Construction has begun on Saudi Arabia’s dystopian 650-foot-wide and 100-mile-long so-called “smart linear city” in the northwestern Tabuk province of the country, video footage shows. The footage was released by the Saudi Arabia-based Ot Sky aerial photography company on Oct. 20. It shows dozens of excavators digging a wide linear trench in the desert to begin laying the…
Construction Starts on Saudi Arabia’s 650-Foot-Wide ‘Smart Linear City’ That Will Run on ‘100 Percent Renewable Energy’
Iran Protests Trigger Solidarity Rallies in US, Europe
WASHINGTON—Chanting crowds marched in the streets of Berlin, Washington, and Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of international support for demonstrators facing a violent government crackdown in Iran, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of that country’s morality police. On the U.S. National Mall, thousands of women and men…
Cholera Outbreak Hits Syrian Refugees Sheltering in Camps in Lebanon
QUB ELIAS, Lebanon—Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has slashed access to clean water and strained hospitals. Lebanon recorded its first cholera case in early October—signalling the return of the bacteria for the first time in 30 years. It now…
Taliban Kill 6 ISIS Members in Raid in Afghan Capital: Spokesman
KABUL—Taliban security forces killed six ISIS terrorists in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a spokesman for Taliban said on Saturday. The ISIS members killed in the raid on their hideout were involved in two major attacks in recent weeks, one on a city mosque and the other on a tutoring institute in…
Australia’s Israel Policy Reversal ‘Most Significant Mistake’ in Years: Opposition Leader
October 19, 2022
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The Albanese government’s flip-flopping over a decision to reverse Australia’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been called the “most significant mistake” made in years by the opposition leader. The Liberal-National party’s Peter Dutton told journalists at a press conference in the Northern Territory on Oct. 19 called the federal Labor government’s behaviour…
US Confirms Saudi-American Citizen Jailed Over Critical Tweets
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) confirmed on Oct. 17 that Saudi-American citizen Saad Ibrahim Almadi has been sentenced to 16 years in prison by Saudi Arabian officials over social media posts he shared while remaining in the United States that were critical of the government. “We have been following the case closely. We have consistently and…
Iranian Climber Elnaz Rekabi, Who Competed Without Hijab, Receives Hero’s Welcome as She Returns to Tehran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-regime demonstrators amid weeks of protests over the Islamic Republic’s mandatory hijab. After landing, Rekabi gave a careful, emotionless interview to Iran’s hard-line state television, saying that…
UAE Says OPEC+ Output Cut Was Correct Decision, No Politics Behind It
October 19, 2022
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ABU DHABI—The United Arab Emirates believes OPEC+ made the correct technical choice when it agreed to cut production targets and the unanimous decision had nothing to do with politics, energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Tuesday. His comments came after several members of the oil producers group endorsed the steep cut to output targets agreed…
Messi Names France and Brazil as Favourites to Win World Cup
MEXICO CITY—Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said defending champions France and Brazil are the favourites to win the World Cup in Qatar as they have a core group of players who have played together for a long time. Messi said Brazil, Germany, France, England and Spain are always labelled favourites to win but the 35-year-old…
Israel Angered by Australian Government’s Decision to Reverse Recognition of Jerusalem as Capital
The Australian left-wing Labor government has created a diplomatic crisis with Israel after it decided on Tuesday to walk back the previous government’s policy of recognising Jerusalem as the capital of the country. Taking to social media on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lipid admonished the Australian government for what he saw as a hasty and…
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