Opposition forces took Damascus early on Sunday, ending the al-Assad family’s 50-year reign in a surprise offensive that reached the capital in only 12 days. The offensive began on November 27, when opposition forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched an assault from their base in the Idlib governorate in northwestern Syria and then…
Pro-EU critic of governing Georgian Dream party says she won’t leave office next month as parliament elected fraudulently. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said she will not leave office when her term ends because the parliament is “illegitimate”, while the prime minister warned against a “revolution” amid continuing pro-European Union protests. Thousands of Georgians protested on…
NewsFeed Police in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi have dragged away and arrested protesters, who accuse the government of rigging October’s parliamentary elections. The demonstrators say they are in a battle to stop Russian influence over the Caucus nation. Published On 20 Nov 202420 Nov 2024 Source link
An Indian state riven by months of ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew on Saturday after angry protests over the recovery of six bodies of people believed to have been kidnapped by insurgents. Manipur in India’s northeast has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than 18 months between the predominantly Hindu Meitei…
Protesters in the breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia stormed the parliament building and demanded the resignation of its leader over a proposal to allow Russians to buy property in the Black Sea territory. Opponents say the measure would drive up prices and boost Russian dominance of the region. Source link
Tensions have flared during the past week over a proposed deal that would allow Russians to buy property in Abkhazia. Protesters opposing a proposed measure that would allow Russians to buy property in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia have stormed into the secessionist region’s parliament building and clashed with police. The parliament in the regional…
The Voluntad Popular party blames the Maduro government for death of co-founder Edwin Santos. A Venezuelan opposition leader has been found dead after being taken into state custody, according to his political party. Voluntad Popular (Popular Will), a centre-left party that opposes the government of President Nicolas Maduro, said local leader and co-founder Edwin Santos…
The European Union froze accession talks after Georgia’s government passed a controversial ‘foreign influence law’ earlier this year. Tens of thousands of people in Georgia have attended a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for the country’s democracy and its bid for European Union membership. Saturday’s vote will pit an unprecedented…
