Turkey’s dervishes whirl for Rumi anniversary
AFP | Arms crossed over their hearts, hands resting on their shoulders, the dervishes start their dance. They turn on themselves, slowly sliding their hands...
Spiritual Pakistan’s penchant for hash
AFP | Niaz Ali is a deeply religious man: He prays five times a day and visits the mosque as frequently as possible. But he...
India bans condom advertisements from prime time television
AFP | India has slapped a nationwide ban on television ads for condoms during prime time hours, citing rules prohibiting "vulgar" content and concerns over...
Will ‘vision 2030’ prove to be a savior for the Saudi Arabian economy?
The last couple of years have been testing times for the Saudi Arabian economy. Middle East’s “Desert Kingdom” has relied exclusively upon its oil...
Christian killings near holidays strongly suggests foreign involvement
Malik Muzammil | The bomb blast at a Methodist Church in Quetta on the 17th marked another terrible day for Pakistan during the month of...
December 16th – A Day of Double Tragedy..!
Bilal Awaisi | It was December 16th of this year. My friend and I were sitting in the office of a bank manager. Two of...
Saudi Arabia to launch tourist visas by next year
AFP | Saudi Arabia will begin issuing tourist visas in the first quarter of 2018, its top tourism official said, a first for the kingdom...
US train derails after over speeding
AFP | US investigators said an Amtrak passenger train was traveling at more than double the speed limit before it derailed in Washington state, plunging...
Has Trump’s ‘America First’ security strategy been successful?
AFP | President Donald Trump used the launch of his first National Security Strategy on Monday to laud the benefits of cooperation with Russia, a...
ISIS remains a global threat despite military defeat
AFP | The year 2017 saw significant destruction to the Islamic State (IS), which lost almost all of its self-proclaimed "Caliphate" in Iraq and Syria,...
65 journalists & media workers killed all over the world in 2017
AFP | Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday. Among them...
Study reveals rubber bullets are not safe
AFP | About three in every 100 people injured by rubber bullets died as a result, according to a review of recorded casualties published Tuesday,...