UK government to tighten restrictions
U.S. return to Iran JCPOA is not a done deal
By Thomas O. Falk* With Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, Washington’s return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the Iran Nuclear Deal, is widely considered preordained. However, obstacles remain from Tehran’s side as well as the American perspective. With the incoming Biden administration destined to change the dynamic in the conflict between Tehran… Read More U.S. return to Iran JCPOA is not a done deal
Malaysia to sign AstraZeneca vaccine deal on Monday
KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will sign a deal on Monday to purchase the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine from British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Addressing media on Saturday, Malaysian Health Minister Adham Baba said the country reached an agreement with AstraZeneca for the purchase of vaccines. The vaccines are planned to be brought to the country… Read More Malaysia to sign AstraZeneca vaccine deal on Monday
Iraqi PM warns of collapse of state without financial reforms
BAGHDAD Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday warned of the collapse of the social and political systems in Iraq and overwhelming chaos if the country does not undergo financial reforms. Al-Kadhimi made his comments during an extraordinary session of the Iraqi cabinet to discuss the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021, which came… Read More Iraqi PM warns of collapse of state without financial reforms
