The mobilisation follows Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s warning that his forces would repel any attacks by their enemies. Three Ethiopian regions previously untouched by the war in Tigray confirmed on Thursday that they were deploying forces to back military operations there, signalling a potential widening of the conflict. The reinforcements …

The spokesman for the Afghan government’s negotiating team in Doha said the offer from the armed group was a ‘big demand’. The Taliban have offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of thousands of fighters held in prisons, a top Afghan government negotiator said on Thursday, as the …

By thinking more creatively, countries can turn the fact of ageing and declining populations into an opportunity.The COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated, at least temporarily, the global trend towards lower fertility rates. Statistics from late 2020, nine months after the first lockdowns kicked in, show a sharp decline in the …

L’efficacité du vaccin est désormais plus rapide en France que dans tous les pays européens. Formidable. Quel sera le prochain miracle ? Il aura suffi que le président Macron apparaisse à la télévision, avec la Tour Eiffel en arrière-plan, et annonce son nouveau plan de lutte contre le Covid-19, pour …

Zanim Trybunał Konstytucyjny odebrał unijnemu sądowi prawo wkraczania w polski ustrój sędziów, TSUE uprzedził wyrok i zawiesił Izbę Dyscyplinarną. Klincz się zacieśnia. Rzut oka na środową transmisję z posiedzenia TK z zajętymi 5 z 15 foteli sędziowskich. To był smutny widok. Najważniejszy sąd w Polsce, w jednej trzeciej składu, orzekł, …

411th Battalion Commander Lt.-Col. Raz Haimlich said that it “can go either way.” With the Lebanese economy in a free fall, the IDF is concerned there may be an increase of drug smuggling and infiltrations of migrant workers or refugees along the northern border. “The Lebanese economy is not good, …

Israel considers Iran’s nuclear program as the number one concern. It would take one year to make a nuclear bomb – intel reports. The Israeli military has reportedly asked for a major budget increase so that it can strengthen its attack capabilities should it need to attack Iran’s nuclear program. …

Iranian expats support Israelis in light of the latest attacks by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which are sponsored by Iran. A delegation of Iranian dissidents and expatriates plans to pay a solidarity visit to Israel next week with officials from the Trump administration. The mission is being organized by …

The Afghan IT sector, one of the few success stories from the war-ravaged nation, now threatened by continued conflict. When 30-year-old Ali Atayee enrolled for his first computer lessons as an Afghan refugee child growing up in Iran, he knew then this is what he would like to pursue as …

Operation Allies Refuge will start evacuating Afghan interpreters and fixers by the end of the month, the Biden administration announced on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen how many of the tens of thousands who aided U.S. troops over the past 20 years will be able to complete that …