Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, decided to shut Al Jazeera , Qatar’s Al Jazeera office in Israel. Al Jazeera, Shut Down in Israel This move came after the Parliament of Israel gave consent to a law which gives power to the senior ministers in the government to close down those international news agencies and networks that might cause a potential threat to the security of the country. Israel has put allegations on Al Jazeera for provoking their Arab viewers against their country. After this, Prime Minister Netanyahu, has decided to take action to close down the news station as…
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In the recent local elections in Turkey, the opposition party achieved huge election victories in Turkish cities of Istanbul and Ankara. Election Results Stun Recep Tayyip Erdogan The election results have astounded the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He was hoping to take back control over these important cities. The third time Prime Minister, was in the forefront of the election campaign of Istanbul, as mentioned in a news article of BBC. Istanbul, which is a major economic hub, inhabited by more than 15 million , is very close to Mr. Erdogan’s heart because he was born and brought up…
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, HRCP The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, HRCP has raised some serious concerns over violations. It has raised concern over internet disruptions and frequent power outages in Gilgit-Baltistan which is a Pakistan occupied region. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has asked for the return of a young girl, of 13 who was abducted. Press Conference over Human Rights Violence As reported by Dawn,a press conference was conducted on March 29,2024 by Munizae Jahangir, who is the Co-Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan along with the Regional Coordinator Israruddin Israr, Yasmin Kreem a prominent…
The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis survived a no-confidence vote on March 28th, over the horrifical accident of train crash in 2023. The train crash accident killed over 57 people. As per the media reports there has been a major play upon the evidences. The Leftist parties , which are in the opposition have blatantly blamed the Conservative government of not telling the truth and hiding it about the collision of the freight train to a passenger train in Greece. This is considered to be one of the most horrific accident in the history of Greece. Train Crash Incident…
Baltimore Bridge The Baltimore Key bridge is a 2.4 km long bridge. The bridge collapsed , pushing down eight construction workers into the water. The search still continues for four of the eight workers, while the bodies of the two workers were found on March 27th, while the remaining two were reduced on the day of the collapse itself. The investigating experts are still in search for the reason behind the crash. They are trying to recover the data as it will prove beneficial to understand how the did the ship malfunctioned that day. As reported by BBC, the experts…
A Brief About the Same-Sex Marriage Bill Same-sex marriage bill passed with great majority in the lower house of Thai parliament. Thailand has become the first country in the Southeast Asia to recognise same- sex marriage and the third country in the Asian continent to recognise and legalise gay marriage. In the Asian continent, Taiwan and Nepal are the only countries that have recognised same-sex marriage. Now, Thailand is set to be the third one , joining the list. The Supreme Court of India, postponed the judgment in October. The bill was passed with 400 votes in support and merely…
Fine Gael Party’s , Simon Harris , 37 year old Indian origin will be the youngest to become Prime Minister of Ireland. After Leo Varadkar’s sudden resignation, Simon Harris will take charge of the PM’s position. He will take charge of Taoiseach, the Prime Minsiter’s office from April 9,2024, once the Parliament reconvenes. As per Al Jazeera, once the Parliament reconvenes, Fine Gael Party will move ahead with its coalition parties. Who is Simon Harris? Irish politician, Simon Harris, became the leader of Fine Gael ,in 2024. In the past he has held some key positions. Since 2016, he has…
Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak is planning to unveil a $252 million investment in UK’s nuclear deterrent and nuclear energy. Sunak’s government said on March 24th that they will announce a “ national endeavor” on March 25th, to settle and secure the future of the nuclear energy industries and also of nuclear submarine building. These projects are also going to support over 40,000 new jobs in the process. In the press release the Rishi Sunak’s office said that that the government is planning to partner with leading industries like Rolls-Royce and EDF , Babcock and BAE Systems to…
The voters in Slovakia, went ahead with on March 23, 2024, to elect a successor to the Slovakia’s first female President, Zuzana Caputová. Who is Zuzana Caputová? Zuzana Čaputová is the first female to hold the position of President . Also she is the youngest President in the the history of the country. She happens to be not only a politician but also a lawyer and environmental activist. Zuzana Čaputováis is the fifth president since 2019. She got elected as the President when she was 45 years of age. Čaputová is believed to strongly backing Ukraine. She is supporting…
27 Nobel Laureates have written an open letter, demanding the release of political prisoners’ in Belarus. This also includes the release of Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. Humanitarian Catastrophe The situation in Belarus is a “humanitarian catastrophe” as said by the Nobel Laureates. They feel that the repression in Belarus needs to end as soon as possible. Belarus, is a small country in Europe and it is a neighbor of Russia. The open letter says that in Belarus, many citizens have left the country, many have been mistreated, more than 50,000 people have been undergone political repression…