The Iranian government hopes to pass bills to allow them to join the Financial Action Task Force in order to streamline access to COVID-19 vaccines and promote free trade:
- Iran’s President Claims Washington Demanding that Coronavirus Vaccine Transaction Run Through U.S. Bank (Radio Farda)
- Rouhani Anticipates Passing Laws That Allow Iran to Join FATF (Ash-Sahrq al-Awsat)
Iraqi President Barham Salih attended Christmas Eve Mass to promote religious camaraderie in the nation and fight against extremist violence together:
Insisting that Iran does not fundamentally differ from its western critics on human rights, but only objects to the exploitative misuse of disagreements on an implementation mechanism, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs called for an exchange of views to better understand how to fix deficiencies:
UAE collaboration with Israeli efforts to destroy UNRWA further demonstrates that the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab nations harms the welfare of Palestinians:
- Israel and UAE ‘Collaborating to Eliminate UNRWA’: Report (Alaraby)
- AE and Israel Have No Mandate to ‘Eliminate’ UNRWA for Palestinians (TRT World)
- Palestinian Rights Have Always Been Secondary to the ‘National Interest’ of Arab Regimes (Middle East Eye)
In addition to social media suppression of Palestinian expression, AI programs have been used by Israeli and Palestinian Authority security forces to arrest 800 Palestinians for their social media posts:
Following local elections in Kashmir, politicians, including Jamaat-e-Islami, are now under the Public Safety Act, which states a person can be taken into custody to prevent harmfully action against state. Other nations worry about torture and conditions of those jailed and extra-judicial killings:
- In Kashmir, 100 Politicians, Workers, Anti-India Leaders to Be Detained, or Booked Under PSA (The Kashmir Walla)
- Pakistan Concerned over Jailed Kashmiri Leaders’ Health (Anadolu Agency)
- Indian Police Charge Army Officer with Killing Three Kashmir Civilians (The Guardian)
In the war-torn country of Yemen, a power-sharing government was established this month. UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iran all currently in the country, causing many instabilities and challenges for the new government:
- Yemen’s New Government Faces Major Challenges Ahead (Muslim News)
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