Author: Zinjibar

Paris, Frankfurt (13/10 – 42) Twenty-First Century technology has a way of speeding everything up – often overdriving events beyond human control. Exhibit “A”: the internet. Hamas and its supporters were undoubtedly aware of the multiplication impact of social media when they mounted their recent murderous attack on a “peace party” along the Israeli border (twist the irony dial); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, intent on a blanket reprisal on the Palestinians, apparently does not care what the internet thinks, says or reports. It is perplexing to the simple-minded when there are no “good guys” in a fight. Note how the…

Michael Gove is on a collision course with a handful of Conservative MPs over his plans to stop public bodies boycotting Israel. A group of Tory backbenchers have made clear to the levelling up, housing and communities secretary they have concerns about the economic activity of public bodies bill, which is due to return to the Commons within weeks for a second reading. The government has criticised two councils – Leicester and Lancaster, both of which have Labour as the largest party – for imposing boycotts on Israeli goods, but Conservative MPs have a range of concerns about the bill, from its…

A third person is now charged in a triple homicide that claimed the lives of two children in Lebanon. The Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office said they have charged Ivan Claudio Rosero, 27, with the following: “The arrest of Rosero comes after an intense, weeklong manhunt for the third shooter in the May 30, 2023 triple homicide,” the DA’s office said in a statement. US Marshals tracked down Rosero and arrested him Tuesday around 7:15 p.m. at Pennypack Park in Philadelphia. Detectives questioned Rosero upon his arrest and said he confessed to driving himself and the other shooters to and…

The court of Avlona in Albania decided the pre-trial detention of the candidate mayor of Heimarra, a Greek minority, Freddy Beleris . The court of Avlona in Albania decided the pre-trial detention of the candidate mayor of Heimarra, Fredis Beleris, as the application for interim measures filed by the candidate mayor was rejected. According to SKAI correspondent Christos Nikolaidis, Beleris will be transferred to Tirana prisons where he will remain for at least 10 days. This means that Mr. Beleris will lose the May 14 election in Albania. However, his party’s ballot will normally take part in the municipal elections The Greek…

The Lebanese Armed Forces have recently and summarily deported hundreds of Syrians back to Syria, where they are at risk of persecution or torture. The deportations come amid an alarming surge in anti-refugee rhetoric in Lebanon and other coercive measures intended to pressure refugees to return, said a group of 20 national and international organizations today. Since the beginning of April, the Lebanese Armed Forces have been carrying out discriminatory raids on the houses of Syrian refugees in neighbourhoods across Lebanon, including Mount Lebanon, Jounieh, Qob Elias, and Bourj Hammoud, and then immediately deporting most of them. Many of those…

The founder of the Wagner group believes that there will soon be a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Yevgeny Prigozhin believes there will be a Ukrainian counter-offensive before May 15th. The founder of the Wagner group says that the Ukrainians are ready for a counterattack, and are now just waiting for favorable conditions to carry it out. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky recently spoke in a similar spirit. According to Russia’s TASS news agency  , reporters spoke to the group’s founder Wagner about the war in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin said what he thinks about the possibility of Ukraine launching a counter-offensive in the near future. According to Prigozhin, the Ukrainians are…

Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin made a working trip to Lahore. During his visit, the inauguration ceremony of the first Kazakhstan House in Pakistan took place. The Governor of Punjab Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman, as well as the Commissioner of Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa, attended the event as guests of honor. The event was also attended by other officials, representatives of the business circles of the province, including heads of Chambers of Commerce and large enterprises, as well as figures of science, culture, art and education, Kazinform quotes the Kazakh MFA’s press service. The main goal of the new structure…

Kazakhstan rose from 88th to 79th place out of 121 countries in the 2023 Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy, according to the company’s report The ranking was announced on March 2 at Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Summit in London, where delegates discussed the role of soft power in international politics and business. “This annual report into Soft Power covers the ability to influence others through attraction or persuasion rather than coercion. It encompasses a wide range of tools, including business and trade, governance, international relations, culture and heritage, media and…