we will strengthen the Abraham Accords

Other news of the day: the peak of Covid-19 infections has been reached, according to the Chinese government. Taiwan’s prime minister and government resigned. Ukrainian deminers trained by Cambodian colleagues. Dispute over the appointment of judges in India. Russia: the head of the Wagner mercenaries criticizes the Putin government.

MIDDLE EAST-UNITED STATES

The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel and the United States are willing to broaden and deepen the Abraham Accords, the national security officials of the four countries said yesterday during a multilateral meeting. The Accords, which were signed in 2020, led to the normalization of relations between the State of Israel and the two Gulf monarchies.

CHINA

The Chinese government said that COVID-19 infections reached their Maximum point on Lunar New Year’s Eve, which falls tomorrow. As millions of Chinese travel for the holiday, the World Health Organization believes the country is seeing a large increase in hospitalizations.

TAIWAN

Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang and his government presented the resignation and paved the way for the redevelopment that President Tsai Ing-wen has decided on. The move to the side of the government comes a few months after the defeat of the ruling party in local elections.

CAMBODIA

The Ukrainian deminers they are trained by Cambodian colleagues. The training program takes place in the eastern province of Battambang. Due to a decades-long civil conflict that ended only in 1998, Cambodia is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.

INDIA

In a case similar to that of Israel, the Indian government declared its intention to change the criteria for judges selection granting greater participation to the executive. Magistrates and lawyers have spoken out against the announced changes.

RUSSIA

The head of the Wagner mercenary company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, lashed out at members of the Putin administration, “full of people who just want to lose the war and get the Americans to come to Russia to put things in order.” He also called for YouTube to be shut down in Russia, so that “Russians only see what is Russian and pro-Russian.”

KAZAKHSTAN-CHINA

A group of relatives of Kazakh prisoners in Xinjiang (western China) gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Astana led by activists Baybolat Kunbolatuly and Akikat Kalioll. They claim that “the embassy has been playing us for fools for too long, it is time they released our family and friends, or at least told us where our mothers and brothers are.”