newarab (2024-02-04). Qatar PM warns of disaster in Gaza if UNRWA funding stops. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-04). Jordan makes Asian Cup semi-final, dedicates wins to Gaza. newarab.com Jordan is dedicating its wins at the Jordan advanced to the semi-finals by beating Tajikistan 1-0 Friday, ending the Central Asian team's dream run at the tournament. | Speaking to The New Arab's Arabic-sister site after the game, Jordan's Musa al-Taamari said the victory was…

tvbrics (2024-02-04). Cuba and India agree to increase cooperation in the audiovisual sector. tvbrics.com The GAFX 2024 conference demonstrated the South Asian country's interest in strengthening ties with Cuba…

Editor (2024-02-04). US Strikes in Iraq and Syria Kill About 40, Including Civilians. scheerpost.com

mforinoco (2024-02-04). US Says It Carried Out Airstrikes on 85 Targets Inside Iraq and Syria. orinocotribune.com The United States says it has carried out airstrikes on 85 targets inside Iraq and Syria. | The US began what it called "retaliatory strikes" against targets inside Iraq and Syria on Friday, claiming that those who were responsible for a recent deadly attack against American forces in Jordan were targetted. | The US Central Command claimed the targets include depots of rockets, missiles and unmanned drones. | "The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions," US Central Command said on social media. | The US president said the strikes will continue at times and places of Washington's choosing. | Joe Bid…

Lillian Mongeau Hughes, Scheer Post. (2024-02-04). More 'Navigators' Are Helping Women Travel To Have Abortions. popularresistance.org Chloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost of an abortion and, increasingly, the interstate travel many of them need to get the procedure. | "What price did they quote you?" Bell asked a woman from New Jersey who had called the organization's hotline seeking money to pay for an abortion. Her appointment was the next day. | "They quoted me $500," said the woman, who was five weeks pregnant when she spoke to Bell in November. She gave permission for a journalist to listen to the call on the condition that she not be named. | "We can definitely…

Larry Johnson (2024-02-04). Ukraine's Leadership Soap Opera Continues to Boil. sonar21.com Happier Times for the Troubled Couple | Oh my. The sad tale of a bromance gone bad. I guess Zaluzhny and Zelensky won't be hugging it out. | Looks like Ukraine's General Zaluzhny has more lives than a cat. There were news reports every day for the last week that Zaluzhny was out. We were informed last weekend that the comedian, Zelensky, fired Zaluzhny in a face-to-face meeting and Zaluzhny told him to stick it. (For my foreign readers who are not native English speakers the phrase, "stick it", means that Zelensky should shove the suggestion up his anal canal. Given Zelensky's proven prowess as a penis piano p…

Sushovan Dhar (2024-02-04). ADB violates its own safeguard policies in Nepal Hydropower Project. cadtm.org

Pressenza Philippines (2024-02-04). BCU Partners with GVS, C&E P.H.I., and WCCI for Community Outreach. pressenza.com Supporting DepEd's Brigada Pagbasa at Bagnen Elementary School & Gotang Primary School: | by Genevieve Balance Kupang | A Joint Initiative Featuring Book Donations, Storytelling, and Cultural Exchanges: | A literary event at the Bagnen Elementary School and Gotang Primary School in Bauko, Mountain Province demonstrated Baguio Central University's (BCU) and partner organization's steadfast commitment to Community Extension Services (CES) and the promotion of literacy beyond its campuses. Several key departments including the Graduate School, College of Business Administration, College of Teacher Ed…

teleSUR, JCM (2024-02-04). Gran Caravana Furia Bolivariana llega a Caracas. telesurtv.net Este 4 de febrero se celebran en Venezuela los 32 años de aquella rebelión cívico militar liderada por el comandante Hugo Chávez.

mauinews.com (2024-02-04). Israel should comply with ICJ's rulingIt is a bitter twist of history that 75 years after the horrors of the Holocaust saw the UN adopt the genocide convention, Israel is likely to find itself in the dock of the international court of justice accused of being intent on destroying the Palestinians "in whole or in part".

reuters.com (2024-02-03). U.S. launches strikes in Iraq, Syria, nearly 40 reported killedThe White House said the United States had informed Iraq ahead of strikes. Baghdad later accused the United States of deception, saying a U.S. claim of coordination with the Iraqi authorities was "unfounded".

Linda Pentz Gunter (2024-02-02). What a Turkey: Hinkley Point C Costs Hit a New High. counterpunch.org The Great Mosque of Mecca is considered the most expensive building in the world at $115.2 billion. Right behind it comes….a nuclear power plant! The two-reactor 3,260MW Hinkley Point C nuclear site still under construction in the UK will now cost at least £46 billion ($59 billion) according to the latest figures released by its developer,

tvbrics (2024-02-02). India's Finance Ministry: The country's economy to grow by 7 per cent in the next financial year. tvbrics.com This forecast has been made on the basis of strong domestic demand…

ecns.cn (2024-02-02). TikTok reenters Indonesia with GoTo deal. ecns.cn Short-video app TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company Byte-Dance, has completed its deal to take control of Tokopedia, an e-commerce unit of Indonesia's biggest internet and tech firm PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). TikTok reenters Indonesia with GoTo deal. ecns.cn Short-video app TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company Byte-Dance, has completed its deal to take control of Tokopedia, an e-commerce unit of Indonesia's biggest internet and tech firm PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-02). Kamikaze drones strikes US base in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) United States forces illegally deployed in the Al-Omar oil field, in the northeastern province of Deir Ezzor, came under attack by three drones, media reported.

