Julian Assange, Donald Trump, the CIA and a crazy plot for revenge
It has been revealed that the US spy agency drafted plans to assassinate the WikiLeaks founder in London. It has shot itself in the foot, says James Ball James BallSunday […]
Taliban invokes Islam to weed out drugs from Afghanistan; war begins with shaved heads for addicts
The illicit opium trade in Afghanistan is intertwined with the country’s economy and its turmoil. Poppy growers are part of an important rural constituency for the Taliban, and most rely […]
Malaria vaccine Mosquirix now available for children in Africa – WHO
2.3 million doses of Mosquirix have been administered to children in Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi in a large-scale pilot programme (AFP Photo) Malaria vaccine Mosquirix now available for children in […]
Abdulrazak Gurnah Is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
The Tanzanian writer, the first Black winner since Toni Morrison, was honored for his “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism.” Nobel Literature Prize Honors Tanzanian Author The […]
The Mughal queen who became a feminist icon
Published 2 September 2018 bbc.com Empress Nur Jahan was the most powerful woman in 17th Century India. She played an unprecedented role in running the vast Mughal empire. Historian Ruby […]
Rare Mughal era eyeglasses to be auctioned by Sotheby’s
bbc.com A pair of rare diamond and emerald spectacles from an unknown Indian princely treasury will be sold at an auction in London later this month. The lenses were placed […]
What does the Quran say regarding polygamy?
Mohammad Golam SarwarTue Apr 13, 2021 12:00 AMPhoto credit: economist.comIt was not Islam that had initiated polygamy rather polygamy was the widespread customary practice in pre-Islamic Arabia which continued in […]
Najla Bouden: what next for Tunisia’s first female PM?
Academic’s appointment marks historic moment for Arab world but comes amid political and economic crisis, with some fearing she will be Kais Saied’s pawn Global development is supported by Lizzy […]
Poland Turns to Questionable Methods to Turn Back Migrants
ternational Stranded on the EU External Border Poland Turns to Questionable Methods to Turn Back Migrants Five migrants have already died on the Belarusian border as they try to enter […]
Beatings at the Border: Europe’s Violent Shadow Army Unmasked
Violence on the EU’s external borders: “Go! Go to Bosnia!” Mysterious men wearing balaclavas are beating up refugees at the external EU border or abandoning them at sea. Months of […]
Officials seek ways to get cash to Afghans evading Taliban: Sources
BY REUTERS ANKARA ECONOMY OCT 07, 2021 6:08 PM GMT+3Afghan men sit next to stacks of banknotes as people exchange money at a currency exchange market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2021. (REUTERS […]
The continuing allure of sukuk investments and their risks
DR. MOHAMED RAMADY October 08, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/9v85m There has been a perceptible rise in interest in sukuk investment by both private individuals and governments issuing sukuk bonds like […]
Iran-Saudi talks have gone a ‘good distance,’ Iran’s foreign minister says in Beirut
Amirabdollahian held a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdullah Bou Habib. (AP)Short Url NAJIA HOUSSAR IOctober 07, 2021 BEIRUT: Talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia have covered a […]