Dario Salvi

His mother posted a video on social media saying that the 33-year-old “prisoner of conscience” was taken from Evin Prison to Loghman Hospital. He is an important figures in the Gonabadi Dervish order, and took part in a major protest in February 2018. In June 2020, the young man was sentenced to two years in prison.

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his government issue a decree to “better” manage the flow of news and network traffic, ostensibly to protect the country’s traditions, morals and national security. In reality, the goal is to manage and repress dissent. For activists, the decree threatens more and more people.

For the first time in six years, the city woke up covered in a white blanket this morning. A rare event, but not unusual in the area and favoured by a low pressure front of polar origin. For the next few hours rain and lower temperatures are expected. The vaccination center postpones the appointments until tomorrow.

The first batch is expected today following an agreement between Mahmoud Abbas and Vladimir Putin. Medical staff in the Gaza Strip will be the first to be vaccinated. Logistical problems hinder the use of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Source tells AsiaNews that the amount is very small compared to the population.

Thabit Michael hails from Qaraqosh, Nineveh plain. He studied Fine Arts in Baghdad. His works, sacred and profane, can be found in various Iraqi provinces. Today he and his son are reconstructing the works destroyed by the Islamic State. For him, the pontiff is bringing a message of “resistance” and an “invitation to stay”.

The Doha Foreign Minister met with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran. Qatar hopes for a return of the United States "as soon as possible". Zarif is committed to strengthening relations with regional powers. The Islamic Republic threatens new restrictions on the work of IAEA inspectors.

On February 9, the spacecraft entered the red planet’s orbit. The image from al-Amal was captured from a height of 24700 km from the surface. The arrival of Chinese and American space probes is expected in these days. Behind the Abu Dhabi space technology race is the Israel model in terms of defence and security.

For the Maronite Archbishop of Damascus, Msgr. Samir Nassar, today the scenario is "dominated by chaos". Economic devastation adds to the war. Victims, displaced people, missing people, destroyed buildings are still open wounds. The contribution of the local Church and works of charity in the fields of healthcare, education and pastoral care.

The Franciscan appeals to the new US president after “dark years of tears”. Dialogue must be renewed, respectful of the truth and justice. A new international political order is needed whereby disagreements do not become a pretext for “total war”. Saint Joseph and Saint Augustine are cited.

In his message to the faithful, the primate speaks of reconciliation "through prayer and fasting". The mystery of the death and resurrection of Christ "the essence of our faith". The Chaldeans "people of Iraq" scattered all over the world. Reconciliation, peace and stability to protect life and citizens.

The news relaunched by her sister with a tweet: “She is home!”. The woman spent over three years in prison, where she allegedly suffered abuse. The Saudi authorities deny all violence. Satisfaction expressed by US President Biden, the UN secretary general and the special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings.

The first to receive the dose was the Minister of Health’s son. A way to dispel doubts and uncertainties among the population, reluctant to administer the Russian product. President of the Parliamentary Health Commission also against the Russian vaccine. The Islamic Republic intends to immunize at least 70% of the population.