(2024-01-30). World: Anticipatory Action in Communities Hosting Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: An Assessment of Current Approaches. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chad, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, World | Source: International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Alexandra Schindler, Radhika Singh, Andrew Adam-Bradford, Merel Laauwen and Sandra Ruckstuhl | Abstract/Description | This paper is a global literature review of anticipatory action approaches in communities hosting forcibly displaced persons. Anticipatory action, or a set of actions taken to prevent or mitigate a potential disaster before acute impacts are felt, is an essential strategy to reduce the impacts of climate change and extreme weather…
(2024-01-30). Armenia PM proposes non-aggression pact to Azerbaijan. newarab.com 
Yerevan and Baku have fought two wars – in 2020 and in the 1990s – over the disputed
(2024-01-30). Pakistani court sentences ex-Premier Imran Khan to 10 years. muslimmirror.com ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his top diplomat Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 years in jail in a case that accused the incarcerated ex-premier of leaking "state secrets." The sentence was announced by Judge Abual Hasnat Moham ≠mad Zulqarnain in the northeastern garrison city of Rawalpindi's …
(2024-01-30). South Africa and Saudi Arabia intend to increase bilateral trade and investments. tvbrics.com 
Business Council meeting emphasised the potential of economic relations between the countries…
(2024-01-30). Assassinate UNRWA, US and EU retaliation after the Hague Court verdict. pressenza.com Since 1948, since the Nakba, the United Nations has created an agency, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East) which has guaranteed relief, development, education, health care, social services, and aid emergencies to over five million Palestinian refugees present in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in the occupied territories and the Gaza Strip. [These] resources [are] not always managed in the best way, but [are] fundamental for a humanitarian emergency that has no equal in the history of the planet, [the emergency aid] having had to operate for 76 years now.
(2024-01-30). Bangladesh: WHO implements large-scale Ivermectin-based MDA for one million Rohingya refugees. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar | Source: World Health Organization | Please refer to the attached file. | The World Health Organization (WHO) Bangladesh is carrying out a large-scale Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and Health Sector partners to break the transmission of persistent scabies upsurge among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char. | Running from November 29th, 2023, to February 01, 2024, this initiative strives to target nearly 1 million individuals residing in 33 camps in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char Island, marking it as the worl…
(2024-01-30). Report: Drone That Hit US Base in Jordan Followed an American Drone. news.antiwar.com A one-way attack drone that killed three US troops in northeast Jordan may have followed an American drone into the US base, US officials told The Associated Press on Monday. The officials said that because of the timing, US forces may have thought the enemy drone was an American one and didn't try to shoot …
(2024-01-30). The Biggest Financial Scam In Human History. popularresistance.org It's the largest financial scam in human history. $1 Trillion a year of your tax dollars goes to the Pentagon and they can't say where it's going. In fact they recently said they can't account for 63% of their assets — as they failed their sixth straight audit. But we do know they buy $52,000 trash cans. And we know they once lost $12 Billion of shrink-wrapped dollar bills in Iraq. And that's just the beginning of it. Most of the money is used to destroy lives around the globe. In this episode of America Inc. Lee Camp reveals all the dirty details with a dose of comedy thrown in to help the truth go down ea…
(2024-01-30). World: The Column: Monthly Disaster Review and Outlook: Volume 85, September 2023. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, World | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | GENERAL REVIEW OF SEPTEMBER 2023 | For the month of September 2023, a total of 111 disasters were reported. The number of reported occurrences was 42.49% less than the number of reported disasters in September of the last year. The ASEAN Member States affected for September 2023 were Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Most of the disasters (54.95%) occurred…
(2024-01-30). Japan, Austria suspend UNRWA funding, but Norway continues. newarab.com 
Austria and Japan are the latest countries to suspend payments to the At least nine other countries, which account for about 60 percent of UNRWA's funding altogether, have paused funding. | Austria and Japan joined the UK, US, Germany, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Nether…
(2024-01-30). Myanmar: Market Analysis Unit: Market Price Report – Sagaing Region (December 2023). reliefweb.int 
Country: Myanmar | Source: Myanmar Information Management Unit | Please refer to the attached file. | The MAU tracks market prices in southern Sagaing Region. Data are collected from three vendors per product per market at the end of each month. The data include prices from Monywa (main market), Myaung (Na Bet), Shwebo (main market), Ye-U (Tin Tein Yan), and Yinmarbin (Yin Paung Taing). Data and product specs are available at KEY FINDINGS | Essential food prices held stable again in December, and cooking oil…
(2024-01-30). ADB Provides $500,000 for Vanuatu Cyclone Relief. reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Asian Development Bank | MANILA, PHILIPPINES (30 January 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $500,000 grant to the Government of Vanuatu to help the recovery from Tropical Cyclone Lola which hit Vanuatu in October 2023. | "The ADB grant assistance will help support the Government of Vanuatu's efforts to restore livelihoods," said ADB Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office Regional Director Shane Rosenthal. "We extend our deepest condolences to Vanuatu for the loss of life, damage, and upheaval caused by the destructive winds, floods, and landslides from the c…
(2024-01-30). Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and VP Mahmood Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years in jail, in the state secrets case which may be challenged in higher court. "Former prime minister Imran Khan and PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) vice-president Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years each inside a prison in the cypher case," a spokesman for the party told AFP.The case is based on how the two handled a so-called "cypher" sent by Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, which claimed Washington was involved in a plot to remove Khan from off…
(2024-01-30). AIM refutes ASI survey report on Gyanvapi. muslimmirror.com Varanasi: The Gyanvapi mosque management committee, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid (AIM), has termed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the scientific study and survey of the mosque as an attempt to "set a false narrative." Based on the history available with AIM, it claimed that this mosque was constructed in three phases, starting in …
(2024-01-30). Qatar PM says Gaza truce deal awaiting Hamas nod. newarab.com 
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh "It is the only opportunity available to calm the situation,"
(2024-01-30). Major lithium reserves discovered in Sichuan. ecns.cn Nearly 1 million metric tons of lithium reserves were recently discovered in Sichuan province, becoming the largest known pegmatite-type lithium mine in Asia.
