Users accuse Facebook, Instagram of bias by censoring Palestinian content By: Web Desk on May 11, 2021 Hundreds of users of social media networks have accused Instagram and Facebook of removing content and accounts reporting on violence in the Sheikh Jarrah, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem – a part of the Palestinian territories under international law, the Arab News reported. One of the videos that was deleted from the story […]
OIC urges Palestinians’ protection, slams Israel’s actions in Jerusalem By: APP on May 11, 2021 Ambassadors of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) unequivocally condemned the recent use of brutal force by the Israeli forces against Palestinians in East Jerusalem, and vowed to draw world community’s attention to the atrocities. At an urgent meeting held in New York following attacks against worshippers around the Al-Aqsa Mosque […]
Nine dead in school shooting in Russia’s Tatarstan republic By: AFP on May 11, 2021 At least nine people were killed after shooting broke out Tuesday at a high school in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan – a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Citing local officials, local news agencies reported that two people had opened fire at School No 175 in Kazan. Interfax reported that one of […]
UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem but holds off on statement By: AFP on May 11, 2021 The UN Security Council held an urgent meeting on the unrest in Jerusalem but issued no immediate statement, with diplomats saying the United States believed public comments would be counterproductive. The negotiations among the 15 nations on the Security Council were over a text that could be watered down from an initial draft proposed […]
UAE bars travellers from Pakistan, other 3 South Asian countries By: AFP on May 10, 2021 The United Arab Emirates will suspend from Wednesday the entry of all travellers, including transit passengers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka amid the Covid pandemic. The UAE, which is made up seven emirates, has already suspended flights from India, as coronavirus cases in the country spiked to global records. The surge has […]
UN council urges states to boost development cooperation By: APP on May 10, 2021 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Ambassador Munir Akram, has urged states to boost development cooperation, which is vital to tackle the dual challenge of recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and fighting climate change, as the 54-member body concluded a two-day forum on the subject. Connecting participants virtually, the Development Cooperation Forum […]
Sadiq Khan launches campaign to bring tourists back to London By: AFP on May 10, 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan launched a campaign on Monday to bring tourists back to the British capital, ahead of a planned easing of coronavirus restrictions across England. The $8.4 million (£6 million) campaign by Sadiq Khan’s office with the capital’s tourism and transport bodies will look to drive domestic tourism to hospitality, culture, nightlife […]
Experts point out ‘serious side effects’ of AstraZeneca, Johnson’s jabs By: AFP on May 10, 2021 An expert committee set up by Norway’s government to evaluate AstraZeneca’s and Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccines said on Monday that both should be abandoned over risks of rare but serious side effects. In order to avoid a slowdown of the vaccine rollout, the committee recommended that the two jabs should be made available […]
List of military candidates stirs unease over Iran vote By: AFP on May 10, 2021 A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic’s politics. Registration for the June 18 poll runs from Tuesday to Saturday, after which names will be handed to the Guardian Council for vetting. IRNA news agency has pointed to the […]
Taliban declare 3-day Eid holiday ceasefire as violence soars in Afghanistan By: AFP on May 10, 2021 The Taliban on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire for this week’s Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, following a sharp spike in violence as Washington goes about withdrawing its remaining troops from Afghanistan. Violence has soared since May 1 – the deadline missed by the United States to withdraw the last of its troops – and while the […]