Author: Tall Iskarnah

The protests in Iraq, Lebanon and Iran that followed weekly prayers were controlled and peaceful, in contrast to scenes in Baghdad on Thursday, when demonstrators occupied the Swedish Embassy compound for several hours and set a small fire. The embassy staff had been evacuated before the storming, and Swedish news agency TT reported that they were relocated to Stockholm for security reasons. Under scorching heat Friday, thousands gathered in Baghdad’s Sadr City, a stronghold of influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Moqtada al-Sadr, some of whose followers took part in the attack on the Swedish Embassy. They brandished Korans, burned the Swedish flag and the LGBTQ rainbow flag and chanted, “Yes,…

Frankfurt, Brussels (30/7 – 27) Kenges Rakishev, international entrepreneur, philanthropist and former special envoy of the Kazakh government, is leading the charge for an upcoming Nasdaq listing of Borealis Foods Inc., a fast-growing food tech company imbued with a mission to serve growing consumer needs. Rakishev intends to tackle global food challenges by developing nutritious, sustainable, and affordable ready-to-eat meals. This product is currently on sale in US and Canadian markets, with ambitious, imminent plans for a European market invasion. The Company stands at the forefront of innovation, having pioneered the world’s first plant-based ramen meal on a mass scale,…

“They don’t have such permits yet. They should be issued by the Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia , ”the press service of the company that owns airports in Tbilisi and Batumi said. Recall, on May 11, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said that the country would be able to receive flights of Russian carriers that were not subject to European sanctions. As an example, he cited the experience of Israel, Turkey and China, which have direct air links with Russia. According to him, the permission of flights will be dictated solely by economic considerations. European “true friends” of Georgia should…

White House National Security spokesman John Kirby has said the United States is “actively engaging” with Israel following an Israeli settler attack on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank that is home to many Palestinian Americans. During a news conference on Friday, Kirby said several US government officials had met with victims of the attack in Turmus Ayya, a village near Ramallah. On Wednesday, residents said about 400 Israeli settlers had stormed the village and set cars, homes and vast tracts of farmland on fire before Israeli forces then descended upon the community. At least one Palestinian, 27-year-old Omar Qattin,…

Before engaging with the Taliban on counterterrorism, the global community needs to realise that this move will have both political limitations and repercussions A section of global counterterrorism discourse is now getting divided between political and military aims. On Afghanistan, most capitals are undergoing a level of political fatigue mixed with unclear policies on how to move forward with the new reality of the Taliban ruling Kabul. On the other hand, the militaries charged with countering terrorism are tempted to go ahead and target as well as eliminate perceived threats, even if that could mean a level of cooperation with…

It is said about the drone attack in the Crimea. An air defense system was activated today in the Yevpatoriya region in western Crimea. According to preliminary information, a Ukrainian Tu-141 Swift unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down following the activation of the system. At the same time, local sources in Sevastopol reported the discovery of sea drones, believed to belong to Ukrainian armed groups, near Sevastopol. In this regard, the Air Defense Forces and the Black Sea Fleet have been put on full alert to counter possible threats. Note that this attack took place during the day, which is different…

Reuters released an investigation into the Indian IT company BellTroX InfoTech Services, which helped clients hack the accounts of politicians and investors. This was reported on June 9 by the agency, citing former employees of the company. BellTroX started its work in 2013. According to Reuters, in seven years she hacked into more than 10,000 accounts of officials in European and Latin American countries, investors, environmental activists and members of the judiciary. The company obtained access to the accounts by sending malicious emails. At the same time, some requests were disguised as an authorization page on Facebook. The head of…

Trial of former CEO and other managers begins in Germany, following spectacular collapse of Munich fintech Wirecard in 2020 The trail has begun of Wirecard’s former chief executive, along with two other managers, after the fintech’s spectacular collapse two years ago. 53-year-old former CEO Markus Braun was arrested in 2020, and two other managers of the defunct blue chip firm, all face charges including fraud and market manipulation, Reuters reported. The trial is reportedly taking place in Munich’s largest and newest courtroom, a bomb-proof underground hall built in the Stadelheim prison complex. The accused could be jailed for up to…

By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing 7 Stocks to Buy That Could Make You a Millionaire June 30 (Reuters) – Bodyguard Carlo Pacileo was under mounting pressure. His boss, a direct sales entrepreneur named Ryan Blair, wanted compromising material against a business rival amid a flurry of lawsuits, Pacileo said. Nothing was turning up. So he turned to a Silicon Valley detective he knew from his days in Afghanistan with the U.S. mercenary firm Blackwater. Nathan Moser, a former North Carolina sheriff’s deputy, arrived days later at Pacileo’s Hollywood apartment with a duffel bag full of surveillance equipment. Moser showed…

Israel has passed a law to revoke the citizenship of Israeli Arabs convicted of terrorism and who get financial aid from the Palestinian Authority (PA). It could also see Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem stripped of their residency rights. A large majority of MPs voted for the legislation, saying those affected had betrayed the Israeli state. Critics say it is racist and violates international law by rendering people stateless. The monthly stipends offered by the PA to Palestinian prisoners who have carried out attacks on Israelis, or their families, have long been highly contentious. Israel describes them as a…