Summary On 17 Sep 2024 at about 3:30 PM local time, hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon, leaving nine people dead and thousands injured. The incident is thought to be an intentional cyber attack and military strike. As of 18 Sep 2024, additional devices other than pagers began exploding including handheld radios, smartphones, and even… Continue reading Mobile Devices Exploding in Lebanon 2024
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Pakistan Report 2024
Summary This document offers news and information about Pakistan in 2024. Pakistan is experiencing a similar trend of violence and extremism as is being witnessed around the world. For a list of other countries in crisis, see the Countries in Crisis 2024 report. News Below are news report in chronological order with the most recent… Continue reading Pakistan Report 2024
Afghanistan Report 2024
Summary This document provides news and information about Afghanistan in 2024. Updates will be provided as they become available. In Afghanistan’s history, as recently as the 1920s, the Afghan people worked hard to achieve various goals: As has often been the case throughout history, men debated and fought fiercely over differences in opinion about the… Continue reading Afghanistan Report 2024
Countries in Crisis 2024
Summary This page provides news and information about various countries that are in a state of crisis, or have recently been through turmoil in 2024. This page will be updated over time to include more countries and updated information. The entries at the top of this document address regional challenges. Then a list of countries… Continue reading Countries in Crisis 2024
Report on Al Jazeera 2024
Summary This document provides news and information about the news agency Al Jazeera, based in Qatar. Some brief commentary is followed by news stories. Perspective A report studying media bias and accuracy places Al Jazeera as fairly close to NPR, PBS, NBC and CNN. [Source] The style of reporting could be considered “Western” in that… Continue reading Report on Al Jazeera 2024
Bangladesh Report 2024
Summary This document has some recent news and information about Bangladesh. More will be added as it becomes available. The featured photo is of Lalbagh Fort — a fort in the old city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its name is derived from its neighborhood Lalbagh, which means Red Garden. On 7 Aug 2024, it was reported… Continue reading Bangladesh Report 2024
Myanmar Report 2024
Summary This document provides news and information about Myanmar in 2024. More content will be added when it becomes available. Airstrikes On 3 Aug 2024, The New York Times reported: “Bombs Rain Down in Myanmar as Junta Evades Sanctions to Buy Jet Fuel… The military has stepped up a campaign of airstrikes, and killed more… Continue reading Myanmar Report 2024
Prisoner Exchange 2024 Aug
Summary This document provides some news and information about the prisoner exchange of 1 Aug 2024 which is considered to be one of the most significant of such exchanges in 80 years. Al Jazeera reported early on 1 Aug 2024 that, according to media in Russian, an aircraft used in previous prisoner exchanges between Russia… Continue reading Prisoner Exchange 2024 Aug
Lebanon Report 2024
Summary This document provides current news and information about Lebanon. Restoration Efforts Underway In August 2020, the largest non-nuclear explosion in history occurred in Beirut. The incident took place at a time when there was already some political and economic instability in Lebanon. The blast took the country into a deeper state of crisis. Since… Continue reading Lebanon Report 2024
Iran Report 2024
Summary This document provides selected news and information about Iran as of 2024. Some information from the Iran Report 2023 and Iran Report 2022 documents are included again this year for context. Some cultural videos are included with the news entries below. History The prehistory of Iran is considered to be from about 18,000 BC… Continue reading Iran Report 2024
Israel War Report 2024
Summary This page provides news and information about the various Israeli retaliations and military campaigns in the Middle East. More information will be added as it becomes available. There is a brief contextual commentary, and then news stories listed in chronological order. Context From approximately 1951 B.C. when Abraham was alive, through 6 Oct 2023,… Continue reading Israel War Report 2024
Iran Report 2023
Toward the end of 2023, Iran has been in the news due to a perceived connection with tension in Gaza. Last year, Iran was in the news due to concerns about how women and dissidents were being treated. [View 2022 Report] This document provides some context and current news about Iran. Other reports include: Historic… Continue reading Iran Report 2023