RIYADH: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani urged the international community on Sunday to “stop using double standards” and punish Israel for what he described as its “crimes.” He was speaking at a preparatory meeting on the eve of an emergency summit of Arab and Islamic leaders organized by Qatar after Israel carried […]
Read MoreBy Vanessa Caiin Shanghai The Chinese military has carried out a “routine patrol” in the disputed South China Sea, the second such operation in less than two weeks, while cautioning the Philippines against stirring up tensions. Conducted over Friday and Saturday, the latest patrol came just days after Beijing announced plans to establish a national […]
Read MoreA former DJ and his obscure Nepalese non-profit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country’s new interim leadership. Sudan Gurung, the 36-year-old founder of Hami Nepal (We are Nepal), used the Discord messaging app and Instagram to mobilise massive […]
Read MoreDhaka : Reaffirming the interim government’s commitment to ensuring a festive national election in February next, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today (14 September) emphasised that political parties must reach a consensus without failure to make the journey towards “New Bangladesh” a success. “We are repeatedly saying this. The upcoming election will be a moment of […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow In a move analysts see as both a survival strategy and a calculated signal of dissatisfaction with Asean, Laos has joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner. The decision was confirmed on September 1 during the SCO summit in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, where Laotian President Thongloun […]
Read MoreKyrgyzstan’s parliament is looking at ways to make mountaineering safer after the deaths and presumed deaths of several climbers this year, including a Russian woman who was stranded for days on the highest mountain in the country. The debate comes as authorities promote Kyrgyzstan’s spectacular mountain landscapes in an effort to attract more tourists. A […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON : The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt called on Friday for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan, to be followed by a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition toward civilian rule. In a joint statement issued by the US State Department, the four countries said the transition should “meet […]
Read MoreDUBAI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and his Indonesian counterpart President Prabowo Subianto on Friday have reiterated their countries’ full solidarity with Qatar following Israel’s attack on the state last week. Sheikh Mohamed received President Prabowo on Friday in Abu Dhabi, who is on an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. During their […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA: Archaeologists studying ancient civilizations in northern Iraq during the 1930s also befriended the nearby Yazidi community, documenting their daily lives in photographs that were rediscovered after the Islamic State militant group devastated the tiny religious minority. The black-and-white images ended up scattered among the 2,000 or so photographs from the excavation kept at the […]
Read MoreGeneva [Switzerland], September 12 (ANI): Hillel Neuer, a human rights lawyer and executive director of UN Watch, left Pakistan embarrassed as its representative interrupted his speech while speaking on Israel bombing on Qatar. Neuer defended Israel as he questioned Qatar why they harboured terrorists and why they left their propaganda arm operating in Gaza. In […]
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