War Came to Our Tower at 2:11 a.m
Flat burning after it was struck by a drone (Photo: Samira Danouni) By Habib ToumiBureau Chief MANAMA: My brush with death on the seventh day of the war in the Middle East came at 2:11 a.m. on Friday. An Iranian Shahed kamikaze drone struck a flat about 12 meters from…
Pakistan: Queues At Fuel Stations Amidst Petroleum Shortage, Unprecedented Price Hike
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In a late-night move that has sent shockwaves across the country, the Pakistan government on Friday announced a massive, unprecedented hike of PKR55 per liter in the prices of both petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD). The announcement, effective from midnight Saturday, March 7, came…
The View from Manama: Bahrain Did Not Choose This War – So, Why Is It Paying the Price?
35-storey building with 103 flats up in flame following a drone attack MANAMA: Four days into the war launched on Saturday by the United States and Israel against Iran, Bahrainis are asking a simple, personal question: Why has their country been pulled into a lethal confrontation in which civilians and…
From Hope to Hostility: The Middle East’s Fragile Calm Shattered. Again.
Symbol of Compassion: A woman carrying her dog as she flees from missiles launched by Iran on Bahrain – Picture: Samira Danouni) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Another war in the Middle East began on Feb. 28, adding yet another chapter to a region’s long history of armed conflict, shattered hopes…
Pakistan Destroys 89 Afghan Taliban Posts, 135 Tanks
By Nasir Aijaz,The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army destroyed several Afghan Taliban positions, including the Afghan Golf and Delta posts in the Zaoba sector, as part of ongoing retaliatory action along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, local media reported quoting the security sources early on Saturday. “According to officials, the “New Afghan…
