ar They Met at Eight Years Old, Married, and Died Together in a Ukrainian Trench By Published On :: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:22:00 GMT They met at eight years old, married, and died together in a Ukrainian trench Full Article
ar Viewpoints: Paris Climate Summit By Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:51:00 GMT At the biggest summit since Copenhagen, negotiators from developed and developing countries converge in Paris to hammer out a meaningful international agreement to combat climate change. Full Article
ar The Jedwabne Massacre of 1941: An Interview with Marcin Malek By Published On :: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:16:00 GMT On July 10, 1941, Christian Poles hunted down, clubbed, drowned, gutted, and burned alive 1,600 Jewish men, women, and children-all but seven of the town's Jews. Full Article
ar UN Weather Agency Predicts Rare 'Triple-dip' La Nina in 2022 By www.voanews.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:03:43 -0400 GENEVA — The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide. The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday said La Nina conditions, which involve a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, have strengthened in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific with an increase in trade winds in recent weeks. The agency’s top official was quick to caution that the “triple dip” doesn’t mean global warming is easing. “It is exceptional to have three consecutive years with a La Nina event. Its cooling influence is temporarily slowing the rise in global temperatures, but it will not halt or reverse the long-term warming trend,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said. La Nina is a natural and cyclical cooling of parts of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide, as opposed to warming caused by the better-known El Nino — an opposite phenomenon. La Nina often leads to more Atlantic hurricanes, less rain and more wildfires in the western United States, and agricultural losses in the central U.S. Studies have shown La Nina is more expensive to the United States than the El Nino. Together El Nino, La Nina and the neutral condition are called ENSO, which stands for El Nino Southern Oscillation, and they have one of the largest natural effects on climate, at times augmenting and other times dampening the big effects of human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, scientists say. Full Article Science & Health World News
ar Qatar Says Worker Deaths for World Cup 'Between 400 and 500' By www.voanews.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:16:41 -0500 DOHA, Qatar — A top Qatari official involved in the country's World Cup organization has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament "between 400 and 500" for the first time, a drastically higher number than any other previously offered by Doha. The comment by Hassan al-Thawadi, the secretary-general of Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, appeared to come off the cuff during an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan. It also threatened to reinvigorate criticism by human rights groups over the toll of hosting the Middle East's first World Cup for the migrant labor that built over $200 billion worth of stadiums, metro lines and new infrastructure needed for the tournament. The Supreme Committee and Qatar's government did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. In the interview, portions of which Morgan posted online, the British journalist asks al-Thawadi: "What is the honest, realistic total do you think of migrant workers who died from — as a result of work they're doing for the World Cup in totality?" "The estimate is around 400, between 400 and 500," al-Thawadi responds. "I don't have the exact number. That's something that's been discussed." But that figure hasn't been discussed publicly by Qatari officials previously. Reports from the Supreme Committee dating from 2014 through the end of 2021 only include the number of deaths of workers involved in building and refurbishing the stadiums now hosting the World Cup. Those released figures put the total number of deaths at 40. They include 37 from what the Qataris describe as nonwork incidents such as heart attacks and three from workplace incidents. One report also separately lists a worker death from the coronavirus amid the pandemic. Al-Thawadi pointed to those figures when discussing work just on stadiums in the interview, right before offering the "between 400 to 500" death toll for all the infrastructure for the tournament. Since FIFA awarded the tournament to Qatar in 2010, the country has taken some steps to overhaul the country's employment practices. That includes eliminating its so-called kafala employment system, which tied workers to their employers, who had say over whether they could leave their jobs or even the country. Qatar also has adopted a minimum monthly wage of 1,000 Qatari riyals ($275) for workers and required food and housing allowances for employees not receiving those benefits directly from their employers. It also has updated its worker safety rules to prevent deaths. "One death is a death too many. Plain and simple," al-Thawadi adds in the interview. Activists have called on