UAE modernises laws to burnish ‘progressive’ brand
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a Gulf powerhouse home to millions of foreign residents, has revamped an array of laws in a social liberalisation...
Pompeo first US top diplomat to visit West Bank settlement, Golan
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit a West Bank Jewish settlement and the disputed...
US senators seek to stop sale of advanced jets to UAE
Three US senators on Wednesday launched a bid to block the sale of top-of-the-line F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates, voicing concern over...
China subtly pressuring Iran to reduce Mideast tensions
Public debates about China’s Middle East policy are as much internal Chinese discussions as they are indications of where Beijing’s thinking is going and...
Biden speaks to Modi: Is Hindu nationalism a threat to Indian democracy?
US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and voiced his optimism about working with the Hindu nationalist...
Withering unity of Muslim Ummah
Conferring upon Narendra Modi, the highest civil award by the UAE government nearly one year back in August 2019, amid a situation where Modi...
What does a President Joe Biden mean for the world?
Recently, Joe Biden wrote a piece for the Foreign Affairs in which he laid out his vision for the United States under his administration....
Major overhaul in UAE Islamic laws to ‘boost tolerance’: unmarried couples can live together
The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country’s Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions...
Palestinian held by Israel ends hunger strike after 103 days
A Palestinian detained by Israel for his alleged membership in a militant group has ended his hunger strike after over 100 days, his wife...
How India is planning to erase Kashmir as Israel erases Palestine
Human Rights Watch in its 2020 report said that Israel continued to enforce severe and discriminatory restrictions in Palestine; restrict the movement of people...
Challenges faced by our Agriculture Sector
Pakistan's agricultural sector suffers from major endemic problems – its per hectare yield is the poorest in the region. We examine why this is so and where priorities should be set for improvement.
In regional game-changer, US seeks to sell F-35 jets to UAE
The United States has agreed to sell more than $10 billion of top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates to reward its...