Arab News: A US military airstrike has killed 18 Al-Shabab extremists after US and local forces on the ground came under attack in southern Somalia, the US Africa Command said Saturday. No US or Somali forces were killed or injured in the attack, an AFRICOM spokesman, Nate ...বিস্তারিত
Arab News: India’s decision to cancel rare talks with Islamabad was disappointing and “arrogant,” Imran Khan said Saturday, one day after New Delhi accused Pakistan’s prime minister of harboring an “evil agenda.” India pulled the plug on a meeting between its for ...বিস্তারিত
Arab News: Hong Kong’s controversial bullet train got off to a smooth start on Sunday, as hundreds of passengers whistled north across the border at speeds of up to 200 kph (125 mph), deepening integration of the former British colony with mainland China. While the $11 bi ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian, UK: Hundreds of people have been killed or maimed by landmines in north-east Nigeria, research shows. Mines laid by Boko Haram, the extremist group that has waged a deadly insurgency in the Lake Chad region, killed 162 people in two years and wounded 277 more, ...বিস্তারিত
Lisa Abou Khaled & Dalal Mawad in Beirut, Lebanon /UNHCR Zain Al Rafeaa’s childhood as a refugee in Beirut inspired his lead role in an award-winning movie, transporting him to the glitz of Cannes and beyond. “I felt paralyzed, totally paralyzed,” Zain said, ...বিস্তারিত
Olivier Bonaparte/Seven Billion Today A French court has demanded that Marine Le Pen have psychological tests, because she shared images on her Twitter of the Islamic State beheading James Foley. She was the leader of the National Front in 2015 when she tweeted these imag ...বিস্তারিত
Dr. Saud Mohammed Al Sati, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to India/Gulf News The government is making continuous efforts at diversifying its economy to achieve the goals set under Vision 2030 Today, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates its 88th National Da ...বিস্তারিত
Rebecca Stead, American writer/Middle East Monitor On 4 September, a Spanish district court annulled a resolution to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The resolution had been put forward by the municipal council of Ayamonte, a small town situat ...বিস্তারিত
António Guterres/UNB Since the shock of former United Nations’ Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s death, I have been reflecting on what made him so special. To my mind, it is simply this: Kofi Annan was both one-of-a-kind and one of us. He was an exceptional global lea ...বিস্তারিত
Aisha Maathai/Seven Billion Today It is illegal in Kenya to have a homosexual relationship. In April, Kenya's film board banned 'Rafiki' for promoting lesbianism. There has now been a lift on the ban, but only for seven days, and only because they want a shot at winning ...বিস্তারিত