Doha to do more, particularly when it comes to ensuring workers receive their salaries on time and are protected from abusive employers. Al-Thawadi's comment also renews questions on the veracity of both government and private business reporting on worker injuries and deaths across the Gulf Arab states, whose skyscrapers have been built by laborers from South Asia nations like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Mustafa Qadri, the executive director of Equidem Research, a labor consultancy that has published reports on the toll of the construction on migrant laborers, said he was surprised by al-Thawadi's remark. "For him now to come and say there is hundreds, it's shocking," he told The Associated Press. "They have no idea what's going on." Full Article World News Middle East
ar South Africa's top political parties begin final campaign push ahead of election By www.voanews.com Published On :: Sat, 25 May 2024 14:55:41 -0400 JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's four main political parties began the final weekend of campaigning Saturday before a possibly pivotal election that could bring the country's most important change in three decades. Supporters of the long-governing African National Congress, which has been in the government ever since the end of white minority rule in 1994, gathered at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg to hear party leader and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speak. The ANC is under unprecedented pressure to keep hold of its parliamentary majority in Africa's most advanced country. Having seen its popularity steadily decline over the last two decades, Wednesday's vote could be a landmark moment when the party once led by Nelson Mandela drops below 50% of the vote for the first time. Several polls have the ANC's support at less than 50%, raising the possibility that it will have to form a national coalition. That would also be a first for South Africa's young democracy, which was only established 30 years ago with the first all-race vote that officially ended the apartheid system of racial segregation. As thousands of supporters in the ANC's black, green and gold colors attended its last major rally before the election, Ramaphosa recognized some of the grievances that have contributed to his party losing support, which include high levels of poverty and unemployment that mainly affect the country's Black majority. “We have a plan to get more South Africans to work," Ramaphosa said. “Throughout this campaign, in the homes of our people, in the workplaces, in the streets of our townships and villages, so many of our people told us of their struggles to find work and provide for their families.” The main opposition Democratic Alliance party had a rally in Cape Town, South Africa's second-biggest city and its stronghold. Party leader John Steenhuisen made a speech while supporters in the DA's blue colors held up blue umbrellas. “Democrats, friends, are you ready for change?” Steenhuisen said. The crowd shouted back “Yes!” "Are you ready to rescue South Africa?" Steenhuisen added. While the ANC's support has shrunk in three successive national elections and appears set to continue dropping, no party has emerged to overtake it — or even challenge it — and it is still widely expected to be the largest party by some way in this election. But losing its majority would be the clearest rejection yet of the famous party that led the anti-apartheid movement and is credited with leading South Africans to freedom. Some ANC supporters at the rally in Johannesburg also expressed their frustration with progress, as South Africa battles poverty, desperately high unemployment, some of the worst levels of inequality in the world, and other problems with corruption, violent crime and the failure of basic government services in some places. “We want to see job opportunities coming and basically general change in every aspect,” ANC supporter Ntombizonke Biyela said. “Since 1994 we have been waiting for ANC, it has been long. We have been voting and voting but we see very little progress as the people, only a special few seem to benefit.” While conceding to some failures, the ANC has maintained that South Africa is a better place than it was during apartheid, when a set of race-based laws oppressed the country's Black majority in favor of a small white minority. The ANC was also widely credited with success in expanding social support and housing and other services for millions of poor South Africans in the decade after apartheid, even if critics say it has lost its way recently. "There are many problems in South Africa, but nobody can deny the changes that have happened since 1994, and that was because of the ANC,” said 42-year-old Eric Phoolo, another supporter of the ruling party. “These other parties don’t have a track record of bringing change to the country." As some voters have turned away from the ANC, it has led to a slow fracturing of South African politics. They have changed allegiances to an array of different opposition parties, some of them new. South Africa has dozens of parties registered to contest next week's election. South Africans vote for parties and not directly for their president in national elections. Parties then get seats in Parliament according to