A WEEK IN BRIEF
A Week in Brief: Volume XXXIII
A Week in Brief: Sunday, 5 March to Saturday, 11 March 2023
Saturday, 11 March 2023
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
A security guard is killed and eight other people are injured in an explosion in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan.
Disasters and accidents
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts.
Politics and Elections…
Li Qiang is elected as Premier of the People’s Republic of China, succeeding Li Keqiang.
Friday, 10 March 2023
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
A Palestinian man is shot and killed by an Israeli settler near a farm in Karnei Shomron, in the West Bank. The Israeli military claims that the man was armed at the time of the shooting.
International Relations…
Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within the next two months after diplomatic talks in Beijing, China.
Politics and Elections…
Prince Edward is named as the new Duke of Edinburgh by King Charles III, the title previously held by their father, Prince Philip.
Thursday, 9 March 2023
Armed conflicts and attacks…
Russia has launched missiles at targets across Ukraine. Buildings and infrastructure were hit in different areas and at least five civilians were killed in Lviv after a rocket hit their home, the region’s governor Maksym Kozytskyy said.
Disasters and Accidents…
The wreckage of a Cessna 206 that has been reported missing since January 24 in Isabela, Philippines is found in Divilacan, with all six people aboard confirmed dead. Retrieval operations are ongoing.
Law and Crime…
The parliament of Uganda begins debate on a proposed bill that would criminalize people identifying as part of the LGBTQ community with up to 10 years in prison. The bill would also criminalize the “promotion” of homosexuality and “abetting” or “conspiring” to engage in same-sex relations.
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
A drone strike on a Iranian-backed weapons factory by an unknown attacker in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven people and injures 15 others, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which describes the dead as three Afghan fighters, three Syrian civilians and one unidentified Syrian.
Health and Environment…
California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time.
Law and Crime…
A court in Iran sentences a 64-year-old Irish-French tourist to six-and-a-half years in prison for spying for “an enemy country”. Bernard Phelan, originally from County Tipperary, is reported to be in ill health with cardiovascular disease.
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
At least six members of the Palestinian militant group Jenin Brigades are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jenin, West Bank. Among those killed is the killer of two Israeli settlers last month.
Disasters and Accidents…
At least 18 people are killed and more than 140 others are injured by an explosion at a commercial seven-story building in Gulistan, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Politics and Elections…
Citizens in the Federated States of Micronesia head to the polls to elect the 14 members of the Congress.
Monday, 6 March 2023
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
At least nine police officers are killed and 16 other people are injured in Sibi, Pakistan, when a suicide bomber riding on a bike strikes a police vehicle.
International relations…
South Korea agrees to pay compensation to its citizens who were forced to work in Japanese factories during the Second World War.
Politics and Elections…
Operators of traditional public jeepneys and minivans that are opposed to the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program organize a weeklong nationwide strike in the Philippines.
Sunday, 5 March 2023
Armed conflicts and attacks…
The group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula acknowledges that their leader was killed in a recent US airstrike in Yemen.
Disasters and Accidents…
Four people are killed and two others are injured after a fire breaks out in a house in Novi Pazar, Serbia.
Politics and Elections…
Estonians head to the polls to elect the 101 members of the Riigikogu.
