Iran-Iraq border, file photo Iran’s military has warned Iraq to secure its border and disarm Kurdish rebels in the Kurdistan Region by September 22. “We will wait until September because the Iraqi government has promised until then,” says Major General Mohammad Bagheiri, the chief of Iran’s armed forces. He said that if this deadline passes…
1. Fresh protection beyond borders While countries are responsible for the conservation and sustainable use of waterways under their national jurisdiction, the high seas now have added protection from such destructive trends as pollution and unsustainable fishing activities. Adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), the “high seas”…
Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection said their first request was that countries allow civilians fleeing Sudan on “a non-discriminatory manner to access their territory”. She said this applied to Sudanese nationals, foreign nationals, and refugees who are being hosted in Sudan, “stateless persons, as well as those who do not have a passport…
António Guterres was addressing an emergency session of the UN Security Council in New York, and again demanded an end to the fighting between troops loyal to Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leader Fatttah al-Burhan, and his deputy on the so-called Transitional Sovereign Council, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemedti”. “It is incumbent…
After Finland’s accession to NATO, Russia announced to strengthen its army on the northwestern borders. The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister says that Russia will strengthen its military capabilities in the western and northwestern regions. It is reported that Russia has taken this step in response to Finland’s expected accession to NATO. On the other hand,…
After three years of strict corona restrictions, China will fully reopen its borders to Hong Kong and Macau from next week. The resumption of regular travel to Hong Kong and Macau will greatly help the battered economies of both cities. According to Macau and Hong Kong authorities, from February 6, travelers entering China from Hong…
