French bishops agree to compensate sex abuse victims
PARIS (AP) — France’s Catholic Church announced on Monday that it would financially compensate sex abuse victims by selling property assets or taking out a loan if needed. French bishops […]
Moses Somake: the man who built Karachi
Moses Somake: the man who built Karachi Haneen Rafi Published August 19, 2018 KARACHI: Moses Somake, the man whose architectural imprint Karachi can never forgo, is the topic of an exhibition […]
Indian royal princesses transform family palace into hotel dubbed ‘a living museum’
The Belgadia Palace is located in the princely province of Mayurbhanj, in the country’s eastern Odisha state Neeta LalNov 4, 2021 Nestled amid rolling hills and sparkling waterfalls, The Belgadia […]
German city of Cologne permits broadcast of muezzin’s call
TwitterFacebook October 11, 2021 – BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Cologne will start permitting mosques to broadcast muezzin calls for prayer, the city said Monday. The calls can […]
Family vault of banker Abraham Camondo awaits repair in Istanbul
BY DEMIRÖREN NEWS AGENCY ISTANBUL ARTS NOV 06, 2021 A view from the mausoleum of Abraham Salomon Camondo, Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 5, 2021. (DHA Photo) ARCHAEOLOGY The family vault of Jewish Ottoman-Italian financier […]
172 arrested in Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption efforts
The headquarters of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/rk5zd ARAB NEWS November 08, 2021 Individuals charged with bribery, forgery, abuse of office and misuse of […]
Mystery deepens as more desert kites found hidden in sands of Saudi Arabia
The stone circles and structures, known as kites, have been found mainly in Saudi Arabia’s western region. Aerial surveys discovered more nestled between the desert sands of the Great Nafud. […]
The bizarre case of Youssef Nada and Switzerland’s role in the ‘War on Terror’
Foreign affairs This is the story of how an Egyptian businessman living in an Italian enclave in Switzerland ended up in the crosshairs of the Swiss and American judiciary. This content was published […]
Afghan parents desperately seek missing infant handed to US troops amid chaotic Kabul airlift
06 Nov 2021 GULF TODAY A US Marine grabs an infant over a fence of barbed wire during an evacuation in Kabul on August 19. File/AFPIt was a split second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on Aug.19 in a chaotic crowd […]
Afghan Refugees Protest Outside Indonesia’s UNHCR Facility On Holding Of Shelter Requests
The Afghan asylum refugees were protesting outside the building for four days, urging the UNHCR to complete their resettlement applications Written By Anwesha Majumdar Image: AP Outside the United Nations High Commissioner […]
The Casteism I See in America
A raft of evidence shows that caste discrimination has been imported from India to the United States.By Vidya Krishnan NOVEMBER 6, 2021SHARE About the author: Vidya Krishnan is a writer and journalist based […]
Indonesia: The cost of Repressing Islamists
PHOTO BY GLOBAL MEDIA SHARING ON FLICKR(CC BY 2.0) The Costs of Repressing Islamists NAVA NURANIYAH – 29 OCT, 2021 Shortly after his re-election in May 2019, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) […]
Hameed Naseem: Golden Age sent wisdom across world
Faith Matters: Hameed Naseem Allah instructed Muslims to learn by Hameed Naseem | November 6, 2021 Growing up in a small town in the province of Punjab in the ’60s, […]
Iraqi PM al-Kadhimi survives Baghdad ‘assassination attempt’
bbc.com Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has said he escaped unhurt after an attack on his home in the capital Baghdad. Officials said his residence in the capital’s Green Zone […]
EU does not advance Turkish accession process: FM Çavuşoğlu
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 05, 2021 11:53 AM GMT+3Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu speaks at the Planning and Budget Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in the capital […]
CM Buzdar summoned to ensure implementation of LHC order
Provincial top court told that relevant authorities are not complying with its directives Rana YasifNovember 05, 2021 PHOTO: File LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Shujaat Ali Khan has summoned […]
LHC summons Buzdar to ensure implementation of order
By News Desk The Lahore High Court (LHC) has summoned Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar to appear in person on Monday in a case pertaining to the alleged publication […]
Largest operation ever’: UN lauds Turkey for hosting over 4M refugees
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA DIPLOMACY NOV 06, 2021 8:07 PM GMT+3A Syrian family carries their furniture at the Boynuyogun refugee camp in Hatay, Turkey, Sept. 16, 2019. (Getty Images) Turkey’s efforts in sheltering […]
Israel and Iran in a shadow war … for now
YOSSI MEKELBERG November 07, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/wsktj The recent Israeli bombing of targets near Damascus was aimed at an advanced weapons shipment heading for Iran’s proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah, […]
Pakistan Taliban demand prisoner release as condition for talks
A Taliban fighter (R) gestures to people waiting to cross into Pakistan at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing point in Spin Boldak on November 3, 2021, after authorities reopened the border […]