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West Asia
Yazidi women and their struggle against ISIS
After their husbands and families were killed, Yazidi women started taking it upon themselves to defend themselves and their territories from ISIS forces. Whether they were fighting women or refugees in one of the camps or women who were tortured by ISIS and managed to escape them, they all have…
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West Asia
France investigates Asaad’s crimes against humanity
France has launched a probe into Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for alleged crimes against humanity, a judicial source said Wednesday, after world powers sparred at the United Nations over the embattled leader’s fate. Paris prosecutors opened a preliminary inquiry on September 15 into alleged crimes committed by the Syrian…
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West Asia
Bahrain unveils huge weapons and explosives haul
Bahrain says it has uncovered one of the biggest finds of explosives and weapons since violence erupted there in 2011. Police say 1.4 tonnes of high-grade explosives were found in an underground vault south of the capital Manama along with rifles and hand grenades. Bahrain has been coping with low-level…
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South Asia
India urges Pakistani PM to de-terrorize Pakistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while addressing at the 70th session of thee United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. Headquarters on Wednesday commented on de-militarizing Kashmir. India has reponded by asking Islamabad to de-terrorize Pakistan instead of asking for de-militarization of Kashmir. India called Pakistan the prime sponsor of terrorism and accused…
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Politics
Celebrating Saudi Arabia’s 53 years of bilateral ties with Korea on its 85th National Day
This year’s 85th anniversary of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comes at a time when the development renaissance in the Kingdom is continuing apace. The foundations of the revival of the Kingdom were laid by the Founder His Majesty King Abdul-Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud.…
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West Asia
EU leaders duck responsibilities on refugees
European Union leaders meeting on September 23, 2015, focused on how to stem the flow of asylum seekers instead of strategies for a responsible, humane response to the crisis at its borders, Human Rights Watch said today. “Listening to EU leaders, you could almost be forgiven for thinking there is…
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East Asia
Palestinian president Abbas warns of risk of new intifada
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas warned Tuesday of the “risk of an intifada” if clashes over the Al-Aqsa mosque compound continue, after a meeting with French leader Francois Hollande in Paris, reports AFP. “What is happening is very dangerous,” Abbas said, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “stop” the…
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South Asia
Guantanamo Bay releases ‘Bin Laden bodyguard’
A Saudi man, Abdul Shalabi, 39, has been transferred back to Saudi Arabia after being freed from Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon said. Shalabi is said to have once worked as a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden Shalabi was captured by Pakistani forces in 2001 and sent to the US base in Cuba, where…
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West Asia
Yemen’s president return to Aden
Yemen’s president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has returned to the southern city of Aden after six months in exile, his office says. A government source told the Reuters news agency Hadi would spend the festival of Eid al-Adha in Aden before flying to New York to address the UN. He fled Aden…
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West Asia
Russian-Israeli talks over Syrian situation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to allay Israeli concerns at Russia’s military build-up in Syria. At talks in Moscow, he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Russia’s actions in the Middle East would always be “responsible”. Netanyahu is concerned by the possibility of Israeli and Russian forces inadvertently trading…
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