(2024-01-30). HK begins public consultation regarding Article 23. ecns.cn Hong Kong officially launched the public consultation process regarding the Article 23 legislation on Tuesday.
(2024-01-30). Eight IS-linked fighters killed in southern Syria: monitor. newarab.com 
A local leader and seven other members of a militia in The cradle of the 2011 uprising against regime
(2024-01-30). WATCH: Woman clinging onto dognapper's vehicle goes viral. geo.tv 
Victim says media attention made cops more responsive to dognapping…
(2024-01-30). Wedding called off after spat over a chair in UP. muslimmirror.com Bulandshahr : It all began over a humble chair and ended with the groom calling off the wedding in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh. Mohd Mubeen, the bride's father, said that after the baraat arrived and festivities had begun, a heated argument started between an elderly woman and one of the guests. According to reports, …
(2024-01-30). Video: Insects found in tea bags in Saudi Arabia. albawaba.com ALBAWABA The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has taken swift action in response to public concerns sparked by a video depicting an individual scrutinizing the contents of a tea bag under a microscope. The video brought to light the presence of impurities, organisms, and insects within the tea bag's components, elements that are not easily discernible to the naked eye. The circulating video raised doubts about its authenticity, leading to inquiries directed at the Food and Drug Authority to ascertain its accuracy.ÿ¥ÿߟáÿØ.. ŸÅŸäÿØŸ&aum…
(2024-01-30). Turkey: One killed in Catholic church shooting in Istanbul. newarab.com 
One man was killed after gunmen opened fire inside a Catholic church in The shooting, condemned by Two masked men carried ou…
(2024-01-30). Trajectories and correlates of poor mental health in India over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide survey. reliefweb.int Country: India | Source: British Medical Journal | Emma Nichols, Sarah Petrosyan, Pranali Khobragade, Joyita Banerjee, Marco Angrisani, Sharmistha Dey, David E Bloom, Simone Schaner, Aparajit B Dey, Jinkook Lee | Abstract | Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic had large impacts on mental health; however, most existing evidence is focused on the initial lockdown period and high-income contexts. By assessing trajectories of mental health symptoms in India over 2 years, we aim to understand the effect of later time periods and pandemic characteristics on mental health in a lower-middle income context. | Methods We…
(2024-01-30). NIA files charge-sheet against 3 in Rajasthan PFI conspiracy case. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The NIA has filed a charge-sheet against three activists of the banned PFI in a case related to radicalisation of Muslim youths, and giving them weapons training to fight and establish Islamic rule in India by 2047. Further cracking down on unlawful and anti-national activities of the Popular Front of India (PFI), …
(2024-01-30). El Niño support for Timor-Leste and the Pacific. reliefweb.int Countries: Australia, Timor-Leste, World | Source: Government of Australia | Joint media release with: | The Hon Pat Conroy MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific | Australia is investing $5 million to help Timor-Leste and the Pacific prepare for and respond to the early impacts of El Niño. | Our region is experiencing the effects of climate change and, in 2024, climate-related hazards and disasters are expected to intensify. The El Niño system brings extremely dry conditions to some areas of the region and wild weather to others. | In Timor-Leste, drought is impacting agriculture, freshwat…
(2024-01-30). Pakistan'da eski Ba≈übakan ƒ∞mran Han, 10 yƒ±l hapis cezasƒ±na àßarptƒ±rƒ±ldƒ±. aa.com.tr Pakistan'da mahkeme, "devlet sƒ±rlarƒ±nƒ± if≈üa etmekle" suàßlanan ve tutuklu yargƒ±lanan eski Ba≈übakan ƒ∞mran Han ve eski Dƒ±≈üi≈üleri Bakanƒ± ≈ûah Mahmud Kurey≈üi'yi 10'ar yƒ±l hapis cezasƒ±na àßarptƒ±rdƒ±.
