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Politics
Former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal dies
Once the world’s longest-serving foreign minister, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Saud al-Faisal has died, as reported by family members and a foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday. His death came over two months after he was replaced following 40 years in the job. Prince Saud, who was appointed in 1975, was…
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West Asia
Iraq sentences IS militants to death for Tikrit massacre
An Iraqi court has sentenced to death 24 militants for their role in killing as many as 1,700 soldiers, most of them Shia Muslim recruits. Four others were acquitted for lack of evidence. Isis captured the soldiers when it overran Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit last summer. They were trying…
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West Asia
Clashes in Algerian oasis city, at least 22 dead
At least 22 people have died in clashes between Arab and Berber communities around the Algerian oasis city of Ghardaia, the state news agency says. The city has seen clashes for the last two years, with rivalry among communities for jobs, housing and land. But the two days of clashes…
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South Asia
Pakistan Army rescues US mountaineer from K-2
Pakistan Army recently rescued a US mountaineer, Robert Jackson from K-2 base camp, airlifting him to Skardu for treatment. The 38-year-old was part of a 27-member team on an expedition to summit K-2, having arrived in Pakistan on June 16. “He suffered altitude sickness enroute to K-2 and was brought…
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IT-Science
UEFA Champions League Final Embraces a Carbon Free Future
The first year of Nissan’s four-year partnership with the UEFA Champions League ended by leaving a lasting legacy of Nissan’s commitment to a carbon free future. Over one hundred electric cars were deployed around Berlin, the site of the Champions League Final, and 129 charging points installed to support these…
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South Asia
Child rapist given life imprisonment in Pakistan
A man in Karachi, Pakistan was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday after being convicted him of raping a child four years ago. The case was reported in 2011, when a six-year-old girl complained about bleeding to her family, who took her to a doctor. When asked about what…
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West Asia
Abdullah Al Ghurair to launch education foundation
Reflecting his commitment, dedication and on the occasion of UAE Humanitarian Work Day 2015, one of the UAE’s most respected business figures donated one third of his assets to equipping Arab youth with the knowledge and skills they need to become the leaders of tomorrow and drive the sustainable development…
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South Asia
Playing Politics over Dead Bodies
Literally, it was like living in hell but soon the sea breezes started blowing, drastically bringing down the temperature in southern coastal metropolis Karachi, where the unprecedented hot and humid weather had claimed life of over 1300 people within a fortnight of June 2015. The temperature sharply declined from 46…
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West Asia
Libya’s government announces army restructuring
Libya’s unrecognized government announced a restructuring of its armed forces into 11 brigades including militiamen who fought in the country’s 2011 revolution, according to Middle East’s report. Prime minister Khalifa Ghweil said in a statement that the aim of the reforms was to establish a 5,000-strong army integrating heavily armed…
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West Asia
A chance for Indian-Egyptian cooperation
Egyptian president Abdel-Fatah Al-Sisi expressed how Egypt looks forward to nourish their relationship with India, complementing India’s steps in establishing themselves as a country progressive on both economic and political levels. This comes after the meeting Al-sisi had with Mokhtar Abbas Naqvi, India’s minister of parliamentary and minority’s affairs and…
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