“An apartheid regime” – that is the conclusion of a new position paper by Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem, in summing up the impact and goal of Israeli policies and laws towards ... ( read original story ...)
Leading Israeli human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state
A leading Israeli human rights group has begun describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian territories as a single 'apartheid' regime. ( read original story ...)
New SCO president, Tajikistan, pledges deeper cooperation
Tajikistan has vowed to give priority to preventing the spread of the pandemic and eliminating its impact on the social and economic development of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member ... ( read original story ...)
Lawsuit threatens $23B weapons sale to UAE
WASHINGTON ― A small, 2-year-old nonprofit think tank has taken a step that most advocacy organizations never dare try: It has sued the U.S. State Department to derail a $23 billion arms sale to the ... ( read original story ...)
Devastated daughter of Brit, 72, who died from pneumonia in Cambodia mistook cry for help on WhatsApp as ‘silly’ prank
A BRIT who died after lying on the floor of his home in Cambodia with pneumonia for four days, sent desperate WhatsApp messages which were mistaken as a prank. Martin Lynch, 72, sent “strange” ... ( read original story ...)
Daughter didn’t know ‘silly’ messages from dad, 72, were cry for help from Cambodia
The daughter of 72-year-old Martin Lynch, a London-born NHS drugs counsellor, said she had received bizarre WhatsApp messages from him while he lay on the floor at his Cambodian home ... ( read original story ...)
Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for Cambodia
This submission relates to the review of Cambodia under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. ( read original story ...)
Isabel Ivanescu: Syria situation report
Key Takeaway: Salafi-jihadist organizations in Syria are growing more ambitious. Both ISIS and Hurras al-Din have recently carried out attacks in Turkish-controlled areas in which they had not ... ( read original story ...)
Moeen Ali set to miss Sri Lanka series after quarantine extended
Moeen Ali is set to be ruled out of England’s series in Sri Lanka after his period in quarantine was extended.Ali, 33, tested positive for Covid on arrival in the country and his ten-day quarantine ... ( read original story ...)
Battered and bruised, Sri Lanka are a shadow of their former selves
Yet, for all Sri Lanka's faults and form, a series victory for an England side not at full strength would still represent a fine achievement ... ( read original story ...)