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Israel erects barbed wire around Lions’ Gate near Jerusalem mosque
March 12, 2024, 6:01 pm
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Israel has erected barbed wire on a fence around the Lions' Gate area adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities said Monday. “This is a dangerous precedent that has never occurred since 1967,” the Jerusalem governor’s… Read More
Health minister regrets SNU medical professors' resignation decision
March 12, 2024, 1:48 pm
SEOUL – Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong expressed deep concerns Tuesday over medical professors' decision to resign, vis-a-vis the ongoing confrontation between the government and striking trainee doctors, vowing efforts to seek a breakthrough. On Monday, medical school professors at Seoul… Read More
South Korean national arrested in Russia on espionage suspicions
March 12, 2024, 1:42 pm
ANKARA – Russian authorities have arrested a South Korean national on espionage suspicions, local media reported. The individual, whose identity has not been disclosed, was detained in Vladivostok and subsequently transported to Moscow for further investigation, according to Seoul-based Yonhap… Read More
License suspension notices sent to some 5,000 defiant trainee doctors
March 11, 2024, 5:45 pm
SEOUL – Prior notices of license suspension have been sent to some 5,000 trainee doctors who defied the return to work order in protest of a plan to boost the number of medical students, the health ministry said Monday. Deputy Health Minister Jun Byung-wang told reporters that it completed… Read More
Egyptian Food Bank prepares food to alleviate hunger in Egypt, Gaza
March 11, 2024, 2:51 pm
CAIRO – Workers and volunteers of non-profit organization Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) are working nonstop to prepare free food boxes for those underprivileged both in Egypt and the neighboring besieged Gaza Strip, as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will start on Monday. Raising the slogan of… Read More
Saudi king calls for halting heinous crimes in Gaza
March 11, 2024, 1:46 pm
RIYADH – Saudi King Salman on Sunday called for halting “heinous crimes” in the Gaza Strip amid the deadly five-month Israeli offensive on the Palestinian enclave. Saudi Arabia is set to observe the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Monday. “It pains us that Ramadan… Read More
Israeli academics urge their government to prevent famine in Gaza
March 11, 2024, 1:09 pm
ANKARA – More than 700 Israeli academics have called on their government to take urgent measures to prevent famine in the Gaza Strip. Israel has waged a deadly military offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 cross-border attack led by Hamas in which some 1,200 people were killed. More than… Read More
Most Arab nations begin Ramadan on Monday
March 11, 2024, 1:01 pm
ANKARA – Most Arab countries are set to celebrate the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday. After the new moon was sighted on Sunday, religious authorities in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates announced that observation of the fasting month will begin… Read More
Sweden lifts aid ban against UNRWA
March 10, 2024, 1:52 pm
LONDON – Sweden announced on Saturday that it is lifting a freeze on aid for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees after the UN warned the Security Council last week of “imminent famine” in the Gaza Strip. The Nordic country pledged to give the initial… Read More
16 killed as flash floods, landslides hit Indonesia
March 10, 2024, 12:30 pm
PADANG, West Sumatra – At least 16 people died as flash floods and landslides hit South Sumatra's Pesisir Selatan District on Saturday, the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency said. "Our current data today showed the number of casualties has increased from 10 to 16, while another seven residents… Read More
Bandits kidnap over 280 students in northwestern Nigeria
March 10, 2024, 11:26 am
KANO, Nigeria – Over 280 primary school students and their teachers have been abducted by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The attackers, locally known as bandits, stormed the Local Education Authority Primary School in Kuriga, a town in the Chikun local government area, on… Read More
UN: Over 9K women killed in 5-month conflict in Gaza
March 10, 2024, 11:04 am
NEW YORK – More than 9,000 women have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the five-month-old conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, and "this must stop," the executive director of UN Women said Friday. At an event marking International Women's Day at the UN's New York headquarters,… Read More
Canada to resume funding for UN agency for Palestine refugees
March 9, 2024, 12:09 pm
TORONTO – Canada announced Friday it is resuming support to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after a decision to pause funding because of Israeli allegations. Several countries, including the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Canada have… Read More
China discovers 100M tons of oil reserve in South China Sea
March 9, 2024, 11:57 am
BEIJING – China's national oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) made an oilfield discovery with a volume of 100 million tons in the eastern South China Sea, the company announced on Friday. The new reserve was found in the Kaiping South Oilfield, 300 kilometers off the coast… Read More
Nurses to expand role in emergency units as trainee doctors walk out
March 9, 2024, 2:58 am
SEOUL – Nurses were authorized to expand their role in the emergency rooms of major hospitals Friday to cope with a shortage of medical staff, as a mass walkout by more than 11,000 trainee doctors entered its 18th day and caused disruptions in health care services. About 92 percent of 13,000… Read More
TikTok faces shutdown threat amid Biden campaign
March 8, 2024, 8:59 pm
ISTANBUL – A House of Representatives bill that aims to ban TikTok in the US drew flak on Thursday, a month after US President Joe Biden’s campaign joined the popular platform in a bid to woo younger voters. “TikTok is at risk of being shut down in the US. Call your representative now,”… Read More
Biden makes case for 2nd presidential term in State of the Union
March 8, 2024, 7:47 pm
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden sought to draw stark contrasts between his policies and those of his Republican predecessor and likely election opponent, ex-President Donald Trump, during his State of the Union address on Thursday evening. With just eight months to go until Election Day,… Read More
Sweden officially becomes 32nd member of NATO
March 8, 2024, 2:28 pm
WASHINGTON – Sweden officially became NATO's 32nd member as the US received accession instruments Thursday. It came almost two years after Sweden applied to join the military alliance following the start of the Russian war on Ukraine in February 2022. “Good things come to those who wait,”… Read More
Biden determined not to use US troops in Ukraine
March 8, 2024, 1:58 pm
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden said he is determined not to use US troops in Ukraine in his State of the Union address. "They are not asking for American soldiers. In fact, there are no American soldiers at war in Ukraine. And I am determined to keep it that way," he said. The US… Read More
Trump challenges Biden to debate
March 7, 2024, 6:45 pm
WASHINGTON – Former US President Donald Trump challenged Wednesday President Joe Biden to a debate, saying he is ready to face off against him “anytime.” "It is important, for the good of our country, that Joe Biden and I debate issues that are so vital to America, and the American People.… Read More
