The first article I read was about the world worst outbreak of cholera that’s been happening in Yemen. All the disease is happening in the war-torn area from the Saudi vs Iran war. They have destroyed Yemen’s healthcare system and their sanitation throughout the country. Over 1.2 million people have been affected by cholera. That is absolutely insane! 2,515 people… Read more »
Removed episode of Patriotic Act with Hasan Minhaj criticised Saudi Arabia over journalist’s killing and war in Yemen.1 Jan 2019 Netflix has removed an episode of a show critical of Saudi Arabia following a complaint by the kingdom, the Financial Times (FT) reported. The internet-streaming service removed the second episode of Patriotic Act with Hasan Minhaj in Saudi Arabia after authorities there… Read more »
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s neighbors, caught off-guard by reports of U.S. plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing for the risk that a pullout could send hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing across their borders, diplomats say.An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier keeps watch at a check point on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan December 31, 2018. REUTERS/Omar… Read more »
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudanese authorities are blocking access to popular social media platforms used to organize and broadcast nationwide anti-government protests triggered by an economic crisis, internet users say. Sudan has been rocked by near-daily demonstrations over the past two weeks. Protesters have set alight ruling party buildings and have called on President Omar al-Bashir, who took power in 1989,… Read more »
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have found that a strain of cholera causing an epidemic in Yemen – the worst in recorded history – came from eastern Africa and was probably borne into Yemen by migrants. FILE PHOTO: A doctor checks a cholera-infected child in a treatment ward at al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo Using… Read more »
Sudanese security forces have arrested a top opposition leader following a crackdown on new anti-government demonstrations held in several cities on Friday. The protests were the latest in a wave of demonstrations that began across much of Sudan on December 19 – first against a rise in prices but later against the government of President Omar al-Bashir, in power since a 1989 military coup. The demonstrations… Read more »
US President Donald Trump has agreed to allow about four months for the US military to pull its troops out of Syria, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing administration officials. The report came after Trump tweeted that “we’re slowly sending our troops back home”, backtracking on his initial order for a rapid withdrawal. Trump unexpectedly announced the troop pull-out on December 19, and… Read more »
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has told the police to reduce the force used against anti-government demonstrators, as the UN called for a probe into deaths during the protests. In a meeting with top police officers in Khartoum on Sunday, al-Bashir instructed them to refrain from using excessive force against protesters. “Vandalism, destruction and theft only worsen the situation and will… Read more »
Human Rights Watch has urged Sudan‘s government to show restraint and not use lethal force against protesters during the weeks-long demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir. The New York-based group, citing estimates from independent groups, said on Monday that Sudanese forces have been using tear gas and live ammunition against protesters, killing more than a dozen people. The statement came in the face of… Read more »