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​Away from home: On the plight of the Indian worker
19 hours, 59 minutes ago

​Away from home: On the plight of the Indian worker

The Hindu  

The story of 16 Indian workers allegedly deceived into working under inhumane conditions in Libya highlights the persistent issue of labour exploitation faced by millions of Indians abroad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Kuwait has brought attention to the plight of Indian workers, particularly those in labour camps. Despite Mr. Modi’s acknowledgment of Kuwait’s support for its over …

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No wonder the royals don't want Andrew and Fergie around for Christmas... Just look at the company the disgraced Duke of York keeps, says ANDREW LOWNIE
2 days, 1 hour ago

No wonder the royals don't want Andrew and Fergie around for Christmas... Just look at the company the disgraced Duke of York keeps, says ANDREW LOWNIE

Daily Mail  

As Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson spend a desultory Christmas alone at the Royal Lodge, while more than 40 members of the Royal Family celebrate 125 miles away in Sandringham, they may well feel a pang of regret over the Duke's associations. Paedophile Epstein, 66, killed himself in prison in 2019 while Maxwell remains locked up at FCI …

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What will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts
2 days, 21 hours ago

What will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print So far, Syria’s transition has been surprisingly smooth. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook …

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Indian workers stranded in Libya: Government says working to secure exit permits
3 days, 14 hours ago

Indian workers stranded in Libya: Government says working to secure exit permits

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that it was actively assisting the group of Indian workers who were trapped in Libya due to a lack of proper documentation four months ago. Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Indian workers had travelled to Libya's Benghazi via Dubai without valid paperwork, leading …

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A ‘miracle’: Pakistani survivor of a deadly Mediterranean sea crossing
3 days, 14 hours ago

A ‘miracle’: Pakistani survivor of a deadly Mediterranean sea crossing

Al Jazeera  

A harrowing journey costing $7,000 and the lives of many of his compatriots was ‘not worth the risk’, Hassan Ali says. ‘Never, ever take this route.’ Islamabad, Pakistan – When Hassan Ali fell into the icy waters of the Mediterranean Sea, he thought of his two children – of their smiles, their hugs and his hopes for their future. “I’d …

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With Assad gone in Syria, is Russia turning to Libya for new base in West Asia & Africa?
6 days, 5 hours ago

With Assad gone in Syria, is Russia turning to Libya for new base in West Asia & Africa?

Firstpost  

Following the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria, there are increasing signs that Russia is looking at Libya as the next hub in West Asia and North Africa region This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies on Friday shows an Antonov An-124 heavy transport aircraft preparing to load equipment at Khmeimim airbase in Syria. While Russia cannot recreate …

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UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in Libya
6 days, 18 hours ago

UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in Libya

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. official in Libya announced a new initiative Monday to overcome a three-year deadlock and move the divided oil-rich North African nation toward a national election. The U.N. deputy special envoy for Libya, Stephanie Koury, told the U.N. Security Council that as a first step, the U.N. political mission in Libya known as UNSMIL intends …

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Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US and Western officials say
1 week ago

Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US and Western officials say

CNN  

CNN — Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, according to two US officials and a western official familiar with the intelligence. US and western intelligence suggests that Russian officials have been trying to determine whether Hayat Tahrir al Sham, the main rebel group …

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Gunmen clash in a Libyan city and fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery
1 week, 1 day ago

Gunmen clash in a Libyan city and fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Clashes broke out Sunday between armed groups in a western Libyan city, trapping residents in their homes and causing fires in the country’s second largest oil refinery, officials said. The clashes also caused “severe damage” to storage tanks in the Zawiya oil refinery, the Libyan National Oil Corp. said. Bullets hit oil tanks, leading to “dangerous” fires, it …

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Russian cargo plane departs Syria for Libya, more flights expected, official says
1 week, 2 days ago

Russian cargo plane departs Syria for Libya, more flights expected, official says

Hindustan Times  

By Tuvan Gumrukcu Russian cargo plane departs Syria for Libya, more flights expected, official says LATAKIA, Syria -A Russian cargo plane departed from Russia's air base in the Syrian port city of Latakia for Libya on Saturday, a Syrian security official stationed outside the facility said, following rebels' overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad last weekend. The official told Reuters that …

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Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy
1 week, 4 days ago

Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy

Firstpost  

With Russian and Iranian influence almost over in Syria, America’s biggest concern is the resurgence of Islamic State, not democracy Rebel fighters ride in a vehicle after they seized Damascus and ousted President Bashar in Syria, December 9, 2024. “It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country,” …

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Tunisia to Syria: Instability prevails in all Arab Spring countries
2 weeks ago