their share of the vote and the lawmakers elect the president — which is why the ANC losing its majority would be so critical to the 71-year-old Ramaphosa's hope of being reelected for a second and final five-year term. If the ANC goes below 50, it would likely need a coalition or agreement with other parties to have the votes in Parliament to keep Ramaphosa, once a protege of Mandela, as president. The far-left Economic Freedom Fighters had their last big pre-election gathering in the northern city of Polokwane, the hometown of fiery leader Julius Malema. The new MK Party of former South African President and former ANC leader Jacob Zuma was also campaigning in a township just outside the east coast city of Durban, although Zuma didn't attend the event. The 82-year-old Zuma rocked South African politics when he announced late last year he was turning his back on the ANC and joining MK, while fiercely criticizing the ANC under Ramaphosa. Zuma has been disqualified from standing as a candidate for Parliament in the election because of a previous criminal conviction. Full Article Africa World News
ar Burkina Faso extends military rule for 5 years to 2029 By www.voanews.com Published On :: Sat, 25 May 2024 17:33:53 -0400 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso's military regime, in power since a 2022 coup, will extend its rule for five years under an accord adopted during national consultations on Saturday, the talks' chairman said. "The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024," Colonel Moussa Diallo, chairman of the organizing committee of the national dialogue process, said after the talks. He added that coup leader and acting president Ibrahim Traore could run in any elections at the end of the transition period. What was supposed to be a two-day national dialogue began earlier Saturday, ostensibly to chart a way back to civilian rule for the West African nation beset by jihadi violence. The army has governed Burkina Faso since 2022, carrying out two coups that it said were justified in large part by the persistent insecurity. Jihadi rebels affiliated with al Qaida and the Islamic State group have waged a grinding insurgency since 2015 that has killed thousands and displaced millions. An initial national dialogue had resulted in a charter that installed Traore as president and put in place a government and a legislative assembly. Under the new charter, quotas will no longer be used to assign seats in the assembly to members of traditional parties. Instead, "patriotism" will be the only criteria for selecting deputies. "You have just rewritten a new page in the history of our country," said Minister of Territorial Affairs Emile Zerbo, who opened the meeting on Saturday morning. The initial charter set the transition to civilian rule at 21 months, with the deadline set to expire July 1. But Traore had repeatedly warned that holding elections would be difficult given the perilous security situation. The new charter also calls for a new body called the "Korag" to "monitor and control the implementation of the country's strategic vision in all areas and through all means." Its composition and operations are at the discretion of the president. Civil society representatives, the security and defense forces and lawmakers in the transitional assembly took part in the weekend talks, which most political parties boycotted. Human rights groups have accused Burkina Faso's junta leaders of abuses against civilians during their military campaigns against jihadis, and of silencing media and opposition leaders. After taking power, the coup leaders expelled French troops and diplomats, and have instead turned to Russia for military assistance. Full Article Africa World News Extremism Watch
ar Uncertainty is the winner and incumbents the losers so far in a year of high-stakes global elections By www.voanews.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:29:26 -0400 LONDON — Discontented, economically squeezed voters have turned against sitting governments on both right and left during many of the dozens of elections held this year, as global power blocs shift and political certainties crumble. From India to South Africa to Britain, voters dealt blows to long-governing parties. Elections to the European Parliament showed growing support for the continent's far right, while France's centrist president scrambled to fend off a similar surge at home. If there’s a global trend, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer said at a summit in Canada in June, it’s that “people are tired of the incumbents.” More than 40 countries have held elections already this year. More uncertainty awaits — nations home to over half the world’s population are going to the polls in 2024. The world is already anxiously turning to November’s presidential election in the U.S., where an acrimonious campaign was dealt a shocking blow by an assassination attempt against Republican nominee and former president, Donald Trump. Unpopular incumbents Aftershocks from the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and spiking prices for food and fuel have left dissatisfied voters eager for change. “Voters really, really don’t like inflation,” said Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester. “And they punish governments that deliver