In Britain, teachers learn how to tackle extremists
BIRMINGHAM: Birmingham school principal Kamal Hanif recently gave a group of parents a presentation about how extremists use social media to recruit young people. When he mentioned Facebook, some of...
View ArticleSouth Africa says ready to resume Iran oil imports “tomorrow”
PRETORIA: South Africa would resume oil imports from Iran “tomorrow” if sanctions were lifted as agreed in July, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Iran was once the biggest oil supplier...
View ArticleQaeda in Syria takes last regime base in Idlib
BEIRUT: Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate and its allies seized the last regime-held military base in northwestern Idlib province on Wednesday, in the latest setback for President Bashar al-Assad’s forces....
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Malaysia braced for punishment after flare chaos
KUALA LAMPUR: Malaysia’s football body braced for possible punishment on Wednesday after flare-throwing fans forced the abandonment of a World Cup qualifier in ugly scenes which deepened the country’s...
View ArticleIndia’s Modi faces test with Bihar elections starting next month
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a major test of his popularity next month as he tries to win power in the third most-populous state with a promise of economic development in a...
View ArticleBeware! Outfits made of IS-supplied cotton might end up in your closet
PARIS: Islamic State militants have got their hands on Syrian cotton production, worrying some manufacturers even though there appears little risk for now that IS-linked clothes could end up on the...
View Article‘No need to panic’: South Africans told after US terror warning
JOHANNESBURG: South Africans should not panic over a United States (US) warning of a terror threat in the country as no imminent danger had been uncovered, state security services said Wednesday. The...
View ArticleProtests greet Israel’s Netanyahu on British visit
LONDON: Some 300 demonstrators waving flags and “Free Palestine” banners staged a noisy protest in central London on Wednesday against the two-day visit to Britain this week of Israeli Prime Minster...
View ArticlePakistan calls for urgent action to deal with forced migration
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of UNICEF’s Executive Board Dr Maleeha Lodhi has urged the global community to take immediate action to deal with the growing...
View ArticleNational T20: Nasir, Amir shine as Rawalpindi Rams beat Bahwalpur
ISLAMABAD: Nasir Jamshed’s unbeaten 62 helped Rawalpindi Rams seal a victory over Bahawalpur Region by 7 wickets in the National Twenty20 Tournament played at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi. Jamshed...
View ArticleIndia covering up human rights violations in Kashmir: report
The Indian government has allegedly been covering up hundreds of cases of human rights violations in Indian Kashmir, including extra judicial killings, torture and forced disappearances, Al Jazeera...
View ArticleSouth Africa pick three spinners for series against India
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa on Thursday named three specialist spin bowlers in their squad to play four Test matches in India in November and December. Simon Harmer, who played in a recent...
View ArticleVillas-Boas to leave Zenit at end of season
MOSCOW: Andre Villas-Boas will leave his role as coach of Zenit St Petersburg at the end of the season, the Portuguese said on Thursday. “Talking about a contract extension…the club had made me an...
View ArticleUS plans to increase refugee intake next year: officials
WASHINGTON: The United States plans to raise the number of refugees it takes in by 5,000 next year to 75,000, including an unspecified number from Syria, senior US officials said on Wednesday, and...
View Article‘IS presence in Saudi Arabia threatens security of Hajj pilgrims’
The expansion of the extremist organisation Daesh, also known as the Islamic State (IS), has raised serious concerns over the safety and security of around three million Hajj pilgrims attending the...
View ArticleWorld food commodity prices plunge in August
PARIS: The price of international food commodities registered their largest monthly drop in seven years in August, the UN food agency said on Thursday, a slide likely to further hurt the struggling...
View ArticleSnake found in bottled mineral water in India
In a bizarre incident, a bottle of water became the centre of attention at an official event in India’s Chhattisgarh when a live snake was found inside it. The snake was discovered among 20 bottles...
View ArticleChallenging job to make films on homosexuality: Salma Agha
Yesteryear actress-singer Salma Agha thinks that comedy films like Dostana are easy to make, but it is a “challenging job” to make a serious film on a sensitive issue like homosexuality. Salma, who...
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Saudi-led air raids hit bases, Houthi leaders’ houses in Yemeni capital
SANAA: War planes from a Saudi-led military alliance bombed Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Thursday, in what witnesses described as the fiercest attacks on the city in over five months of war. The air...
View ArticlePaternal instincts: Federer saves boy from getting crushed
The peoples-champion Roger Federer once again won the hearts of fans by rescuing a boy from getting crushed by the crowds rushing forward to take the Swiss stars autograph after his win over John Isner...
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