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Palestinian, Jordanian prisoners in Saudi jails deprived of medical treatment, only given sedatives: Official
Apr 21, 2020 03:00The head of the Committee of the Jordanian Political Prisoners in Saudi Arabia, Khader al-Mashaikh, says Palestinian and Jordanian nationals currently being held in jails across Saudi Arabia are denied proper medical treatment, and are simply given sedatives in case of complications.
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Wall Street drops as oil traders cannot give away US crude
Apr 21, 2020 02:58Wall Street tumbled on Monday after US crude futures turned negative for the first time ever, with traders forced to pay to unload crude as the May contract expired during a global economic slump unleashed by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Software firm reports spike in coronavirus-related cyber attacks
Apr 21, 2020 02:49Cyber attacks related to the coronavirus pandemic have seen a spike, reports a software firm.
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Aerial views of empty Athens streets and landmarks as no easing in lockdown
Apr 21, 2020 02:43Silence engulfed Athens cobbled streets, tourists markets and ancient landmarks on Monday (April 20) as authorities said a nation-wide lockdown will continue until April 27 without easing.
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US sanctions on Iran ‘barbaric crime’ amid COVID-19 pandemic, Rouhani tells Italy PM
Apr 21, 2020 01:41President Hassan Rouhani has described the US sanctions against his country amid a coronavirus pandemic as “a barbaric crime”, urging European countries to stand up to such inhumane measures.
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UNICEF appeals for $90m to help West Asia children amid pandemic
Apr 21, 2020 01:15UNICEF has called for $92.4 million in new funds to help combat the effects of the novel coronavirus on poverty-stricken areas in West Asia and North Africa.
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US military morale in decline
Apr 20, 2020 11:26US Navy Vice Admiral Bill Merz, the Commander of the United States' largest forward¬-deployed fleet, recently visited the aircraft carrier reeling from a coronavirus outbreak and admitted the morale for some of its crew was negatively impacted by recent events.
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Save Rohingya Muslims from COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020 11:18For almost three years, Rohingya refugees who have been sheltering in camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, have tried to go home and resume normal life. They want their children to go to school and for families separated by the conflict to be reunited. So far, international attempts to hold Myanmar accountable for crimes against the Rohingya Muslims and improve conditions in Rakhine State have failed.
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COVID-19 was a trigger, but capitalism caused the economic crash in US
Apr 20, 2020 11:13"Now, as Americans sink into an economic depression by reacting so poorly to the coronavirus, Federal Reserve and Trump Treasury policies seek to return us to that “great economy” Trump boasted about before March 2020", says Richard D. Wolff, emeritus professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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Palestinian political prisoners abused by Israel during COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020 11:09According to reports, during the coronavirus pandemic the Zionist regime has continued to practice various forms of torture against Palestinian detainees. Israel has also made it impossible for Palestinian prisoners to have visits from family members inside of its jails, seemingly the only place that social distancing seems to apply for Palestinians. Arrest campaigns have also been ongoing in the West Bank, despite the pandemic and global call from the UN for ceasefire.