it, whether they are at fault or not.” Inflation and unemployment are rising in India, the world’s largest democracy, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party unexpectedly lost its parliamentary majority after a decade of dominance. Modi was forced to rely on coalition partners to govern as the opposition doubled its strength in parliament. In South Africa, sky-high rates of unemployment and inequality helped drive a dramatic loss of support for the African National Congress, which had governed ever since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule in 1994. The party once led by Nelson Mandela lost its parliamentary majority for the first time and was forced to enter a coalition with opposition parties. In Britain, the center-left Labour Party won election in a landslide, ousting the Conservatives after 14 years. As in so many countries, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a jaded electorate that wants lower prices and better public services — but is deeply skeptical of politicians’ ability to deliver change. US-China tensions Caught between world powers China and the United States, Taiwan held one of the year's most significant elections. Lai Ching-te, of the Democratic Progressive Party, won a presidential election that was seen as a referendum on the island’s relationship with China, which claims Taiwan as its own. Beijing regards Lai as a separatist and ramped up military pressure with drills in the Taiwan Strait. Lai has promised to strengthen the defenses of the self-governing island, and the U.S. has pledged to help it defend itself, heightening tensions in one of the world’s flashpoints. In Bangladesh, an important partner of the U.S. that has drawn closer to China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a fourth successive term in an election that opposition parties boycotted. The U.S. and U.K. said the vote was not credible, free or fair. Political dynasties In several countries, family ties helped secure or cement power. Pakistan held messy parliamentary elections – under the eye of the country’s powerful military — that saw well-established political figures vie to become prime minister. The winner, atop a coalition government, was Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, younger brother of three-time premier Nawaz Sharif. Opponents say the election was rigged in his favor, with opponent and former prime minister, Imran Khan, imprisoned and blocked from running. The situation remains unstable, with Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruling that Khan’s party was improperly denied some seats. In Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest democracy, former Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto was officially declared president more than two months after an election in which he won over 58% of the vote. His two losing rivals alleged fraud and nepotism — Subianto’s vice president-elect is outgoing leader Joko Widodo’s son, and Subianto was the son-in-law of Indonesia’s late dictator, Suharto. The country’s highest court rejected their arguments. Some outcomes were predictable. Russian President Vladimir Putin was reelected to a fifth term in a preordained election that followed his relentless crackdown on dissent. Rwanda's election extended the 30-year rule of President Paul Kagame, an authoritarian leader who ran almost unopposed. Far right's uneven march The far right has gained ground in Europe as the continent experiences economic instability and an influx of migrants from troubled lands. Elections for the parliament of the 27-nation European Union shifted the bloc’s center of gravity, with the far right rocking ruling parties in France and Germany, the EU’s traditional driving forces. The EU election triggered a political earthquake in France. After his centrist, pro-business party took a pasting, President Emmanuel Macron called a risky snap parliamentary election in hope of stemming a far-right surge. The anti-immigration National Rally party won the first round, but alliances and tactical voting by the center and left knocked it down to third place in the second round and left a divided legislature. New faces, daunting challenges A presidential election tested Senegal's reputation as a stable democracy in West Africa, a region rocked by a recent spate of coups. The surprise winner was little-known opposition figure Basirou Diomaye Faye, released from prison before polling day as part of a political amnesty. Faye is Africa’s youngest elected leader, and his rise reflects widespread frustration among Senegal’s youth with the country’s direction. Senegal has made new oil and gas discoveries in recent years, but the population has yet to see any real benefit. Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female president in the country’s 200-year history. A protege of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor vowed to continue in the direction set by the popular leftist leader. She faces a polarized electorate, daunting drug-related violence, an increasingly influential military and tensions over migration with the U.S. Uncertainty is the new normal On July 28, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will seek to extend a decade-plus presidency marked by a complex political, social and economic crisis that has driven millions into poverty or out of the country. Opposition parties have banded together, but the ruling party has tight control over the voting process, and many doubt votes will be counted fairly. South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, is scheduled to hold its long-delayed first elections in December. That would represent a key milestone, but the vote is rife with danger and vulnerable to failure. Looming above all is the choice U.S. voters will make Nov. 5 in a tense and divided country. The July 13 shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, in which the former president was wounded and a rallygoer was killed, came as Democrats agonize over the fitness of President Joe Biden, who has resisted calls to step aside. The prospect of a second term for Trump, a protectionist wary of international entanglements, is evidence of the world’s shifting power blocs and crumbling political certainties. "The world is in the transition," said Neil Melvin, director of international security at defense think tank the Royal United Services Institute. “There are very broad processes on the way which are reshaping international order," he added. "It’s a kind of anti-globalization. It’s a growing return to the nation state and against multilateralism.” Full Article Europe East Asia Africa World News South & Central Asia
ar Nigeria resettling people back to homes they fled to escape Boko Haram By www.voanews.com Published On :: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 19:57:13 -0400 DAMASAK, Nigeria — When Boko Haram launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria in 2010, Abdulhameed Salisu packed his bag and fled from his hometown of Damasak in the country's battered Borno state. The 45-year-old father of seven came back with his family early last year. They are among thousands of Nigerians taken back from displacement camps to their villages, hometowns or newly built settlements known as “host communities” under a resettlement program that analysts say is being rushed to suggest the conflict with the Islamic militants is nearly over. Across Borno, dozens of displacement camps have been shut down, with authorities claiming they are no longer needed and that most places from where the displaced fled are now safe. But many of the displaced say it’s not safe to go back. Boko Haram — Nigeria’s homegrown jihadis — took up arms in 2009 to fight against Western education and impose their radical version of Islamic law, or Sharia. The conflict, now Africa's longest struggle with militancy, has spilled into Nigeria's northern neighbors. Some 35,000 civilians have been killed and more than 2 million have been displaced in the northeastern region, according to U.N. numbers. The 2014 kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in the village of Chibok in Borno state — the epicenter of the conflict — shocked the world. Borno state alone has nearly 900,000 internally displaced people in displacement camps, with many others absorbed in local communities. So far this year, at least 1,600 civilians have been killed in militant attacks in Borno state, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, a U.S.-based nonprofit. And in a state where at least 70% of the population depends on agriculture, dozens of farmers have also been killed by the extremists or abducted from their farmland in the last year. In May, hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram were rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said. In September, at least 100 villagers were killed by suspected Boko Haram militants who opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people’s homes in the Tarmuwa council area of the neighboring Yobe state, west of Borno. Analysts say that a forced resettlement could endanger the local population as there is still inadequate security across the hard-hit region. Salisu says he wastes away his days in a resettlement camp in Damasak, a garrison town in Borno state of about 200,000 residents, close to the border with Niger. Food is getting increasingly difficult to come by and Salisu depends on handouts from the World Food Program and other aid organizations. He longs to find work. “We are begging the government to at least find us a means of livelihood instead of staying idle and waiting for whenever food comes,” he said. On a visit last week to Damasak, Cindy McCain, the WFP chief, pledged the world would not abandon the Nigerian people as she called for more funding to support her agency's aid operations. “We are going to stay here and do the very best we can to end hunger,” McCain told The Associated Press as she acknowledged the funding shortages. “How do I take food from the hungry and give it to the starving,” she said. Resettlement usually involves the displaced being taken in military trucks back to their villages or “host communities." The Borno state government has promised to provide returnees with essentials to help them integrate into these areas, supported by aid groups. The government says the displacement camps are no longer sustainable. “What we need now is ... durable solutions,” Borno governor Babagana Zulum told McCain during her visit. As the resettlement got underway, one in five displaced persons stayed back in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, and