Is Biden resolving or complicating Yemen crisis?

Since President Joe Biden assumed office on Jan. 20, the US policy towards Yemen has witnessed a major shift. In the very first month in office, Biden halted support to offensive operations, blocked several arms sales to Saudi Arabia, appointed Timothy A. Lenderking as a […]

Biden admin pledges $235 million in aid to Palestinians

The US on Wednesday said it plans to restart economic, development and humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, totaling $235 million. “This includes $75 million in economic and development assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, $10 million for peacebuilding programs through the U.S. Agency for International […]

AstraZeneca jab has plausible link to blood clots: WHO

A “causal relationship” of rare cases of blood clots following the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is “plausible” but “not confirmed,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. The COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety reviewed the latest information […]

French Senate OKs proposal to ban prayers at universities

France’s Senate approved the addition of a ban on religious practices in university corridors to a controversial bill to fight “Islamist separatism” late Wednesday. Discussing the draft bill, which has been criticized for alienating Muslims, the center-right Republicans (LR) party proposed adding a clause prohibiting […]

Kremlin warns against Ukrainian admission into NATO

Ukraine’s admission into NATO would only exacerbate the crisis in the southeast of the country, Russia said on Tuesday. The several million residents of the separatist regions in the country’s southeast consider such prospects “deeply unacceptable,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow. “We […]

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