Khandaqji’s book was chosen from 133 works submitted to the competition. Tel Aviv, Israel: Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize […]
'Invisible in our own country': Being Muslim in Modi's India
Since Narendra Modi’s BJP took power in 2014, India’s 200 million Muslims have faced turmoil.
Ukraine war briefing: Russian pressure forces Ukrainian retreat from three villages | Ukraine
Ukraine’s troops have made a tactical retreat westwards from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka and Novomykhailivka on the war’s eastern front, according to Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s […]
Most of Asia swelters in extreme heatwave – World
MANILA: South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday, as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls […]
Israeli ministers slam Netanyahu over truce deal – World
JERUSALEM: Two Israeli ministers publicly opposed a Gaza truce deal on Sunday, saying Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had no right to exist if it failed to invade Rafah. Far-right […]
Iran bans Egyptian drama for ‘inaccurate representation’ – Newspaper
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have banned an Egyptian TV series depicting a medieval Persian figure over historical “distortions” and “a biased approach”, state media reported on Sunday. The Assassins, […]
Houthi attacks pose ‘no threat to Saudi resorts’ – Newspaper
RIYADH: Attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea shipping pose no threat to Saudi coastal resorts, the kingdom’s tourism minister told AFP on Sunday, at a summit focused […]
The desperate price to escape – Newspaper
Source: Estimates from media reports Fleeing your country illegally is never easy and fraught with life and death risks. Amidst the bombs dropping over Gaza, the people there […]
US finds Putin probably did not order Navalny’s death in February: Report | Politics News
Officials say while Putin retains culpability for the death of his biggest critic, he probably did not want it to happen when it did. Intelligence officials in the […]