WHO names coronavirus from China as ‘COVID-19’
GENEVA: The UN health agency on Tuesday (Feb 11) announced that "COVID-19" will be the official name of the deadly coronavirus from China, saying the disease represented a "very grave threat" for the…
Female Genital Mutilation Hurts Women and Economies
6 February 2020 News releaseFemale genital mutilation (FGM) exacts a crippling economic as well as human cost, according to World Health Organization (WHO).“FGM is not only a catastrophic abuse of human…
Abbas blasts Trump’s ‘Swiss cheese’ plan for Palestine in UN speech
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that the world should reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, which he said would limit Palestinian sovereignty…
Palestinian leader addresses UN to drum up opposition to Trump Mideast plan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN Security Council Tuesday in a bid to rally international support against the Trump administration’s Middle East peace proposal, but members will not…
SDI: A Basis for a Multi-Layered Defense Against Ballistic Missiles
February 6, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI, or Star Wars) program was developed in the US in the 1980s with the aim of providing a hermetic defense against…
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on how the Navy can get to 355 ships
In the wake of reports that the Navy may cut shipbuilding in its upcoming budget request, Esper said he is “fully committed” to building a fleet of 355 ships or larger. But…
African Union rejects Trump’s Middle East peace plan
African leaders on Sunday condemned US President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan as illegitimate, taking advantage of an African Union summit to voice solidarity with “the Palestinian cause”.
Turkey will do the necessary if reinforcements to Idlib blocked, Defence Minister says
Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday Ankara would do what is necessary if Syrian government forces try to block military reinforcements to the observation posts in last rebel-held…
Turkish army convoys bring heavy firepower to Idlib – video
Video footage surfaced on social media on Sunday of large Turkish military convoys transporting heavy weapons through Syria’s Idlib, as Turkey seeks to reinforce its observation posts amid the Syrian army’s advancement in the northeast province. Elizabeth Tsurkov of the Foreign Policy Research Institute shared videos of columns of tanks, armoured vehicles, jeeps and supply shipments crossing through towns.