

‘HE KISSED ME, LEFT, AND NEVER CAME BACK’: FAMILIES PREPARE TO BURY 10 SREBRENICA GENOCIDE VICTIMS
Fri 10 July 2026: Mediha Dozic recalled the last time she saw her father as families gathered Thursday at the Potocari Memorial Cemetery to receive the remains of 10 Srebrenica genocide victims ahead of their burial during ceremonies marking the 31st anniversary of the massacre. “He kissed me, left, and never came back,” Dozic said […]
FRIDAY ESSAY: HOW THE MURDOCH MEDIA’S LOYALTY TO ISRAEL BIRTHS HYPOCRISY, ATTACKS AND ‘FAILED JOURNALISM’
Fri 10 July 2026: When it comes to covering the Middle East, News Corporation has two guiding principles. The first is that it supports Israel, which means it opposes any nation, organisation or individual that doesn’t. This support is decades old and it’s unwavering, even in the face of global condemnation of Israel for the […]
SYRIA SAYS ARRESTED CELL BEHIND ‘TERRORIST BOMBINGS’ IN DAMASCUS
Fri 10 July 2026: Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab said Thursday that authorities have arrested a cell responsible for “terrorist bombings” that struck Damascus two days ago. “The cell responsible for the terrorist bombings that targeted Damascus two days ago is now in our custody,” Khattab said in a statement carried by the Syrian Arab […]

‘LIMITED DAMAGE’: UPCOMING BOLLYWOOD FILM ANGERS KASHMIR PELLET GUN VICTIMS
Thu 09 July 2026: Rubina, mother of Irshad, a 15-year-old Kashmiri boy who was injured by pellets fired by Indian security forces, shows his x-ray, Srinagar, September 20, 2019 [Danish Siddiqui/Reuters] Makers of Chauhaan, an ‘action entertainer’, accused of mocking more than 1,000 Kashmiris partially or completely blinded by pellet shotguns. Feroz Aslam* sports an […]

RELATIONS BETWEEN AFRICA’S TWO LARGEST ECONOMIES UNDER STRAIN
Fri 10 July 2026: Nigeria accuses South Africa of apartheid-style policing after custody death Relations between Nigeria and South Africa have entered a new period of diplomatic strain after Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused South African authorities on 5 July 2026 of failing to protect Nigerian citizens following the death of a Nigerian national […]

‘HE KISSED ME, LEFT, AND NEVER CAME BACK’: FAMILIES PREPARE TO BURY 10 SREBRENICA GENOCIDE VICTIMS
Fri 10 July 2026: Mediha Dozic recalled the last time she saw her father as families gathered Thursday at the Potocari Memorial Cemetery to receive the remains of 10 Srebrenica genocide victims ahead of their burial during ceremonies marking the 31st anniversary of the massacre. “He kissed me, left, and never came back,” Dozic said […]

ONE IN EIGHT GIRLS, WOMEN RAPED OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BEFORE AGE 18, UNICEF SAYS
Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

RELATIONS BETWEEN AFRICA’S TWO LARGEST ECONOMIES UNDER STRAIN
Fri 10 July 2026: Nigeria accuses South Africa of apartheid-style policing after custody death Relations between Nigeria and South Africa have entered a new period of diplomatic strain after Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused South African authorities on 5 July 2026 of failing to protect Nigerian citizens following the death of a Nigerian national […]

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFERS $100M IN AID TO CUBA IN EXCHANGE FOR REFORM
Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]
BUTTER OR MARGARINE? A FOOD SCIENTIST DESCRIBES THEIR SUBTLE CHEMICAL DEVIATIONS AND HOW THEY CAN AFFECT YOUR BAKED GOODS
Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]
JALEBIS
Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]



