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Graduating Batch Of Soldiers Allied To The Arab Coalition Was Attacked In An Unknown Missile Strike There is no respite to the people of Yemen, as yet again, an incident of a missile fired by an Iran-aligned Houthi group struck a military parade. This attack has reportedly killed at least seven people and injured several government-allied southern separatist forces who control the area in the town of al-Dhalea . Ruining the graduation ceremony for recruits to the Security Belt forces , Houthis have not claimed responsibility of the attack. But strangely, it is an indication of this as the Security Belt forces are aligned Yemen's government and a part of the coalition that has been fighting against the Houthi rebels. They are also backed by the United Arab Emirates and looks like a direct attack against the country. The town of al-Dhalea is controlled by southern separatist forces. It lies on the main south-to-north road linking the southern port

America has stopped sending its well trained sniffer dogs to Egypt and Jordon after maltreatment has been discovered As a whistle blower discloses the inhuman condition of canine explosive expert dogs abroad, America decided to bring its heroes back As if war atrocities weren’t enough, American bomb sniffer dogs are being reportedly kept in kennels and refused to be released by government agencies in Egypt and Jordon. It has been discovered that many of them died due to heat strokes, and malnutrition.   After a report was put together post a whistleblower's complaint to the State Department Office of the Inspector General, the US has stopped sending its sniffer champions to both the countries. Further, three out of 10 dogs provided to Egypt in August 2018 have already met with untimely deaths. This has been confirmed in the inspector general’s report. Also, the Egyptian authorities till date have refused to cooperate with the US personnel and did no

Senate non willingness to get witnesses over a fair trail might delay the impeachment proceedings People have mixed reactions over Trump's impeachment The impeachment proceedings of the US President Donald Trump has hit a roadblock in the absence of witnesses and some bit on non-clarity over rules. While the House voted last week in favour of the Impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, she would be withholding the articles to the Republican-controlled Senate before the year-end break unless she had clarity over the rules and witnesses to appear at the trial. Apparently, both houses of Congress are on recess while Trump is in Florida till the year end.   However, lawmakers are positive that the congressional leaders will reach a deal and be able to send the two articles to the Senate soon. In order to present a fair trial, the Democrats would like to call witnesses, which the White House has been denying. These include acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney,

Erdogan driven plan to resettle Syrian refugees could be a portent mixture of ambitious and greed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitious plan to resettle the more than 3 million displaced Syrian refugees is a great humanitarian effort. But it may not be without the needs for doing away with Kurdish inhabitants after all. The northern Syrian 20 kilometer stretch which Erdogan has been vying for, is home to many Kurdish inhabitants that include participants from the Kurdish forces too. In November, in the UN General Meeting, Erdogan presented a lengthy well documented plan for re-homing all the displaced refugees. But the establishment of this safe zone will have its consequences. For one, we are not sure if Erdogan’s assertion of this ‘voluntary’ movement is actually something the displaced Syrian population really wants. Having stayed away from the war torn region, Syrian refugees have found their peace in Turkish territories. Also, there is a risk

Human rights organizations across the world have been requesting nations to take back women and children of ISIS militants.  According to AFP reports, as many as 60 children born under the Daesh ‘caliphate’ in Iraq and Syria are legal UK citizens. Th ey are currently living in the region, in many cases with their mothers. But they have not been accepted back into their country.  Humanitarian organization Save the Children has confirmed that as many 300 children might have lost their lives post the exit of the caliphate.   Of these, 25 women had escaped with 60 children but did not get any consulate support despite escaping terror group territories. These children are going through a harrowing time in war prone zones.   “Many have injuries or disabilities from the fighting, confirms George Graham, Save the Children’s lead on protecting children in conflict. Children above the age of 10 have been inflicted with sexual and physical abuse. A report from the

Chinese officials get expelled the first in 30 years for loitering into US military restricted site  Sparks of the US China trade war are flying all over the two countries relations  While on one side China is trying to compromise and come to terms with someone else being more powerful right now, its arch trade opponent the United States has done away with two of its officials, on charges of espionage . Both were Chinese embassy officials who seem to have ventured into a sensitive U.S. military facility in Virginia in September this year. The incident gives more teeth to a US allegation on China going out of its way to strengthen its intelligence gathering capabilities with regards to the United States. This has been another bone of contention between the superpowers already locked horns over a trade war that showed some signs of thawing last week. Surprisingly, this is for the first time that the US has actually expelled two officials. Indeed, the tensi

With the Lebanese banks running out of currency, Syria is also on the receiving end With cash crunch in Lebanese Banks, Syrian economy is under added pressure Syria cannot avoid facing a ripple effect to a situation starting in the face of Lebanon. Both economies are interconnected and this has never been as obvious as it has become now.   Strangely so, while the civil war broke in Syria in 2011, businessmen back home continue to use their transferred funds to do business through Lebanese banks. The Lebanese pound is escalating and has come to 1500 to a US dollar. Traders are giving it away for 2000 to a US dollar. So liquid cash has gone dry and so is the Syrian population feeling the suffocation. They could avoid sanctions and do trade. The link became more prominent and redefined the previous link where Syrian labor is known to have rebuild Lebanon till 1990. Syrians source their fuel through Lebanese ports, another reason of worry, as the latter is in a tussle f

