India’s capital, New Delhi – Journalists in India are criticising the government’s intention to use a “lottery method” to limit the number of reporters who can cover the ongoing winter session of parliament, calling it a “ploy to suppress the transmission of news and information to the public.” On Thursday, dozens of journalists and representatives […]
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Pakistan’s T20I & ODI series squads announced against West Indies
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed on Thursday the T20I and ODI squads for the home series against the West Indies, which will be contested in Karachi from December 13 to 22. The PCB announced in a statement that the 20-over matches will be included in the ICC T20I Rankings, while the 50-over games will […]
Police arrests Bangladesh mayor
According to authorities, a Bangladesh mayor has been arrested for refusing to allow a painting depicting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s father on religious grounds. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was Bangladesh’s first independent leader, and officials have erected over 1,000 paintings and monuments commemorating him since his daughter gained office in 2009. Hundreds of people have also […]
Ethiopian government retakes UNESCO world heritage site
The Ethiopian government claims that its forces and allies have retaken Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Amhara area of the country. Lalibela, a pilgrimage site for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and home to 11 mediaeval rock-cut churches, was conquered in early August by Tigrayan forces who had been fighting Ethiopia’s federal government […]
Omicron enters UAE
The first instances of the novel coronavirus variety have been found in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, marking the first documented Omicron infections in the Gulf region. Saudi Arabia’s state-owned media The Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday that the case involved a citizen from a “North African country.” The infection was the […]
Iraqi Kurds desperate to flee country
Thousands of individuals from northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish area have risked their lives trying to reach Europe this year, including Asos Hassan. Desperate to flee economic hardship and political repression, the 28-year-old university graduate from Koya, a village east of Erbil’s capital, attempted to cross the Aegean Sea to Greece twice but was turned back […]
Iran all set for nuclear deal
Iran’s top diplomat claims that a deal to resurrect his country’s nuclear pact with world powers is “within grasp,” but that it is contingent on Western goodwill. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Twitter on Thursday that talks in Vienna, Austria, were “progressing with seriousness” and that lifting sanctions was a “basic priority.” “Good […]
CEC gives last chance to Faisal Vawda in dual nationality case
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday made it clear that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda had dual nationality, and asked him to provide the certificate as proof so that the commission could accept his claim that he had given up his ‘dual nationality.’ The disqualification case of the PTI leader Faisal Vawda […]