Kenya’s Westgate shopping mall siege: How a survivor has healed
Shamim Allu used to walk on crutches after militants shot her at a Kenyan shopping mall a decade ago.
Day: September 21, 2023
Iran’s parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary
Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them.
Airbnb’s Naba Banerjee Reduced Partying By 55% In Two Years
Hayden Field writes via CNBC: Naba Banerjee is a proud party pooper. As the person in charge of Airbnb’s worldwide ban on parties, she’s spent more than three years figuring out how to battle party “collusion” by users, flag “repeat party houses” and, …
Biden & Netanyahu pledge to work to improve Israel-Saudi ties
US President Joe Biden and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu met to discuss their differences and to work towards a diplomatic agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. They addressed issues such as Israel’s hard line towards the Palestinians and Biden’s …
Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, further complicating search efforts
A day-long communication outage in a flood-stricken city in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the rubble and at sea.
Saudi crown prince says in rare interview ‘every day we get closer’ to normalization with Israel
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News on Wednesday that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries ‘get closer’ every day, but that treatment of Palestinians remai…
Saudi Arabia ‘getting closer’ to normalising relations with Israel, crown prince says
In a rare interview with Fox News, Mohammed bin Salman said major progress must be made in creation of a Palestinian stateA potential normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and what those negotiations could mean for the Palestinians, are t…