China has made used of powerful financial and PR tools to mellow down the criticism around its treatment of a minority Muslim community In a strongly worded letter that originated from Indonesia, the clerics questioned the Chinese treatment of the Uighurs. But instead of giving any justification of their treatment, Beijing influenced media opinion through paid trips and bolstered positive feedback. The world had been trying to bring maltreatment to notice, but effective and false PR can have its own affect.    Chinese government has used PR tools to its advantage and influence positive image of the detainment of Uighurs in so called re-educational camps   This is a strategy closer to the Qatar’s treatment of misinformation, which is covered up with fan trips, luxurious stays and media freebees. The small but rich Middle Eastern nation is known to hide human rights violations through paid PR. The Wall Street Journal carried out independent investigations, where i

Australia is refusing to take onus of it citizens stuck in Syrian refugee camp as reports of a new born baby delivered to a Sydney woman floods the media  ISIS surviving wives and children also comprise some foreign nationals that are seeking repatriation by respective countries Millions of foreign refugees are braving food shortage and bitter winters in the Al-Hawl camp in Syria. A Sydney woman Rayan Hamdoush recently gave birth to a baby boy. She is amongst the 67 refugees caught in the camp awaiting repatriating. Of these 47 are children under the age of five years. The camp has been primarily home to the captured wives and children of Islamic State fighters, in the now-contested north-east of Syria. Earlier on, there have been reports of violence and unrest from the camp, where women have developed power camps and children and learning to make bombs from odd things available. The United Nations and other humanitarian organizations have been appealing to co

This century is witnessing the worst atrocities against civilised population and Human Rights violation that has rocked Middle East countries and regions cut by civil war..... Human rights violation has been the worst in most of those parts of the Middle East where countries are undergoing civil war or civilians led disobedience movements. Iraq for example is the latest example of a civilian led disobedience which has somehow been ignored by most Human Rights organisations.   These include the Human Rights Watch and the United Nations too. It seems the role of politics has made then take a backseat and play it safe. Iraq is being supported by Iran on the military front, where armed police have been attacking peaceful protesters in an attempt to silence their voices.   After being systematically cut off from the Internet for weeks together earlier and then being restored, the social media is still flowing with stories of atrocities.   Iraq’s government is ign

Iran will get help from any other nation that is out to needle the US Iran has purposefully moved towards a resistance budget to get back at the United States.  Prime Minister Hassan Rouhani has informed the parliament that it has sort help from  Russia that is now offering Tehran a loan of $billion to revive its strained economy.  With the new budget, Iran has come up with a strategy that will depend less on oil revenues and more on other things, that are not affected by America’s ‘crippling embargoes’. Undeniably,Tehran is facing an economic crisis. With the equation with Untied States going from sour to bitter, Iran has been in desperate needs of funds to revive its economy.  Also, it is in pressure to reduce the prices of its escalating gasoline prices, due to severe sanctions slapped on it. Speaking to the Parliament, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said,“Next year, similar to the current year, our budget is a budget of resistance and perseveranc

Californian officials are demanding release of housing voucher by Donald Trump to ease off the pressing housing crises in their largely populated state  California is requesting Mr. Donald Trump’s to stop withholding federal housing vouchers that could benefit 50,000 homeless people. The state’s governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency with homeless nowhere to go and winter hitting temperatures to the lowest due to a world climatic crises. This comes in the wake of systematic evacuation of illegal settlement of homeless around California, which has picked up steam in the last few weeks. The issuance of federal housing vouchers was a program designed to assist low-income families, the elderly and the disabled find affordable homes in the private market. The programme was started at the time of the Great Depression in the 1960s and since then has existed to help the needing in states of the United States. According to the Department of Housing and

Turkey has been forced to tow the line with its NATO partners for the sake of other's sovereignty for a change All hope is not lost as strong leadership among NATO alliances work to keep Turkey's volatility into check. (French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel along with American President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan) Turkey’s self serving negotiations with NATO allies has backfired as the latter asked Istanbul for explanations over purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia. Reiterating the mission with which the NATO alliance for formulated, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was in his right when he said that Turkey's S-400 system was incompatible with NATO. In (probably) favouring Russia over the US, Ankara has strained its relations with Washington and other NATO members. It is known to have tested the recently purchased S-400 system on US-made jets. Turkey has been recently seen as

  It is not really her background that has gone against this promising presidential candidate.... Kamala Harris is a biracial candidate who has now pulled herself off the 2020 Election campaign for presidency A promising democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has pulled herself off the race citing reasons of low election campaign funds. But critics feel that is not the real reason for her to calling it a day. The half Indian, half Jamaican American citizen feels the “people are not ready for a woman president and that also black.” It seems the American psyche is still drenched in conventionalism and tradition that goes back to their roots. Barack Obama calling the shots, being a black man in America, is a monumental victory for the coloured community. He ran for two successful terms and made the life easy and affordable for America. Under his leadership the United States did see growth and enjoyed stability.   Maybe the same cannot be