Ukraine rejects Belarus as Russia talks host, lists alternatives

4 years ago

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for peace talks with Russia but not in neighbouring Belarus, an ally of…

US allows transactions with Afghanistan despite sanctions

4 years ago

The US has issued new rules allowing most commercial and financial transactions with Afghanistan that could kick-start the paralysed economy…

Afghan public universities reopen with gender segregated classes

4 years ago

Afghanistan’s main universities have reopened six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women have…

Ukraine conflict: Russian forces attack from three sides

4 years ago

Russian forces have launched a major assault on Ukraine, firing missiles on cities and military targets.

China keeps walking its tightrope between Russia and the West as tensions flare in Ukraine

4 years ago

China did not explicitly endorse Moscow’s latest moves toward Ukraine but still recognized on Tuesday what it called Russia’s legitimate…

Hijab not a choice but an obligation in Islam: Ex-actress Zaira Wasim

4 years ago

Zaira Wasim has rejected the notion of hijab being a choice. She called it an “ill-informed” notion.

The targeting of Islam in the world is a worrying development

4 years ago

Among the most dangerous threats to world security today, in addition to the expansion of military armament,

Putin recognises Ukraine’s rebel regions, infuriates West

4 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine as independent,

Sheikh Raed Salah: Jerusalem’s issue is the top priority

4 years ago

Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, yesterday described the issue of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque as…

Iconic Gaza bookstore reopens, months after Israeli strike

4 years ago

An iconic Gaza bookstore destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last year reopened on Thursday, lifting the spirits of its ecstatic…