Sun 21 Apr 2019: The war in Syria has helped drug smugglers infiltrate the country, creating a new generation of abusers and addicts to compound the misery of people suffering from eight years of conflict. “Our country has become a scene for hashish and drug mafias,” a taxi driver told a woman who asked why […]
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Wed 24 Apr 2019: In Hebron, one family is keeping Palestine’s keffiyeh production in check. On a quiet Hebron street, a rhythmic click-clacking of metal on metal gets louder with every step as you descend the staircase into the factory. Once inside, fluorescent lights illuminate the half-concrete, half-tiled basement floor. Mini plastic flags – in red, green, white and black […]
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Sat 13 Apr 2019: Most of Iran’s oil, gas and water resources are in the Ahwaz region, where the country’s Arab minority complain of marginalisation The plight of Iran’s Arab Ahwazi minority and their recent protests in the country’s oil-rich southwest region, is being underreported despite serious and systematic discrimination against them by Tehran. Arabs […]
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Tue 9 Apr 2019: It is an election like no other. Those eligible to vote in India’s upcoming polls represent more than 10% of the world’s population and they will take part in the largest democratic exercise in history. India held its first elections in 1951-2 after the country gained independence from the UK in 1947. This […]
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Global air pollution crisis is taking its greatest toll on children in south Asia The life expectancy of children born today will be shortened by 20 months on average by breathing the toxic air that is widespread across the globe, with the greatest toll in south Asia, according to a major study. Air pollution contributed to nearly one in […]
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South Africans will be hit with a double blow in April, as the local petrol price and electricity prices are set to increase significantly – all while load shedding and the rising cost of living keeps households under strain. Using the latest available data from the Central Energy Fund, petrol prices are in for a […]
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From rashes to hair growths, the enclave’s only EU-certified clinic is helping to rid the blemishes of life under siege Nisreen Abdul Salam has few ways to treat herself these days – to feel beautiful and comfortable in who she is. The 46-year-old mother of four lost her husband and home one fateful night during […]
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Many newspaper publishers — after suffering for a decade from job losses, shrinking ad dollars and circulation declines — are so far shunning Apple’s new “Netflix for news” subscription. For $10 a month, Apple News Plus offers articles from more than 300 magazines, but only three newspapers. Despite a potential audience of millions of iPhone […]
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CAIRO (REUTERS, AFP) – Saudi Arabia led the Muslim world’s denounciation of US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Israel’s 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights on Tuesday (March 26). A statement released by the Saudi Press Agency said: “Attempts to impose fait accompli do not change the facts.” It said the Golan Heights was an […]
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People around the world are sharing stories of hope, unity, and love. The hashtag #HelloBrother was born from the final words Daud Nabi, who kindly greeted the terrorist who would kill him at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. Now his last words are being used to continue a conversation he never had […]
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