Liberty and security ‘under threat’ from bill proposing to end France’s state of emergency by transferring special police powers into permanent law The Guardian Angelique Chrisafis 28 September, 2017 A tough new French counter-terrorism bill could have discriminatory repercussions, especially for Muslims, and puts the country’s human rights record at ... Read More »
RUSSIA appears to be preparing for wars as troops have lined up on the North Korea border just one day after Vladimir Putin’s nation fired a ballistic missile. Express Mark Chandler 29 September, 2017 A large number of soldiers were seen arriving near the Khasan crossing point between the two ... Read More »
Leaders urged to break the silence around the issue as report reveals every year 1.7 billion children across rich and poor countries experience abuse The Guardian Rebecca Ratcliffe 26 September, 2017 Nearly three out of four children experience violence each year, according to a global study that warns practices such ... Read More »
ARAB NEWS 27 September, 2017 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said it would allow women to drive in the Kingdom, in the latest move in a string of social and economic reforms underway in the country. King Salman issued the decree, according to a royal court statement carried by the ... Read More »
Washington Post Tamer El-Ghobashy and Kareem Fahim 26 September, 2017 IRBIL, Iraq — Regional powers and Iraq’s central government threatened crippling economic sanctions and military action against Iraq’s Kurdish region on Tuesday, a day after Kurds staged a landmark vote for independence that is emerging as another crisis in a ... Read More »
Palestinian News Netwok 26 September, 2017 Israel is violating UN Security Council resolution 2334 which considers Jewish settlements illegal, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process,Nickolay Mladenov said on Monday. Israel failed to “cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,” Mladenov told UNSC ... Read More »
Arab News REBECCA SPONG 26 September, 2017 LONDON: A “colossal gap” in understanding of the Arab world among many Britons must be tackled to counter the growing problem of Islamophobia, while a “reset” is needed in UK foreign policy on the region. Those were key conclusions of an Arab News ... Read More »
The Independent Samuel Osborne 26 September, 2017 More than 75,000 people have been evacuated from the area around Mount Agung on Bali amid fears of an imminent eruption, the Indonesian disaster agency has said. Indonesia’s disaster agency says hundreds of tremors daily from the volcano indicate magma is moving toward ... Read More »
Arab News NAJIA HOUSSARI 26 September, 2017 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s policy of disassociation from regional conflicts is the best way to maintain the country’s stability and sovereignty, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday after meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun in Paris. “In order to solve the problem of displaced ... Read More »
Michael Fallon says Britain is at the forefront of international response to ‘growing threat’ the Independent Lizzie Dearden 26 September, 2017 A huge new military exercise involving thousands of troops, ships and fighter jets has been launched in Scotland to practise shooting down nuclear missiles. Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, ... Read More »
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