Archive for July 2021
[ CSMonitor ] ‘Coup’ in Tunisia: Why Arab Spring’s last light is dimming
With a single announcement, the last embers of the once-blazing Arab Spring were dimmed by what some are calling a constitutional coup in the Arab world’s lone democracy. On Sunday, Tunisia’s populist president, Kais Saied, seized emergency powers for what he pledged would be a 30-day interim period. He dismissed the prime minister and defense…
Read More[ Frontline ] What Is the Fatemiyoun Brigade and Why Does It Make the Taliban Nervous?
In the new FRONTLINE report Leaving Afghanistan, correspondent Najibullah Quraishi investigated how Afghanistan’s neighbors — particularly Iran, through its proxy militia, the Fatemiyoun — are looking to fill the void as America withdraws. Quraishi spoke to Taliban leaders and former fighters who claimed Iran is mobilizing the Shia Fatemiyoun within Afghanistan. In return, a Sunni Taliban leader…
Read More[ SCMP ] China pledges support for Taliban in Afghanistan, but demands end to ETIM ties
Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells delegation there is no room for links with terror group it blames for Xinjiang attacks Taliban spokesman says meeting in Tianjin covered political, economic and security issues as well as peace process China has pledged support for the Taliban’s role in Afghanistan’s reconstruction, while demanding that it cuts ties with the East Turkestan…
Read MoreUpdated Homepage Layout
Around 2-3 weeks ago, we decided to put some of our pretty instagram “quotes” images as part of a good “gateway” to read some of what we think are important news/articles. Today, we decided to swap out our rather messy layout of the news via the categories, into a combined “pinterest” style masonry layout –…
Read More[ The Drive ] China Increasing Its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silos By A Factor Of Ten: Report
Recent satellite imagery shows that China appears to be building another major intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, silo field, the second of its kind to have been identified by analysts in the space of a month. This is a major development, with the analysts responsible for locating it describing it as “the most significant expansion of the…
Read More[ MalayMail ] Johor MP wants Malaysians working in Singapore to get Pfizer Covid-19 jabs instead of Sinovac to prevent commuting hassle
Covid-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer should for now be given to Malaysians who work in Singapore instead of those produced by Sinovac to ensure recognition by Singapore, Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching said today. Teo today sought for assistance and assurance from Khairy Jamaluddin — the coordinating minister for Malaysia’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme —…
Read MoreThe lack of leadership in the UN exposed by the Myanmar crisis
As the monsoon season hits Myanmar, floods turning the plight of the Burmese facing the double threat of both persecution by the military-rules regime and COVID-19 virus into a hellish triple threat. Despite the obvious problem with the military overthrowing the election results, and mandating a one year postponement of a re-election (which there is…
Read More[ The Guardian ] ‘It’s too late’: US doctor says dying patients begging for Covid vaccine
What the US government is calling “the pandemic of the unvaccinated” is playing out in painful ways as some realize too late that they wish they had had the shot, while others hold out even as they suffer in hospital amid a national surge of new Covid-19 infections, primarily caused by the Delta variant. At…
Read More[ The Guardian ] Death toll rises and thousands flee homes as floods hit China
Days of torrential rain and massive flooding have hit China’s Henan province, bursting the banks of rivers, overwhelming dams and the public transport system and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. At least 25 people have been killed and seven are missing in the provincial capital, Zhengzhou.The provincial authorities issued its highest level…
Read MoreMyanmar Reports: 15 – 21 July 2021
Myanmar – #Kokang Army / #Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (#MNDAA) defeated the #Tatmadaw in #Monekoe, #MuSe Township, northern #Shan State, killing 7 junta soldiers and confiscated ammunitions including mortar shells and RPGs – #Chinland Defense Force announced a new unit in #Matupi Township, #Chin State – #CDF-Matupi, which will operate alongside Chin National Front…
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