On 23 November 2021, Pakistan’s President, Arif Alvi, announced the willingness of his government for increased cooperation with the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. President Alvi declared that Pakistan’s government attaches great importance to its relations with Syria. He confirmed that Pakistan’s rulers want to further promote and strengthen bilateral cooperation with the brotherly country in all areas of mutual interest.

Thousands of people, mostly from Iraq, Syria and Yemen are at the Belarus border with Poland, enduring freezing conditions in the hope of crossing into the EU. Currently there are approximately 2000 people in makeshift camps where women and children are at risk of dying of exposure.

“The Netherlands will become the first western European country to impose a partial lockdown since the summer, introducing strict new measures from Saturday in the face of record numbers of new Covid-19 infections” according to the Guardian on the 12th of November, 2021. So today, the 13th of November, marks the start of fresh Covid-19 lockdowns in Europe that are being planned elsewhere.

 Tanzanian government on 1/11/2021 started the relocation of petty traders commonly known as “machingas” as directives from the President to regional commissioners and their subordinates.