Tuesday, 09 December 2025

Africa: Alarm as parts of endangered animals sold openly

Added: 05.11.2021 21:29 | 303 views | 0 comments

Traditional medicine plays an important part in many African cultures, but in South Africa, some animal conservationists say endangered and threatened species - such as leopards - are being used to make it.

Tags: South Africa , Animals , Africa , AfD party

Source: www.aljazeera.com

Syrian forces begin new offensive in Eastern Ghouta

Added: 05.11.2021 21:29 | 292 views | 0 comments

Rebel-held enclave near Damascus attacked from multiple fronts, hours after Security Council calls for 30-day truce.

Tags: Syria

Source: www.aljazeera.com

US museum launches 'Poor People's Campaign' exhibition

Added: 05.11.2021 21:29 | 295 views | 0 comments

A museum in Washington, DC has dedicated an exhibition to an iconic human rights movement sparked by Martin Luther King 50 years ago.

Tags: Washington , Mars

Source: www.aljazeera.com

Journalists Invited To Tour One Of Yemen's Safest Cities

Added: 07.11.2017 10:02 | 220 views | 0 comments

The Arab country of Yemen has been devastated by a civil war and famine. The governor of the safest province in Yemen invited journalists to see his boomtown.

Tags: Beer , Journalists

Source: www.npr.org

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Appears To Be Shifting How Power Works In The Kingdom

Added: 06.11.2017 21:49 | 228 views | 0 comments

The move to arrest several Saudi royals — including one of the richest men in the world — shows the kingdom's up-and-coming crown prince shaking things up. But democracy isn't part of the deal.

Tags: Arrests , Prince , Royals

Source: www.npr.org

Iraqi Kurdish Leader Says Region Will Re-evaluate Relationship With U.S. After Referendum

Added: 06.11.2017 21:49 | 218 views | 0 comments

In an interview with NPR, longtime Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani says his people are re-evaluating their close alliance with the U.S. after the U.S. didn't back the failed independence push that led to his resignation.

Tags: Iran , Iraq , Kurds , LEDs

Source: www.npr.org

What Changes In Saudi Arabia's Political Power Mean For U.S.-Saudi Relations

Added: 06.11.2017 21:49 | 222 views | 0 comments

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Gregory Gause, head of the International Affairs department at Texas A&M University, about changes in political power in Saudi Arabia, and what it means for the region and U.S.-Saudi relations.

Tags: Saudi Arabia , Texas

Source: www.npr.org

With Saudi Arrests, Crown Prince Shows He Can Force Change. But It's Not Democracy

Added: 06.11.2017 21:21 | 216 views | 0 comments

The weekend's arrests don't mean Saudi Arabia is opening up to democracy. The rulers are unelected monarchs with a record of jailing critics and minorities. But the sweep of arrests marks a change.

Tags: Arrests , Mars , Prince , Saudi Arabia

Source: www.npr.org

Fall Of Raqqa Delivers Sharp Blow To Islamic State's Media Operation

Added: 06.11.2017 18:51 | 221 views | 0 comments

ISIS suffered an unprecedented drop in media output since the fall of Raqqa, according to BBC Monitoring. The decline suggests the majority of its media operation was based in its de-facto capital.

Tags: ISIS

Source: www.npr.org

Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes

Added: 05.11.2017 13:06 | 219 views | 0 comments

Eleven princes were arrested in Saudi Arabia in what the kingdom calls a corruption sweep. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with H.A. Hellyer of the Atlantic Council.

Tags: Arrests , Corruption , Prince , Saudi Arabia

Source: www.npr.org

11 Saudi Princes Among Dozens Arrested In Apparent Move To Boost King's Son

Added: 05.11.2017 2:26 | 219 views | 0 comments

A new anti-corruption body, formed by King Salman and headed by his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ordered the arrests, in a move reportedly designed to consolidate the crown prince's power.

Tags: Arrests , King Salman , Prince , Sony

Source: www.npr.org

Lebanon's Prime Minister Resigns, Fears Plot On His Life

Added: 04.11.2017 15:15 | 242 views | 0 comments

Saad Hariri made the announcement Saturday in a televised address from Saudi Arabia. Hariri's father, a former prime minister, was assassinated in 2005.

Tags: Prime minister , Saudi Arabia

Source: www.npr.org

As ISIS Promotes Vehicle Attacks, Terrorists Strike In Europe And U.S.

Added: 01.11.2017 16:35 | 226 views | 0 comments

The Islamic State began urging supporters to carry out vehicle attacks last year. Europe, where weapons are harder to obtain, has suffered multiple attacks. Now New York has been hit.

Tags: Beer , ISIS , Islamic State , New York , Strikes

Source: www.npr.org

For Libyans, Benghazi Is A City That Has Come Under Brutal And Chaotic Rule

Added: 31.10.2017 9:01 | 222 views | 0 comments

Thirty-six bodies, some handcuffed, some showing signs of torture, some shot in the head, were found in an open pit near the Libyan city of Benghazi. It was the largest such discovery since the country's civil war.

Tags: OPEC

Source: www.npr.org

Aid Groups Work To Help Syria's Displaced People

Added: 30.10.2017 20:44 | 222 views | 0 comments

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with CARE Country Director Wouter Schaap. The humanitarian organization is ramping up its efforts in Syria where thousands have been displaced by ISIS' presence, the country's civil war and other fighting.

Tags: Beer , Mars , Syria

Source: www.npr.org

Kurdish President Announces Resignation After Independence Vote

Added: 29.10.2017 22:23 | 226 views | 0 comments

After 12 years in power, Kurdish President Massoud Barzani has submitted his resignation and announced that he will not seek another term in office following Kurdistan's referendum on independence last month.

Tags: Kurds , President

Source: www.npr.org

Kurdish President Barzani To Step Down Amid Fallout From Independence Vote

Added: 29.10.2017 19:40 | 216 views | 0 comments

Since Iraq's Kurdish region voted to secede last month, Kurds have reeled from territorial losses. Now, their president and longtime leader, Masoud Barzani, has declared he'll step down Wednesday.

Tags: Kurds , Lost , President

Source: www.npr.org

U.N. Watchdog: Syrian Government Responsible For April Sarin Gas Attack

Added: 27.10.2017 6:15 | 218 views | 0 comments

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirmed in June that the agent used in the attack was sarin. On Thursday, the OPCW said it was sure that the Syrian regime carried it out.

Tags: Chemicals , Government , Syria

Source: www.npr.org

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