Tunisia to Syria: Instability prevails in all Arab Spring countries

Firstpost  

Even as Arab Spring sought democracy after removing dictators, long periods of political instability, Islamist violence, and rise of new autocrats followed in West Asian and North African nations where Arab Spring toppled regimes More than a decade after the Arab Spring began in Tunisia, the anti-establishment movement finally materialised in Syria over the weekend. One autocrat replaced another in …

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How Syria has become a pawn in global power play
2 weeks ago

How Syria has become a pawn in global power play

Firstpost  

The shifting geopolitics due to the Iran-Israel conflict, the Russia-Ukraine war, and alleged support from Turkey helped Syrian rebels to succeed in their game plan; the future of Syria now remains uncertain and dependent on the interests of the regional powers With the fall of Damascus, the supposedly inalterable authoritarian Bashar al-Assad regime came to an end. The fall of …

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Syria greets new dawn as Bashar al-Assad flees amid rebel uprising: List of leaders who fled their countries
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria greets new dawn as Bashar al-Assad flees amid rebel uprising: List of leaders who fled their countries

Live Mint  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left for an unknown destination, as reported by Reuters citing officials. Dhaka: In this Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 file photo, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves the country in a helicopter as protesters storm the prime minister's palace, according to reports, in Dhaka. Rajapaksa President Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Fled Sri Lanka in July …

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Retreat of Syrian forces threatens ‘Saigon Moment’ for Russia
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Retreat of Syrian forces threatens ‘Saigon Moment’ for Russia

Live Mint  

A fast-advancing rebel offensive in Syria threatens to dislodge Russia from a strategic linchpin that Moscow has used for a decade to project power in the Middle East, in the Mediterranean and into the African continent. “To see Russian planes leave Syria as rebel forces move onward towards their air bases, and their assets in Damascus fall, this would be …

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How global powerplay and terrorism have rekindled Syrian conflict
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

How global powerplay and terrorism have rekindled Syrian conflict

Firstpost  

West Asia is never quiet. As if the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon are not enough, let alone the simmering ones in Libya, Yemen, and Sudan, the past week’s conflagration in Syria has yet again proved that the causes of conflict must also be definitively addressed, especially when a highly complex situation is allowed to take deeper, divisive roots …

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Armed men in speedboats make off with women and children when a migrants’ dinghy deflates off Libya
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Armed men in speedboats make off with women and children when a migrants’ dinghy deflates off Libya

Associated Press  

MILAN — Armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a rubber dinghy carrying some 112 migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea started deflating off Libya’s coast, a humanitarian aid group said Friday. Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said. One speedboat had …

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Militia detains 300 migrants in the desert in Libya’s effort to contain sea crossings
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Militia detains 300 migrants in the desert in Libya’s effort to contain sea crossings

Associated Press  

TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan military officials said Monday they apprehended hundreds of migrants traversing the country’s vast desert hoping to ultimately cross the Mediterranean Sea in pursuit of a better life in Europe. The 444 Brigade, a powerful militia group that operates under the auspices of the Libyan army, said in a statement that its patrolling commanders detained more than …

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With nowhere else to go, Sudanese refugees in Lebanon plead for evacuation
4 weeks ago

With nowhere else to go, Sudanese refugees in Lebanon plead for evacuation

Al Jazeera  

What options are left for the refugees increasingly terrified of Israel’s war on Lebanon? Beirut, Lebanon – On November 10, Sudanese asylum seekers gathered to listen to Abdel Baqi Othman in a cafe in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. The well-respected Sudanese activist spoke passionately about how Sudanese asylum seekers were trapped between the civil war in their homeland and Israel’s invasion …

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ICC prosecutor urges nations to help arrest 6 Libyans allegedly linked to a brutal militia
1 month ago

ICC prosecutor urges nations to help arrest 6 Libyans allegedly linked to a brutal militia

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya and other nations Tuesday to help arrest six men allegedly linked to a brutal militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020. The prosecutor said the victims’ determination “gives rise to renewed hope that things …

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Nigeria boycott Libya match after players ‘locked in airport without food or drink for 12 hours’
2 months, 1 week ago

Nigeria boycott Libya match after players ‘locked in airport without food or drink for 12 hours’

The Independent  

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The International Criminal Court unsealed war crimes arrest warrants for 6 Libyan suspects
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The International Criminal Court unsealed war crimes arrest warrants for 6 Libyan suspects

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court unsealed arrest warrants Friday for six men allegedly linked to a brutal Libyan militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said his investigation has gathered evidence “indicating that Tarhunah residents have been subjected to …

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The International Criminal Court unsealed war crimes arrest warrants for 6 Libyan suspects
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The International Criminal Court unsealed war crimes arrest warrants for 6 Libyan suspects

The Independent  

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The EU is failing to dissuade African migrants despite spending billions, auditors say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The EU is failing to dissuade African migrants despite spending billions, auditors say

The Independent  

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