Syria
What is Captagon?
The recent decision by the Arab League to reinstate Syria as its member has marked the end of global isolation for President Bashar al-Assad. Consequently, this development has rekindled intense discussions surrounding the trade of Captagon pills, bringing them back ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Syria’s Return to Arab League
The Arab League has recently made a decision to readmit Syria after more than a decade. Syria was thrown out of the organization for its brutal repression of pro-democracy protests that led to the ongoing civil war. This move has ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
State Sponsor of Terrorism Tag
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has asked the President of the United States Joe Biden to designate Russia with a “state sponsor of terrorism” tag. Doing so will activate the harshest suite of sanctions available with the US government against ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Syria to Conduct Parliamentary Elections on July 19
The Syrian Government is going to hold the parliamentary elections on July 19 aimed at changing the political scenario in the country so that the economic hardships of the country could be resolved. The elections also coincide with the sitting ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
20th June: World Refugee Day
To honor refugees across the globe, the United Nations designated 20th June to be observed as World Refugee Day in its Resolution 55/76 on 4th December 2000. The first World Refugee Day was observed on 20th June 2001. The theme ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Lesbos and Chios Riots
Dozens of people were injured due to intensifying clashes in the Greek Islands of Lesbos and Chios. The riots are against the government’s plans to build migrant camps on the islands. The islands, Lesbos and Chios are part of which ..
Syria is the Top Refugee Originating Country and has the Highest Internal Population of Displaced People
According to the “World Migration Report 2020” published by the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration(IOM), a total of 41.3 million people were forced to leave their homes by the end of 2018 as per IOM’s internal displacement monitoring center. Syria ..
Turkey attack on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters known as the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria after US troops pulled back from the area. The operation could reshape the map of the Syrian conflict once again as it was ..
Iran’s strong arm diplomacy at sea
The Spokesman of Iran s Guardian Council confirmed that Iran’s forceful seizure of a British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz was the Iranian response to role played by Britain in the seizure of an Iranian supertanker two weeks earlier. ..
2018 Report on International Religious Freedom
The 2018 Report on International Religious freedom has been released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The report makes the following observations: Religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate in countries across the globe in 2017 It cites ..