Monthly Archives: January 2024

Pakistan: Corruption Perception Index 2023 ->133

Posted on January 31, 2024 by huecri

[June 4 2023 money-laundering indictment postponed ] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/03/why-two-luxury-london-homes-are-at-the-centre-of-pakistans-turmoil The indictment of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, in a Rs16 billion money laundering case was delayed again on Saturday after the premier submitted an application to … Continue reading →

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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from ECOWAS

Posted on January 28, 2024 by huecri

Three military-junta-led nations in West Africa —- Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso —- are pulling out of the Economic Community of West African States with “immediate effect,” according to a joint statement. [December 10 2023 Niger: ECOWAS demands the immediate and … Continue reading →

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Treasury sanctions Houthis Muhammad Ali al-Qadiri, Muhammad Ahmad al-Talibi, Mohamed al-Atifi, and Muhammad Fadl Abd al-Nabi

Posted on January 27, 2024 by huecri

January 25, 2024WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on key officials of the forces of Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, for their support to acts of terrorism targeting … Continue reading →

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Mali: 70 dead in gold mine collapse

Posted on January 25, 2024 by huecri

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An unregulated gold mine collapsed late last week in Mali, killing more than 70 people and a search continued amid fears that the toll could rise. The cause of the collapse, which happened in Kangaba district … Continue reading →

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al-Asad airbase hit, wounded, ‘Islamic Resistance in Iraq’claims

Posted on January 20, 2024 by huecri

US personnel suffered minor injuries and a member of Iraq’s security forces was seriously wounded in an attack on Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base on Saturday, a U.S. official said, citing initial assessments. The official, who spoke on condition of … Continue reading →

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Yemen: m/v Genco Picardy hit – Indian navy answers distress call

Posted on January 18, 2024 by huecri

All seafarers on board the vessel, which is laden with a cargo of phosphate rock, are unharmed. Authorities had said the attack was carried out with an unidentified, unmanned projectile. The Indian Navy’s message on Thursday, however, clarified that it … Continue reading →

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Baghdad: Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi, Harakat al-Nujaba, dead in airstrike by U.S.

Posted on January 10, 2024 by huecri

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani: “There is a need to reorganise this relationship so that it is not a target or justification for any party, internal or foreign, to tamper with stability in Iraq and the region,” Sudani told Reuters … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: property seized of PTI notables

Posted on January 9, 2024 by huecri

The accountability judge, Mohammad Bashir, issued orders to freeze movable and immovable properties of Mr Riaz and his son, Ahmed Ali Riaz; aides to former prime minister Zulfi Bukhari and Mirza Shahzad Akbar; Farhat Shahzadi aka Farah Khan; and a … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif to run for 4th time

Posted on January 8, 2024 by huecri

ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday scrapped lifetime bans on contesting elections for people with criminal convictions, paving the way for Nawaz Sharif to run for prime minister for a fourth time. Nawaz is one of the … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Sunni shot dead, Iran backed group?

Posted on January 6, 2024 by huecri

The funeral of Masoodur Rehman Usmani, of Sunni Ulema Council of Pakistan, was held a day after unidentified motorcyclist gunmen shot and killed him and wounded his driver in the neighborhood of Ghauri Town, Pakistan has suffered frequent sectarian violence … Continue reading →

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