nearby towns but were left without any support for local integration, the Global Protection Cluster, a network of non-government organizations and U.N. agencies, said last December. Many others have crossed the border to the north, to settle as refugees in neighboring Niger, Chad or Cameroon. The three countries have registered at least 52,000 Nigerian refugees since January 2023, according to the U.N. refugee agency — nearly twice the number registered in the 22 months before that. A rushed closure of displacement camps and forced resettlement puts the displaced people at risk again from militants still active in their home areas — or forces them to “cut deals” with jihadis to be able to farm or fish, the International Crisis Group warned in a report earlier this year. That could make the extremists consolidate their presence in those areas, the group warned. Boko Haram, which in 2016 split into two main factions, continues to ambush security convoys and raid villages. Abubakar Kawu Monguno, head of the Center for Disaster Risk Management at the University of Maiduguri, said the best option is for government forces to intensify their campaign to eliminate the militants or “push them to surrender.” After not being able to access their farms because of rampant attacks by militants, some farmers in Damasak and other parts of Mobbar district returned to work their land last year, armed with seedlings provided by the government. Salisu was one of them. Then a major flood struck in September, collapsing a key dam and submerging about 40% of Maiduguri's territory. Thirty people were killed and more than a million others were affected, authorities said. Farms that feed the state were ruined, including Salisu's. His hopes for a good rice harvest were washed away. Now he lines up to get food at a Damasak food hub. “Since Boko Haram started, everything else stopped here," he said. “There is nothing on the ground and there are no jobs.” Maryam Abdullahi also lined up at a WFP hub in Damasak with other women, waiting for bags of rice and other food items she desperately needs for her family of eight. Her youngest is 6 years old. The donations barely last halfway through the month, she said, but she still waited in the scorching heat. What little money she has she uses to buy yams to fry and sell to sustain her family, but it’s nowhere enough. Her only wish is to be able to get a “proper job” so she and her children would feel safe, she said. “We either eat in the morning for strength for the rest of the day or ... we eat only at night,” Abdullahi said. Full Article Africa World News
ar Egypt: Interview with Zachary Lockman By Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:03:00 GMT Lockman discusses the current struggle in Egypt among the Muslim Brotherhood, the revolutionaries of Tahrir Square and the military that has reclaimed power. Full Article
ar Syria: Interview with Richard Gowan By Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:53:00 GMT Gowan discusses the obstacles to a peace process, including the fact that extremist rebel factions are unlikely to recognize any ceasefire arrived at in Geneva. Full Article
ar Viewpoints: Saudi Arabia's Geopolitical Maneuvers By Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:27:00 GMT In its battle for regional dominance and ongoing rivalry with Shi'ite Iran, Sunni Saudi Arabia is currently involved in a number of strategic battles throughout the Middle East. Full Article
ar Iraq: Consequence of Military Training By Published On :: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:49:00 GMT Decades of Western military intervention and training have stoked the fires of sectarianism and warfare in Iraq and the broader region. Full Article
ar Overcoming ISIS: Transcending Sectarian Rivalries By Published On :: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 20:51:00 GMT The Western strategy of fighting warfare with warfare has only perpetuated sectarian divides, creating the very environment that fostered ISIS. Full Article
ar Saudi Arabia Continues to Turn Screws on U.S. Shale By Published On :: Thu, 14 May 2015 21:27:00 GMT Saudi Arabia has succeeded in maintaining its market share throughout the oil bust by continuing to ratchet up production. Full Article
ar Rwanda: 20th Anniversary of the Genocide By Published On :: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:10:00 GMT Rwandans should be proud of the immense progress they have made since the genocide, but economic inequality and political abuses still plague the country. Full Article
ar U.S.-Africa Summit: Partnership Opportunities By Published On :: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:25:00 GMT The upcoming summit between U.S. and African leaders is likely to make progress on a number of investment, development and security issues. Full Article
ar Nigeria: Ending the Threat of Boko Haram By Published On :: Thu, 08 May 2014 15:34:00 GMT The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls should be the last straw. Nigeria must decisively end the menace of the insurgency group Boko Haram. Full Article
ar Oil Theft Around the Globe By Published On :: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:38:00 GMT In Nigeria, Mexico, Iraq, Russia and Indonesia, billions of dollars of oil are being stolen, causing serious problems for governments and corporations. Full Article
