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Anwar Ibrahim's quiet triumph in Malaysia
Oped, Published on 07/11/2023
» The path from political prisoner to political power is by no means well-trodden, but those who have made the arduous journey in recent decades include luminaries such as Nelson Mandela, Jawaharlal Nehru, Aung San Suu Kyi, Michelle Bachelet, and Vaclav Havel. To this august group must be added Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who, after nine years in prison, is now showing the same zeal as Mandela did for institutional and economic reform rooted in democratic values.
Blinken pledges more Gaza aid during Turkey visit
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» ANKARA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Washington was working "very aggressively" to dramatically expand the amount of aid reaching trapped civilians in Gaza.
Thousands march in Europe and Iran protests for Palestinians
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» LONDON - Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London, Paris and Berlin on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after Iranians took to the streets against the United States and Israel.
Mass exodus of Afghans as deadline to leave Pakistan arrives
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN) - Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan faced detention and deportation on Wednesday, as a government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus.
Hamas hostage crisis bodes terror for the world
News, Published on 28/10/2023
» Hostage-taking, like collective punishment, is among the most barbaric but also oldest tactics in human warfare. And yet something qualitative changed on Oct 7, when Hamas went on its murderous rampage in Israel and abducted more than 200 innocent people into the Gaza Strip. What Hamas, Israel and others do in the coming days and weeks will set new precedents that may open a 10th circle of hell in this and other conflicts to come.
Israeli tanks in Gaza raid ahead of ‘next stage’
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel sent tanks, troops and armoured bulldozers into the Gaza Strip in a "targeted raid" overnight that destroyed multiple sites before withdrawing from the Hamas-run territory, the army said Thursday.
US forces in Iraq, Syria face spike in attacks
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - American and allied forces deployed in Iraq and Syria as part of an international anti-jihadist coalition have been repeatedly targeted by drone and missile attacks this month.
UN warns Gaza fuel shortage will stop aid work by end of day
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The main UN aid agency in besieged Gaza warned it will have to stop operations by the end of Wednesday because it is running out of fuel, as Hamas said overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 80 people.
The ‘Devil’s Playground’ of urban combat Israel Is preparing to enter
New York Times, Published on 25/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Heavy fire from rooftops and booby-trapped apartments. Armor-piercing projectiles blowing up troop carriers. Fighters blending in with civilians, launching drone ambushes or surging from tunnels full of enough ammunition, food and water to sustain a long war.
Biden treads tightrope on Israel-Hamas ceasefire
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden’s administration is treading a tightrope on Israel, with Washington firmly backing its ally while urging caution and calling for pauses in the fighting to get aid into Gaza.