New York: Various U.S.-based analysts have pinpointed critical steps by governments and institutions to prevent armed coups, such as the five in Africa this past year. Among their recommendations: Make democracy a greater priority, with a more consistent, coordinated strategy and programs. A key U.S. step is
Hajjah: A two-month ceasefire has given aid groups a chance to step up aid to Yemen’s hungry millions, but malnutrition ravaging children is projected to worsen if fighting returns or humanitarian funding does not pick up. “The benefits of the first weeks of truce are already
Tehran: Rival regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed talks in the Iraqi capital after they were suspended in March, Iran's semi-official Nour News reported on Saturday. There was no confirmation from Saudi Arabia or Iraq on the resumption of the talks. "The latest positive meeting has
Jerusalem: At least 57 Palestinians were injured after Israeli police once again stormed Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as violence persisted by Israeli forces during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Reuters witnesses said police entered the compound after the morning Ramadan prayers and fired rubber-tipped bullets
Riyadh: Jordan’s King Abdullah stressed the need to unify, coordinate, and step up Arab efforts to halt escalations in Jerusalem, again urging Israel to respect the historical and legal status quo in Al-Aqsa Mosque and safeguard the rights of Muslim worshippers. Speaking during a meeting of
Waquar Hasan The Delhi Police have been accused of being selective in taking action in the case related to violence during Hanuman Jayanti processions in Jahangirpuri that took place on Saturday. The number of Muslims taken into custody and the FIRs registered in the aftermath of
Karachi: Pakistani philanthropist and founder of the country’s largest interest-free microfinance programme Akhuwat Dr Amjad Saqib has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work in poverty alleviation. For the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022, 343 candidates from around the world — 251
Washington: Prominent US Congressman, Andy Levin, has expressed concern over the human rights situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Andy Levin – a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation – raised the concern during a
New Delhi: Excerpts of two poems of renowned Pakistani Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz have been excluded from the Class 10 Social Science textbook in the 2022-’23 curriculum of the Central Board of Secondary Education, The Indian Express reported. For more than a decade, the verses
New Delhi: Indian students are advised not to take take admission in any educational institution in Pakistan, the University Grants Commission and the All India Council for Technical Education said in a joint statement. Those who have enrolled themselves in degree colleges in Pakistan will not