ar A Quarter of a Billion Friends of Zion Unite for the Anniversary of the October 7 Massacre By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Oct 2024 10:37:51 GMT Full Article evangelical support for israel Friends of Zion The October 7 Massacre
ar Jeremy Berkovits: The face of Jerusalem's popular American Colony Hotel By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 08:13:12 GMT At the table: Maintaining the massive 12,000-square-foot compound amounts to many thousands of shekels a month, and the owners are eager for a return to normalcy. Full Article hotel business The October 7 Massacre Israel-Hamas War At the Table
ar Philly Jewish deli featured in Trump ad, is now setting for Harris spot By www.jpost.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 02:38:22 GMT Lita Cohen said she was "very upset with that recent Trump ad that stereotypes Jewish people.” Full Article United States United States presidential election Donald Trump Kamala Harris
ar Hava Raucher’s fearless art tackles identity, gender, and cultural taboo By www.jpost.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 23:22:49 GMT 'On the Living and the Dead' dives into Israeli artist Hava Raucher’s fearless views on society. Full Article art Rabin Square Israeli art paint
ar How the NY Public Library acquired a ‘treasure trove’ of Jewish and Yiddish music By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:23 GMT Netsky said he thinks the Yiddish theater music in the archive files is particularly valuable because it was maligned by the classical composers as shund (trash) and neglected. Full Article Israel Judaism United States music New York Yiddish jews
ar Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:15:13 GMT Noem, once seen as a possible running mate for Trump, is currently serving her second term as South Dakota's gov after a reelection in 2022 Full Article United States Donald Trump South Dakota US Elections 2024
ar Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:29:49 GMT Rubio, 53, has said in recent interviews that Ukraine needs to seek a negotiated settlement with Russia rather than focus on regaining all territory that Russia has taken in the last decade. Full Article United States Donald Trump marco rubio US politics
ar 2024 General Assembly pushes forward with key voices of Diaspora Jewry By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:10:19 GMT LIVE: The 2024 General Assembly is now underway in Washington, DC, bringing together Jewish communities nationwide to confront unprecedented challenges. Full Article Diaspora Jews Diaspora Jewish Federations of North America antisemitism
ar Green light: Lawsuit accusing Harvard of antisemitism can proceed to evidence stage By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:40:23 GMT Proceeding to the discovery phase means both parties must collect and exchange evidence. Full Article Diaspora Jews harvard university antisemitism Jewish Americans Campus Antisemitism
ar 102 years ago, one of the all-time greatest archaeological discoveries was made By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT A member of the team, a water boy, accidentally stumbled upon a stone that turned out to be the first step of an ancient staircase. Full Article history discovery research
ar Secret government photos uncover key archaeological findings in Iraq By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:36:26 GMT The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah was a crucial victory for Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate over the Sasanian Empire. Full Article Iraq Empire discovery
ar Rabbis discuss Simchat Torah and unity in polarized, post-Oct. 7 Jewish society By www.jpost.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:52:18 GMT The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Aaron Reich and Tal Spungin. Full Article Judaism rabbi podcast jpost podcast Simhat Torah
ar Eilat coral reefs are being 'starved' by high water temperatures By www.jpost.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:56:32 GMT The reefs in Eilat displayed widespread bleaching, a phenomenon in which the symbiosis between coral and algae fails, typically due to high water temperatures. Full Article Eilat Coral Reef Nature and Parks Authority Marine Life
ar Cats can learn words approximately four times quicker than human toddlers By www.jpost.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:27:50 GMT Cat’s fast language acquisition process differs from how dogs learn words, often requiring training and rewards. However, cats form associations through subtle behaviors, such as gaze. Full Article Japan science scientific study Language Cats Communication
ar Israel’s youth face growing eating disorder crisis, with limited care By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:20:39 GMT Israeli health experts reveal that 1 in 10 youth struggle with eating disorders, highlighting a need for urgent action. Full Article health education diet eating disorder
ar New medical school at Reichman University to open in February By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:31:26 GMT Reichman University launches a new medical school to address Israel's doctor shortage, with hands-on training from day one. Full Article health university medicine doctor Reichman University
