Amidst the ongoing Saudi war and siege, Yemen’s water crisis is aggravating. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Ministry of Water and Environment has called out a workshop with the participation of international organizations to talk about managing water sources and the worsening water situation in the country. On the other hand, UNICEF representative to Yemen Philippe Duamelle maintained […]
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Kuwait army allows women to join military in combat roles
KUWAIT CITY: On Tuesday, the Kuwaiti army has maintained that women will be given an opportunity to become part of the military in combat roles for the first time after years of having been confined only to civilian roles in the army. Hamad Jaber al-Ali al-Sabah, the Defence Minister, announced that the door had been […]
Queen Elizabeth finds solace in religion amidst conflicts in her family
In the recent past, Queen Elizabeth II has undergone some disturbance as major shifts and drama happening in her family. According to one royal expert, Her Majesty has used her religious faith to stay calm amidst the commotion. While speaking to Fox News, Matthew Dennison said: “She has a strong religious faith. One of the […]
Drone attack hits Saudi airport, injures 10
On Friday evening, ten people were badly injured in an attack on an airport in the Saudi Arabian city of Jazan, near the border with Yemen. 10 people suffered only minor injuries when “a hostile projectile fell on King Abdullah Airport”, according to a statement from the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, quoted by the official […]
Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize in literature
On Thursday, the postcolonial novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah became the first Tanzanian writer to receive Nobel Prize in literature. Born in 1948, Gurnah migrated to the United Kingdom as a refugee in the 1960s. Throughout his life, he focused on issues related to the identity of refugees and colonial brutalities. Gurnah taught English and postcolonial literature […]
Facebook ‘hiding its research from public scrutiny’ says Frances Haugen
WASHINGTON: On Tuesday, Frances Haugen, the US lawmaker has denounced Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for moving towards higher profits while being insouciant about user’s safety, adding that the social media company torments children and stokes divisions. The whistleblower Frances Haugen, during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, pleaded for pellucidity about how Facebook tempt users to […]
Relations off to poor start with Biden: Tayyip Erdogan
As the global politics is turning out with the old, in with the new, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday asserted that he has perceived that relations with US leader Joe Biden had not taken a reasonable start. “My wish is to have friendly and not hostile relations” with the US, Erdogan told […]
US Congress must ‘prevent human catastrophe’ in Yemen by stopping aid for Saudi war: Pacifist groups
At the height of political fiasco in the Middle East, some pacifist groups in the US have tried to persuade Congress to prevent a human catastrophe in Yemen by stopping military or financial support for Saudi Arabia’s hostility on the war-torn country. About 56 organizations have asked American lawmakers in a letter to take benefit […]
Pentagon admits killing of 10 civilians in a drone strike, says it was a mistake
On Friday, the Pentagon officials finally confessed that the drone strike targeting terrorists in Afghanistan erroneously killed innocent civilians, including children on Aug 29. “We now assess it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with ISIS-K,” Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, said. “It was a mistake.” […]
The Palestinian state would be a ‘terrible mistake’: Israeli PM
On Tuesday, Naftali Bennett, the sitting Prime Minter of Israel giving an interview to Israel’s Kan public broadcaster said that the establishment of Palestinian statehood would be a “terrible mistake.” During the interview, Bennett said that we don’t support any concept of a separate homeland for the Palestinians because it’s not possible. “I oppose a […]