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On Monday, Mohammad Shtayyeh condemned the following day’s ceremony at the White House, calling it “a dark day in the history of the Arab nation and of the Arab League.”  Indeed, it is a dark day for the world as it faces one of its greatest challenges in the Covid-19 …

Although the orders were undertaken “with the good intention of addressing a public health emergency,” they overstepped the government’s authority, US District Court Judge William Stickman IV, who was appointed to his position last year by President Donald Trump, said in his order Monday. “Even in an emergency, the authority …

Addressing the nation on Sunday, Netanyahu promised that the restrictions would be accompanied by a new economic aid package, which the government is to announce on Thursday. The media reported earlier that the lockdown would prevent citizens from moving more than 500 meters from their homes, but that the country’s …

The sweeping lockdown is set to take effect on September 18 at 6 a.m. local time, multiple Israeli media reported on Saturday. The Israeli cabinet is expected to approve the new stringent restrictions on the movement of people as well as on commerce as soon as on Sunday morning, Haaretz …

Dubbed a ‘freedom walk’, the rally hit the streets of central Melbourne earlier on Saturday. Police geared up for a massive turnout of protesters, sealing off the Tan Running Track and the Shrine of Remembrance – a venue of last weekend’s protest. Some 1,500 people declared their willingness to attend …

Winston Churchill once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Politicians the world over are adept at following this motto. Within days of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US Congress overwhelmingly passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) joint resolution which gave President Bush powers to …

A sizable crowd descended on Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Saturday morning for the ‘Freedom Day’ rally, calling on state authorities to rescind Victoria’s stage four coronavirus restrictions, which include a nightly curfew.  Chants of “scam!” erupted from the crowd at certain points, apparently led by an elderly man, who was also …

A video of police putting Zoe-Lee Buhler in handcuffs went viral earlier on Wednesday, with numerous Australians lashing out at the police’s conduct and the reason for the arrest. Authorities of Australia’s Victoria state charged the 28-year-old pregnant woman with “incitement” of a protest against the strict coronavirus lockdown in …

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Organizers of the August 29 “Assembly for Freedom” in central Berlin had registered 17,000 demonstrators. The local government says police will be out in force to prevent the gathering, because participants in the previous march “deliberately broke the rules” for wearing masks and social distancing. “We are still in the …