Month: January 2023

The United States on Tuesday added seven Iranian entities to its trade blacklist for producing drones that Russia has used to attack Ukraine, according to a posting by the US Department of Commerce. Nearing a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allies have scrambled to gather and deploy air defenses to defeat cruise missiles and […]

The United States said on Tuesday that Russia is not complying with its obligation under the New START nuclear arms treaty to allow inspection activities on its territory. In a statement, a State Department spokesperson said “Russia’s refusal to facilitate inspection activities prevents the United States from exercising important rights under the treaty and threatens […]

A Saudi citizen visiting the US has gone missing in Cleveland, Ohio, police said, adding that an investigation into the incident has been launched. A police statement shared in a post on Twitter on Saturday, identified the man as 30-year-old Abdul Alanazi. The statement said that Alanazi, who was identified by some Arabic media as […]

Ukraine needs new weapons and faster deliveries to confront a “very tough” situation of constant attacks by Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday. “The situation is very tough. Bakhmut, Vuhledar and other sectors in Donetsk region — there are constant Russian attacks. There are constant attempts to break […]

President Barrow has led the re-introduction of the National Cleansing Exercise ‘Set Settal’, calling on the relevant authorities to implement the anti-littering law. President Barrow insisted that the advocacy becomes necessary, stressing that many people are in the habit of indiscriminately littering and dirtying the environment. ‘’We have the laws and should use them to […]

More protests are expected Saturday across New York and New Jersey following the release Friday of body cam video showing Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols. A rally was scheduled for 12 p.m. in Newark at the Lincoln statue located at 12 Springfield Ave. In New York City, a justice ride was scheduled for […]

The US reversed its decision not to send modern, Western-made battle tanks to Ukraine and has decided to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks, senior American officials said Wednesday. “[Ukraine] requested new armored vehicle capabilities to defend their territory, prepare for new counteroffensives, and increase their long-term security,” a senior Biden administration official said. Ukraine has […]

The United States announced Wednesday $72 million in aid to crisis-hit Lebanon to supplement security personnel salaries for six months, in a joint program with the United Nations. Lebanon’s economy has been in free fall for three years, resulting in slashed military budget and eating away at the value of soldiers’ salaries. Washington, which has […]

Ukraine will now push for Western fourth generation fighter jets such as the US F-16 after securing supplies of main battle tanks, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister said on Wednesday. Ukraine won a huge boost for its troops as Germany announced plans to provide heavy tanks for Kyiv on Wednesday, ending weeks of diplomatic […]

A number of travelers and staff members say they are noticing that the number of homeless living inside JFK Airport in Queens is rising. A flight attendant said that a popular destination for the homeless is the walkway between the air train and Terminal 5 because it is heated. On a cold winter’s day, you […]

A father from upstate New York allegedly shot and killed his 14-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself in a shocking murder-suicide. Ava Wood, 14, was found shot in the head and killed on January 20 inside a home in Baldwinsville, New York after her mother, Heather Wood, told police that she had not […]

Saudi Arabia’s railway has 32 qualified women operators at the helm of the Kingdom’s high-speed rail network after they completed a 12 month program. The Saudi Railway Polytechnic qualified the women to drive the Haramain Express Train after extensive training, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. The bullet trains run through a 453-kilometer stretch […]

The US issued fresh Iran-related sanctions on Monday against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cooperative Foundation and other senior officials for their violent crackdown on Iranian protesters. The IRGC Cooperative Foundation and five of its board members as well as the deputy minister of intelligence and security were designated under human rights authorities, the Treasury […]

A health practitioner has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of 100,000 riyals ($26,666) for aggressively handling and assaulting 11 newborn babies, Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution said Monday. The Public Prosecution said that accusations were leveled against the female practitioner, who works in a newborn nursery department, after […]

Britain on Monday sanctioned more Iranian figures over what it said were human rights violations on Iranian people including the recent execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari. The sanctions included an asset freeze on Iranian deputy prosecutor general Ahmad Fazelian, who the British foreign office said was responsible for an unfair judicial system that […]