Saudi coalition announces 1.5 billion USD in aid for Yemen
Saudi Arabia has announced 1.5 billion US Dollars in new aid for Yemen, where nearly three years of conflict has devastated the local economy and pushed millions to the brink of famine, causing what the United Nations describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The kingdom has said the coalition it heads in Yemen would also lead the expansion of additional Yemeni ports to receive cargo and humanitarian assistance, ensure multiple daily flights of cargo planes carrying aid from Saudi Arabia to Yemen’s Marib province and establish “safe passage corridors” to ensure transportation of aid to non-governmental organisations operating inside Yemen.
The expansion of ports will be supported with up to 40 million US Dollars from the Saudi-led coalition. The coalition said that it would also allocate up to 30 million US Dollars to cover transportation costs of non-humanitarian shipments intended for the port of Hodeida, in rebel-held territory, to “their intended destination in Yemen”. Additionally, the kingdom said it will make a donation of up to 2 billion US Dollars in fuel for the transportation of humanitarian aid.
Macron to restore compulsory military service
French President Emmanuel Macron says he plans to restore compulsory military service as part of efforts to deal with the threat of terrorism.
Macron addressed military personnel on board a ship off the naval base in the southern city of Toulon on Friday.
He said he will work to restore a “universal national service” targeting all members of the public — one of his promises during last year’s presidential campaign.
Macron pledged during the campaign he would introduce a month-long military service for people aged between 18 and 21.
He explained that it is aimed at countering terrorism and enhancing national unity.
France abolished the conscription system in 2002.
He explained that it is aimed at countering terrorism and enhancing national unity.
France abolished the conscription system in 2002.
Some people question the effectiveness of restarting the system, while others criticize a huge cost required for its implementation.
Pence arrives in Israel
US Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Israel. His visit comes as Palestinians continue to protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
A plane carrying Pence touched down at an airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday. This is the final leg of the Vice President’s current tour of 3 Middle Eastern nations.
Pence will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and give a speech in parliament on Monday.
Many wonder what he will say about Trump’s Jerusalem decision, as well as the president’s plan to relocate the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Pence, who is an evangelical Christian, has made his pro-Israel stance clear. He is reported to have supported Trump’s Jerusalem declaration.
Palestinians are calling for huge demonstrations on Tuesday to protest Pence’s visit to Israel. Fears are rising that they may clash with Israeli troops.nhk
Spain to seek Catalan politician’s arrest
The office of Spain’s state prosecutor has said that it will move to reissue a European arrest warrant for the fugitive former leader of Catalonia if he leaves Belgium and enters Denmark as planned. The region’s ex-president, Carles Puigdemont, is scheduled to attend a debate today at the University of Copenhagen titled “Catalonia and Europe at a Crossroads for Democracy.”
The trip would be Puigdemont’s first outside Belgium since he fled there to avoid a court summons in Spain for his role in an illegal- and unsuccessful- secession bid led by his government in October last year. The state prosecutor said that if Puigdemont enters Denmark as planned he will immediately request the Spain Supreme Court to approve a European warrant for his arrest by Danish authorities.
Carles Puigdemont, the former president of Catalonia, arrived on Monday in Denmark to attend a debate he is billed to host, leaving the airport without being detained, Reuters reports. Spain’s State Prosecution Service said on Sunday it would seek Puigdemont’s arrest if he traveled from Belgium to Denmark. Spain’s state prosecutor added on Monday it had asked the Supreme Court to reactivate a European arrest warrant to detain the ex-leader. Puigdemont fled to Brussels in October after his regional government declared independence from Spain on October 27 following a referendum ruled illegal by Spanish authorities. Madrid has imposed direct rule over the region.media agencies
AS Qureshi planning attack on R-Day, arrested in Delhi:
Big catch by Delhi police the most wanted terrorist arrested the founder of IM-Indian Mujahideen, Abdul Subhan Qureshi who is a software engineer by profession.
Delhi Police on Monday arrested the founder of Indian Mujahideen Abdul Subhan Qureshi, a ‘most wanted terrorist’, who was involved in 2008 serial blasts in Gujarat.
Qureshi was in the national capital to execute a big conspiracy ahead of the Republic Day. “We have arrested India’s most wanted terrorist Abdul Subhan Qureshi, who is also the founder of Indian Mujahideen. He was again trying to revive Indian Mujahideen,” DCP Pramod Kushwaha of Delhi Police’s Special Cell said.
“Qureshi was living with forged documents in Nepal. He came back to India to revive Indian Mujahideen,” Kushwaha said.
On July 26, 2008, a series of 21 bomb blasts hit Ahmedabad within a span of 70 minutes. 56 people were killed and over 200 people were injured in the attack. — ANI
In another sensational security check, A woman carrying 20 live bullets has been apprehended from a Delhi Metro station, officials said today.
They said the woman, hailing from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, was found carrying the rounds yesterday evening by CISF personnel at the Adarsh Nagar station when her bag was being scanned.
The lady was travelling with her father and other family members, they said, adding her father produced a copy of his arms licence and said the 20 rounds of ammunition (.32 calibre) belongs to him.
The woman and others have been handed over to the Delhi police by the Central Industrial Security Force team for further investigation, they said. Security in the Delhi Metro and other public transport facilities is stepped up in view of the Republic day celebrations on January 26.
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