Israeli army withdraws from Jenin; rockets fired from the Gaza Strip
Militants from the Gaza Strip have fired rockets as Israel withdraws its forces from the Palestinian city of Jenin after a major military…
Latvian PM invites coalition partners to “put aside personal ambitions”
On Tuesday, the 4th of July, Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš invited coalition partners to “put aside personal ambitions and concerns about the…
Riga’s vice-mayor blames Progressive Party for causing political crisis
The political crisis in Riga City Council was “brewed” by Progressive Party (PRO) with their actions, said Vice-Mayor of Riga Vilnis Ķirsis in…
Taliban in Afghanistan force to close beauty salons
The Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue of the Afghan Taliban government has ordered the closure of all beauty…
Latvian Farmers Union to request dismissal of the Minister of Agriculture
Following wide discussions and evaluation of the situation in the agriculture sector, the board of Latvian Farmers Union (LZS) decided on Monday, the…
Russia has illegally used facial recognition technology to find a protester
Russia violated a protester’s human rights when it used facial recognition technology to arrest a person after a protest in the Moscow subway,…
Latvian minister: green public procurement can offer opportunities to local producers
On Tuesday, the 4th of July, Latvia’s Cabinet of Ministers passed amendments to the Green Public Procurement (ZPI) requirements and their application, as…
Union of Greens and Farmers will request Latvian agriculture minister’s dismissal
The board of the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) has plans to submit to the Saeima the request from the Latvian Union…
Ombudsman: Latvian parents should drop “unhealthy tradition” of thanking teachers
Latvian ombudsman says the mandatory donation collection in schools is unacceptable. The same applies to parents’ voluntary initiatives to collect donations for gifts…