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-02). Qatar Says Hamas Received Hostage Proposal 'Positively,' But No Deal Yet. news.antiwar.com A Qatari official told Reuters on Thursday that Hamas has received the latest hostage deal proposal "positively" but said there was no agreement yet. The comments came after Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said Hamas gave its "initial positive confirmation" to the proposal, which many took as the Palestinian group accepting the deal. But Hamas swiftly …

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-02-02). Iraqi Parliament Calling To Ditch US Dollar For Oil Trade. popularresistance.org The Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament made a statement on 31 January calling for the sale of oil in currencies other than the US dollar, aiming to counter US sanctions on the Iraqi banking system. | "The US Treasury still uses the pretext of money laundering to impose sanctions on Iraqi banks. This requires a national stance to put an end to these arbitrary decisions," the statement said. | "Imposing sanctions on Iraqi banks undermines and obstructs Central Bank efforts to stabilize the dollar exchange rate and reduce the selling gap between official and parallel rates," it added.

Larry Johnson (2024-02-02). Biden Signs Off on Operation Ground Hog — Bombing Meaningless "targets" in Syria and Iraq. sonar21.com I do not know if the United States will launch its military response to the recent attack on the U.S base in Jordan on Ground Hog's Day, but the target selection is a real world imitation of Bill Murray's iconic movie, Ground Hog's Day. First watch the trailer (so that we're on the same page) and then I will explain why. | To understand what Biden is going to go we need only go back and remind ourselves of what Barack Obama tried to do in 2013 and Donald Trump did in Syria in 2017. Do you remember the fake "sarin" gas attacks allegedly carried out by Syria in 2013 and 2017. Both incidents were staged by…

albawaba (2024-02-02). Saudi Arabia to showcase new police car fleet by Lucid Motors. albawaba.com

ecns.cn (2024-02-02). HK officials clarify fallacies over legislation of Article 23. ecns.cn Hong Kong on Tuesday began a monthlong public consultation about the legislation of Article 23, by way of introducing a new piece of legislation titled Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.

EDWIN (2024-02-02). Six suspects arrested for human trafficking. sanews.gov.za Six suspects arrested for human trafficking | A multi-disciplinary team consisting of various units within the South African Police Service (SAPS), led by the Anti-Kidnapping Task Team, has arrested six suspects on suspicion of human trafficking and kidnapping in Mayfair, Johannesburg. | The six men are expected to face charges of human trafficking, sex trafficking, kidnapping and extortion. They are expected to appear before court today. | Two Indian women, aged between 20 and 24 years, have since been rescued. | The team, consisting of private security, received intelligence on a Johannesburg-based human traffi…

The Independent (2024-02-02). Mulago ordered to pay Sh50 million for missing baby. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court has ordered Mulago Hospital to pay sh50 Million to a 47-year-old woman as compensation for psychological torture and trauma she suffered when she lost her baby. In his ruling, Justice Phillip Odoki observed that the failure of Mulago Hospital to give Nakayima …

geo.tv (2024-02-02). Largest Muslim congregation after Hajj begins in Bangladesh. geo.tv Five million devotees are expected to attend the congregations this year…

albawaba (2024-02-02). Drone attacks trigger massive explosions at American military base in Syria. albawaba.com

Staff (2024-02-02). A decade of educational challenges for Muslims in India. muslimmirror.com By: Sumna Sadaqat Education provides the impetus to think critically and thus shapes an individual's personality and gives the ability to constructively and assertively voice opinions. As a student, one hopes to attain education in order to learn new concepts, and expose oneself to ideals necessary for leading a fair and purposeful life. On the …

Sushovan Dhar (2024-02-02). ADB violates its own safeguard policies in Nepal Hydropower Project. cadtm.org

WSWS (2024-02-02). Australian government continues coverup of 2003 Iraq invasion documents. wsws.org By releasing an "independent review" this week, the Albanese government is trying to keep buried all the key inner-cabinet records about the criminal invasion of Iraq.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-02). Cuba y la Unión Económica Euroasiática coinciden en profundizar la integración y la cooperación. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 de feb (RHC) Intervención del primer ministro de la República de Cuba, Manuel Marrero Cruz, en la reunión del Consejo Intergubernamental Euroasiático, celebrada en Almaty, República de Kazajstán…

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2024-02-02). Friday 3/1: "Method Sampling: How To Build The Future Together" Film Screening & Discussion. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…