Clock is ticking toward crucial climate change summit
ANDREW HAMMOND August 07, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/jtm92 Less than 100 days from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, concerns are growing about UK readiness tohost an event that is […]
‘It’s a venerable Swiss tradition to emigrate’
Swiss Abroad Remo Gysin will step down as President of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) at the end of the month. He shares what he learned during his […]
Is Afghanistan’s ascendant Taliban ready to temper its extreme views?
Previous 1 / 5Afghan security forces have suffered significant losses at the hands of a resurgent Taliban, with some fearing the government in Kabul could fall within six months of US […]
Uncertain future for Pakistan’s mammoth civil service as PM’s institutional reform aide quits
Dr. Ishrat Husain giving remarks during a ceremony at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad on December 26, 2019. (Photo courtesy: Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad) Short Url https://arab.news/bhzkh LAHORE, […]
The predictable collapse of US nation-building in Afghanistan
DR. JOHN C. HULSMAN August 06, 2021 22:27459 Short Url https://arab.news/j8qaq In my last book, “To Dare More Boldly: The Audacious Story of Political Risk,” each chapter represents a key precept, […]
Hindu temple desecration: SC censures Punjab police, orders ‘immediate arrests’ of culprits
Hindu temple desecration: SC censures Punjab police, orders ‘immediate arrests’ of culprits Haseeb Bhatti Published August 6, 2021 – http://www.dawn.com The Supreme Court on Friday censured Punjab police for failing to safeguard […]
Islamic principles should form basis of tackling global post-pandemic human rights crises: OIC commission
A delegation of the OIC’s Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) visits Rohingya refugees from Myanmar at a refugee camp in Bangladesh. (IPHRC photo) Short Url https://arab.news/jzdg4 JEDDAH: Universal Islamic principles […]
Zarif publishes six-volume book on JCPOA
Politics August 4, 2021 – 21:46 TEHRAN — A six-volume book titled “Sealed Secret” written by Mohammad Javad Zarif, Ali Akbar Salehi, Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi has […]
Right to Freedom of Belief Under ‘Sustained Attack’ in Pakistan, Warns ICJ
by Newsweek Pakistan August 5, 2021 File photo. Asif Hassan—AFP International Commission of Jurists urges Islamabad to take human rights abuses against minorities ‘seriously’ and recommends repeal of blasphemy laws Pakistan must […]
The Invention of the Jewish People
by Shlomo Sand, Yael Lotan (Translator) 4.11 · A historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a new account of both […]
Nile Green’s book about Iranian students in Jane Austen’s London published in Persian
Culture August 4, 2021 TEHRAN – A book by Nile Green, a professor of South Asian and Islamic history at UCLA, that illustrates how a group of Iranian students sought […]
Well-founded fears At 70, the global convention on refugees is needed more than ever
International But rich countries need to do more to make it work Aug 4th 2021 ATHENS, AYVALIK AND TIJUANA WHEN THE Turkish coastguard found them in the Aegean in the […]
Saudi Arabia: No cap on number of Umrah pilgrims during new Umrah season
Umrah operators who violate rules will be excluded from providing services Published: August 04, 2021 Khitam Al Amir, Chief News Editor Dubai: Saudi authorities announced that there is no cap on […]
No more need for polygamy? Is polyandry coming now?
Nearly 5 million fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years By AFP – Aug 04,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AFP photo PARIS — An estimated 4.7 million fewer girls are […]
Islamophobia prevents diversity, coexistence, Turkish minister says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL ISLAMOPHOBIA AUG 04, 2021 3:19 PM GMT+3Turkey’s Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu speaks at an event for the Tokyo Olympics in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 23, 2021. (Sabah File […]
Need a Turkish Passport?
Ask a lawyer: Buying a house or real estate in Turkey BY ASENE ASANOVA ISTANBUL LIFE AUG 03, 2021 11:41 AM GMT+3Exterior view of houses in Alanya, Turkey. (Shutterstock Photo) How do you […]
Counter-extremism center Etidal calls for ‘proper reading of religious text’
1 / 6Etidal Secretary-General Mansour Al-Shammari and Jehangir Khan, director of the UN Center for Counter-Terrorism (UNCCT), attending a press conference on the dangers of extremism in Riyadh on Wednesday. (SPA) 2 / 6“Terrorism […]
Malaysia’s Unwelcoming Shore for Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
Malaysia has long guaranteed the safety of thousands of refugees, despite remaining outside international conventions, but that’s changing at a worrying pace.By Gayle Manchin and James W. CarrJuly 28, 2020 Several airlines offer direct flights from Myanmar to Malaysia, but many Rohingya Muslims like Sharifah Shakira can only make the journey by using […]
Khalilzad says a Taliban ruled Afghanistan will become a pariah state
on August 3, 2021 ByAriana News The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Monday that if the Taliban take over the country by force, they will not win […]
Israel should reflect on war crimes accusation, not lash out
YOSSI MEKELBERG August 03, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/pq9uq There are three terms that instantly get under Israeli officials’ skin and make them even more defensive than usual: Apartheid, Boycott, Divestment […]