Idlib province: Syria’s last major rebel stronghold

AFP | Syria's jihadist-dominated Idlib province is the last major area still outside regime control, after a string of ferocious assaults this year put most...

Shrines under the watchful eye: CJP orders forensic audit

News Desk | The Punjab Auqaf Department has been ordered by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to submit a forensic audit of the money which...

Iran’s new breed of charities on poverty frontline

AFP | At an outreach center in southern Tehran, teenagers are learning to be journalists, while upstairs their mothers are fine-tuning their sewing skills and...

ICC charges Sri Lankan legend Jayasuriya in anti-corruption probe

AFP | Dashing former Sri Lankan batsman and ex-chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged for not cooperating with a match-fixing probe and concealing information,...

The Lhotshampa: The unhappy people of the world’s happiest country

AFP | The Himalayan nation of Bhutan, often described as a "Shangri-La" where happiness is equated to wealth, is holding elections this week. But the Lhotshampa...

England’s northern ports look to prosper from Brexit

AFP | Brexit has brought hope to the windswept docks of the Humber River, a key goods gateway in northeast England where tens of millions...

Sushmita Sen, Bipasha Basu laud #MeToo movement

News Desk | Bollywood actresses Sushmita Sen and Bipasha Basu have appreciated the women who are courageously coming forward with their stories of sexual harassment....

Anti-corruption unit initiates probe against 25 PHA officers

News Desk | The anti-corruption watchdog, NAB (Rawalpindi) has initiated an inquiry against 25 officers of Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), sources said on Thursday....

The Psychology of Hope, Expectations, and Disappointments in the Political Arena of Pakistan

Falak Zehra Mohsin | Being an observer of the current political scene of Pakistan, it is safe to say that a lot of drama is...

Freed US pastor flying home from Turkey after case sparked crisis

AFP | An American pastor held for two years in Turkey was expected back in the United States on Saturday after a court freed him...

Fearing Saudi wrath the West treads cautiously on Khashoggi case

AFP | Donald Trump claims he is being "very tough" with Saudi Arabia and Britain has warned of "serious consequences". But besides demanding the truth...

Syria army warns Idlib residents as deadline looms

AFP | Syria's army Friday warned residents of the country's last major rebel bastion to stay away from jihadists, who have yet to withdraw from...
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