• Society

    Timbuktu mausoleums in Mali rebuilt after destruction

    Fourteen mausoleums in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali have been rebuilt, three years after they were destroyed by Islamist extremists, BBC reports. The reconstruction was carried out by local stonemasons working for the UN’s cultural organisation, Unesco. On a visit to the city, Unesco’s chief said she wanted…

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  • West Asia

    Explosion in Saudi Capital Riyadh

    A car exploded at a checkpoint in Riyadh near Saudi Arabia’s highest security prison at sunset on Thursday, killing the driver and wounding two security officials, the interior ministry said. According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia is a target for militant groups including Islamic State, which has called on supporters to…

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  • Society

    Two explosions in Nigeria leave dozens dead

    At least 49 people were killed and dozens injured when two blasts struck a market in the north-east Nigerian city of Gombe on Thursday, according to AFP. The first explosion took place outside a packed footwear shop around 1620 GMT, followed by a second explosion minutes later, said Badamasi Amin, a…

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  • West Asia

    Morocco’s Homophobic statement on Mob Attack

    In the wake of a mob attack on a man in Fez on June 29, 2015,  Justice Minister Moustapha Ramid has said the assailants should be prosecuted and two suspects are in custody, he has made several anti-gay statements since the assault. He said that homosexuals should avoid “provoking society,”…

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  • Society

    Desmond Tutu hospitalized for treatment of ‘persistent’ infection

    The South African archbishop Desmond Tutu, 83 years old, has been taken to hospital with an undisclosed but “persistent” infection, his foundation has said. “Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was admitted to a Cape Town hospital on Tuesday for treatment to a persistent infection,” according to a statement issued on Tuesday.…

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  • Society

    A South-Korean footballer in Qatari team

    Lee Yong, 26 years old, decides to join “Khour” Qatari football club, leaving his position as a defender in “Jeju United”, according to Yonhap news. An official in the Korean club stated that Lee left Korea heading to Qatar to get all the medical tests needed before joining the team.…

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  • West Asia

    Egyptian-Sudanese cooperation to achieve self-sufficiency

    Egyptian president Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi asserted that there are plenty of opportunities for a cooperation between Egypt and Sudan in agriculture and livestock, which would ensure achieving self-sufficiency and providing food for both countries, in a report by Egyptian local newspaper “Al-Ahram”. This came as a part of his meeting with…

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  • South Asia

    Indian Zoroastrians furious over Snoop Dogg music video for Insulting Their Religion

    American rapper Snoop Dogg has angered the Zoroastrian Parsi community in India with his new music video, in collaboration with a little-known Iranian-born pop singer, Amitis. The video was released in June by Amitis, co-starring Snoop Dogg. The low budget video shows the two luxuriating amid flashy props and set…

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  • Society

    International Ebola Recovery Conference to secure global support

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is convening the International Ebola Recovery Conference at UN Headquarters in New York in cooperation with the Presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The conference, taking place on 9-10 July, will see the international community stand alongside the Presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra…

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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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