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Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67
Middle East
November 30, 2021
Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67
Protests in the Iranian city of Isfahan over the drying up of a river turned violent, as riot police arrested…
Germany mourns 100,000 COVID-19 dead
World
November 25, 2021
Germany mourns 100,000 COVID-19 dead
Germany has become the latest country to pass the sad threshold. According to figures from the country’s Robert Koch Institute,…
Row with Gulf states could speed up Lebanon’s economic free fall
Business
November 11, 2021
Row with Gulf states could speed up Lebanon’s economic free fall
Lebanon is at the center of a political spat in the Gulf region. Diplomatic tensions escalated on October 27 when…
COP26: Lobbying threat to global climate action
climate change
November 6, 2021
COP26: Lobbying threat to global climate action
As world leaders meet for a landmark summit to cut carbon pollution, scientists and environmental groups are sounding alarm bells that businesses…
COP26: Saudi Arabia’s climate strategy — Greenwashing or genuine transformation?
Middle East
November 4, 2021
COP26: Saudi Arabia’s climate strategy — Greenwashing or genuine transformation?
It was a regular hot and sunny day in late October in Riyadh, when Dalia Samra-Rohte, delegate of the German Industry for…
Israel: Budget passes ending years of political uncertainty
Middle East
November 4, 2021
Israel: Budget passes ending years of political uncertainty
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, narrowly passed its first budget since 2018 on Thursday. It was approved by 61 of 120…
Hong Kong: Tiananmen Square vigil group disbands amid crackdown
World
September 25, 2021
Hong Kong: Tiananmen Square vigil group disbands amid crackdown
The pro-democracy group Hong Kong Alliance has decided to disband as pressure from Beijing continues, the group said on Saturday. The activist…
Libya: Will elections finally bring healing?
Middle East
September 25, 2021
Libya: Will elections finally bring healing?
Throughout the year, national and international hopes have been pinned to the date of the Libyan national elections on December 24. However,…
France vows to get international support for Lebanon
Middle East
September 25, 2021
France vows to get international support for Lebanon
France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Friday welcomed the new Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on his first foreign trip since taking office.…
US: Arizona election review confirms Biden beat Trump
World
September 25, 2021
US: Arizona election review confirms Biden beat Trump
A Republican party-backed review of the 2020 US presidential election results in Arizona’s largest country reaffirmed on Friday that Donald Trump…