(2024-01-30). Mainland, HK begin mutual recognition of legal judgments. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland have implemented reciprocal recognition and enforcement of each other's judgments in civil and commercial court cases.
(2024-01-30). Iraq braces for US response after fatal drone attack on base. newarab.com 
(2024-01-30). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #2 on the Armed Conflict in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur as of 26 January 2024, 6PM. reliefweb.int 
Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 11 January 2024 at around 10: 30 AM, an armed conflict transpired between the alleged members of the 105th Base Command and the combined force of 106th and 118th Base Command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) at Sitio Patawili, Brgy. Ganta, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur resulting to displacement of families and individuals. | Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) XII | II. Status of Affected Areas and Population | A total of 1,169 families or 5,845 persons are affe…
(2024-01-30). The Attack Was in Jordan, But Jordan Plays Dumb. sonar21.com 
Wow! Talk about a Charley Foxtrot (aka Cluster Fuck). CENTCOM (i.e., U.S. Central Command put out a press release about the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) attack on its base located on the northern border of Jordan known as Tower 22. Why is it a Charley Foxtrot? Because it is now clear that Jordan did not want this base identified and is loathe to admit that it has U.S. troops in its territory. | The Kingdom of Jordan wasted no time in denying that this took Jordanian Minister of Government Commu…
(2024-01-30). Jordan condemns attack that killed US troops on border. newarab.com 
(2024-01-30). Syrian star Nesreen Tafesh sentenced to prison in Egypt. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Syrian star Nesreen Tafesh is in a pinch as the Misdemeanor Court in Egypt upheld a ruling issued by the Court of First Instance to imprison the actress and singer amid issuing "bad checks" to a woman. According to
(2024-01-30). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #13 on the Effects of Shear Line as of 28 January 2024, 6PM. reliefweb.int 
Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 15 January 2024, the effects of Shear Line were experienced in several municipalities in the province of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. | On 16 January 2024, several municipalities in Davao Region also reported the effects of Shear Line. | On 17 January 2024, the effects of Shear Line continued to bring scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao Region. | On 18 January 2024, continuous heavy rains brought by the effects of Shear Line affec…
(2024-01-30). UAE Golden Visa new rules, you might be eligible! albawaba.com .jpg)
ALBAWABA — With UAE becoming a global hub for talented individuals and those seeking a brighter career feature, demand for the Emirates' Golden Visa has gone up 52% in the first half of 2023, according to the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs, while many are able to successfully apply with an employment in the UAE, the government allows different types of model residents to apply without having a job in the country.The Golden visa is a long-term residency permit for up to 10 years, that is offered to international individuals who wish to live, work, or study in the United Arab Emirates, w…
(2024-01-30). Dossier no. 72: The churning of the global order. mronline.org 
In January 2023, a reporter from Yomiuri Shimbun asked the press secretary of Japan's foreign ministry, Hikariko Ono, for a definition of the term 'Global South'.
(2024-01-30). India is not among the top 10 development partners of Bangladesh. pressenza.com When India promptly felicitated Bangladesh for holding a "free and fair" 12th National Elections, the government leaders in Bangladesh were visibly excited. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on her "victory for a historic fourth consecutive term in the Parliamentary elections" and also said, "We are committed to further strengthen our enduring and people-centric partnership with Bangladesh." | On the eve of the 75th Republic Day of India, a Bangladesh business daily Share Biz in Bangla publishes a damning first-page lead story "India is not among the top…
(2024-01-30). Hong Kong court liquidates failed Chinese property giant. wsws.org The decision followed months of intense negotiations as international creditors moved against Evergrande to get some of their money back.
(2024-01-30). Japan: Jetstar crews strike for pay, union rights. greenleft.org.au 
The union representing pilots and cabin crew at budget airline Jetstar Japan began coordinated strike action ahead of Christmas, after a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations with management, reports Clive Tillman.
(2024-01-30). 24th Annual, California Rosa Parks Day Dinner and California State Capitol Celebration. indybay.org 2024 Rosa Parks Day in California and beyond, we pause to reflect upon Sister Rosa, and remember her example of "Womanity" showcasing dignified faith, work and courage, this special 2024 Black History Month we begin preparations for our 25th Annual Rosa Parks Day Celebration in her winter home of Los Angeles, California.
(2024-01-30). Pakistan says thwarted three 'coordinated' terror attacks in border province. presstv.ir Pakistan says security forces prevented three "coordinated" attacks launched by terrorists in a town some 70 kilometers from the provincial capital of southwestern Balochistan.
(2024-01-29). Strategic Significance Of Macron's Visit To India #MENAFN #Bitcoin #LatestNews #BreakingNews. menafn.com (MENAFN – NewsIn) | By K/Daily News | Colombo, January 30: French President Emmanuel Macron's participation as the Chief Guest at the Indian Independence Day parade in New Delhi on January 26 was an …