US Reportedly Blocks UN Security Council Statement for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire
The US has reportedly blocked a UN Security Council statement on the Israel-Gaza killings, calling for a ceasefire, for the third time in a week.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 17, 2021 | MENA, US, World
The US has reportedly blocked a UN Security Council statement on the Israel-Gaza killings, calling for a ceasefire, for the third time in a week.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 16, 2021 | MENA, US, World
In phone call to Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Joe Biden backs Israel’s ongoing strikes against Gaza, as Israelis level more high-rise buildings.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 15, 2021 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, World
Can the international community halt the killings in Gaza and Israel? Unlikely — but escalating violence inside Israel might build pressure to halt attacks.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 15, 2021 | Iran
Iranian women’s right activist Sara Kord Afshari, serving a 7 1/2-year sentence for protesting v. hijab, is on hunger strike in Tehran’s Qarchak Prison.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 15, 2021 | Brexit, UK, What's New, World
Brexit Jingoism: “If and when UK’s troubles are compounded, the Johnson Government, as well as the tabloids, may be looking to France for a 2nd Brexit War.”
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 15, 2021 | Syria, What's New
Seeking to cover up war crimes of Syria’s Assad regime, a group of UK academics worked with Russian diplomats in four missions from North America to Europe.
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