ar Majority of Israelis are concerned about climate change, and the environment - survey By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:37:09 GMT The study surveyed 1,180 participants in Israel about their knowledge and attitudes regarding climate change and its effects on the environment. Full Article Israel environment ben-gurion university survey climate change Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
ar War’s hidden casualties: Mideast conflict unleashes severe environmental consequences By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:15:47 GMT The current conflict in the Middle East will leave a lasting environmental impact, prompting calls for urgent restoration and cross-border cooperation. Full Article Israel Gaza Iran Lebanon Middle East The Media Line
ar Emperor penguin found 3,500 km from Antarctica on an Australian tourist beach By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT This is the first recorded sighting of an emperor penguin in Australia, experts say. Full Article Australia penguin antarctica
ar Vandals slash out faces, Jewish stars, from Milan mural depicting Holocaust survivors By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:38:45 GMT A previous work by the artist, dedicated to the Israeli victims of Hamas, was also vandalized. Full Article Holocaust survivors Italy vandalism antisemitism Milan
ar Demonstrators with Nazi flags target a Michigan production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:41:22 GMT Demonstrators held flags with Nazi swastikas and reportedly chanted a pro-Donald Trump slogan. Full Article Anne Frank Nazis Donald Trump antisemitism Michigan
ar Why Trump is compared to the biblical King Jehu on Christian right By www.jpost.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 07:54:58 GMT Messianic community leaders declared Donald Trump a "trumpet of God." Full Article United States Christianity bible United States presidential election Donald Trump
ar Thai gov't warns of possible attack on Israelis at Koh Phangan 'Full Moon' party By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:39:18 GMT Israeli government officials have recognized this situation of a potential terrorist attack and shared a travel warning to Israelis. Full Article Israel Thailand antisemitism Terrorist
ar Israel moves forward on sixth submarine from Germany By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:00:56 GMT Moreover, the IDF said that it marked the start of Germany building the next submarine, the Dakar, which is due to be delivered sometime in the next decade. Full Article IDF Nuclear german submarines israel Israeli Navy israeli submarines Navy
ar Cigarettes found smuggled inside loaf of bread at Carmel Prison By www.jpost.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:44:53 GMT Prison sergeant thwarts cigarette smuggling attempt after discovering contraband hidden inside sliced bread at Carmel Prison. Full Article crime police prison Cigarettes Israel Prison Service
ar Defense Minister Israel Katz not blocking IDF issuing 7,000 draft orders to haredim By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:48:52 GMT Speculation spiked after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replaced Gallant with Katz that the attempts to draft Haredim would be halted, given Netanyahu and the haredi coalition parties' opposition. Full Article Benjamin Netanyahu IDF Ultra-Orthodox Haredi draft Israel Katz Yoav Gallant
ar The Jerusalem Post is heading to the Magic City. Are you coming with us? By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:22:06 GMT On December 9-10, 2024, The Jerusalem Post will host an inaugural summit in Miami, bringing forward the discussions about the "tomorrow" of our community. Full Article jpost conference Miami Miami Summit 2024
ar How to make aliyah amid war: Everything you need to know By www.jpost.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:55:31 GMT LIVE: Leaders and experts talk aliyah, how to manage finances, real estate in the middle of war. Full Article aliyah conference immigration Coming Home: Aliyah in Times of War
ar 'Emilia Perez': From Mexican cartel leader to Tel Aviv's operating table By www.jpost.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:40:11 GMT Emilia Perez tells a colorful story of cartels, gender, and redemption. Full Article cinema Israeli cinema Mexico transgender
ar Israeli NGO hosts event for fallen immigrant soldiers, security personnel in Middle East war By www.jpost.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:02:29 GMT During the event, an exhibition presented the fallen soldiers and presented their personal stories, and a ceremony was held in their memory with the participation of the bereaved families. Full Article IDF Diaspora Jews NGO Fallen soldiers
ar How Israel’s war risks destroying ties with Jordan and regional allies By www.jpost.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 03:28:44 GMT The longevity of peace treaties with Jordan and Egypt may create the impression that these relationships are immune to crises. However, this assumption should not be put to the test. Full Article Jordan Peace Saudi Arabia Middle East Israel-Hamas War