Carnage in Kandahar
Carnage in Kandahar Editorial Published October 17, 2021 FOR the second time in a week, carnage has been visited upon Shia worshippers during Friday prayers in Afghanistan. Over 40 people were […]
Golden Visas for Refugees ‘We Are Trading the Borders Away’
Rich investors are able to buy their way into Europe. Why not refugees? A group of artists in Germany known as the Peng Collective is planning to flip the script […]
Jews expelled from Spain mark 527 years in Turkey
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL MINORITIES JUL 31, 2019 12:15 AM GMT+3A Jewish man lights a Hanukkah menorah in Istanbul’s Neve u015ealom Synagogue, Dec. 21, 2017. It has been 527 years since […]
Last Jewish person in Afghanistan leaves after Turkey grants visa
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL TURKEY OCT 17, 2021 11:04 PM GMT+3Jewish man Zebulun Simantov (back seat, L), welcomed by Mendy Chitrik, the Ashkenazi rabbi of Istanbul, and some of his relatives in Istanbul, […]
Palestinians defend their olive trees as settler assaults escalate
According to UN monitors, more than 4,000 olive trees and other tree crops were burned or removed by Israeli settlers in 2020. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/phpjm DAOUD KUTTAB October 18, […]
Factions who seek to dominate Lebanon will only destroy it
BARIA ALAMUDDIN October 16, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/5euvd Nobody brings AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades to a peaceful protest. Make no mistake, Hezbollah’s actions have steered Lebanon into these desperate straits, […]
Lebanon Maronite patriarch says no party should resort to violence
FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon July 15, 2020. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/8kw8g REUTERS […]
American feminism doesn’t include Muslim women – and especially not their hijabs
It takes guts to wear the hijab in America, and many Muslim women’s freedom to dress as they like is overwhelmed by white savior syndrome Hafsa Lodi4 days ago 27 comments I sit down to write this just after moderating a panel discussion about the policing of Muslim women’s bodies. Our conversation went […]
Israel’s security forces are ‘complicit’ in drastic surge in settler violence, report finds
The surge in violence also tallies with a spike in settlement expansion in the West Bank Bel Trew Friday 23 July 2021 Israel’s security forces are complicit in a “drastic […]
Macron condemns ‘inexcusable’ crackdown on Algerians amid crisis
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP PARIS EUROPE OCT 16, 2021 6:35 PM GMT+3French President Emmanuel Macron stands at attention after laying a wreath near the Pont de Bezons during a ceremony commemorating […]
Saudi Arabia: Hospitality’s next generation envisions a more ethical and sustainable hotel industry
Green spaces have also been shown to improve health and wellbeing, including reducing stress, anxiety and depression, improving attention and focus, better physical health and managing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. […]
How viable is the Kurds’ autonomous territory in northeast Syria?
Members of the Syrian Kurdish internal security services known as “Asayish” march in a procession ahead of the body of their fallen comrade Khalid Hajji. (AFP/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/g3uwj […]
French, German, Italian, Romansh, English: How do the Swiss talk to each other?
Culture “Rösti ditch” and “Polenta ditch” is how the Swiss refer to their linguistic boundaries – where German, French or Italian stop being the main languages. But the reality is […]
UN Rapporteur warns of Islamophobia but acknowledges right to criticise Islam
8 October 2021 Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, has raised concerns about the growth of Islamophobia, arguing that since the 11 September terrorist […]
Reaching for the Stars: Interview with Construction Design Manager, Maria Mensah
Maria Mensah WOMEN’S SECTION 14th October 2021 ©Shutterstock Maria Mina Mensah BSc (Hons) MCMI, is a Design Manager in construction and is currently involved in managing a multi-million-pound development in the chic district of Marylebone, London. Born in Ghana, Maria moved to London with her family, aged 9. Her drive, […]
U.S. offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack
This content was published on October 16, 2021 By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a […]
Turkey avoids dealing unilaterally with Afghanistan dossier
SINEM CENGIZ October 16, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/cggmk As the world has become “a single country” in the last century, the issues of the countries not only concern them but […]
More repression, fewer jobs: Jordanians face bleak outlook
In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo, Jordanians begin voting in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, in Amman, Jordan. (AP/FIle) Short Url https://arab.news/pt85s AP October 15, 2021 […]
Apple takes down Quran app in China
By James ClaytonNorth America technology reporter Published13 hours ago BBC.COM Apple has taken down one of the world’s most popular Quran apps in China, following a request from officials. Quran […]
Sir David Amess killing was terrorist incident, Met Police say
By Doug FaulknerBBC News Published 1 hour ago David Amess death The killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been declared a terrorist incident by police. Sir David was […]