UNGA Hall hosts Human Rights Council elections October 13, 2020 POLITICS·WORLD NEWS These are the first elections of the 75th session (of the UNGA), and the first to be held in this manner by Read More
Iran heads to the runoff polls September 11, 2020 ASIA NEWS·POLITICS Iranians on Friday headed to polling stations to vote in the runoff parliamentary elections held across nine provinces. The elections are being Read More
Two Royals fired over corruption: Saudi Arabia September 1, 2020 POLITICS·Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has terminated two royals over corruption charges linked to the Defence Ministry, according to Read More
Armed group fires at Tripoli protest meet August 28, 2020 AFRICA·POLITICS Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) said that an armed group indiscriminately fired at protesters in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday. Read More
EU to unriddle East Med disputes August 27, 2020 ASIA NEWS·POLITICS Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for foreign affairs and security policy, said on Wednesday that he would Read More
Egypt mulls action against 54 Mn voters August 27, 2020 AFRICA·POLITICS Egyptian authorities have decided to refer 53.98 million eligible voters to prosecution for not showing up and casting their ballots in the Read More
Wednesday’s blast killed 4 in Turkey June 18, 2020 -Top News·CRIME·POLITICS·WORLD NEWS Four workers were killed when a bomb detonated by Kurdish militants struck a laborers’ pick-up truck as it passed by in southeast Read More
Amid mounting pressure, Facebook allows turning off political ads June 17, 2020 -Top News·BUSINESS·POLITICS·US After facing harsh criticism for allowing misleading political ads on its services, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that its platform will Read More
Those who divide the society call themselves ‘nationalists’: RAHUL June 12, 2020 INDIA·INDIAN NEWS·POLITICS Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in conversation with Harvard Professor Nicholas Burns said the division in the society weakens the country but Read More
Bashar al-Assad dismisses PM June 12, 2020 -Top News·ASIA NEWS·POLITICS·SYRIA Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has dismissed Prime Minister Imad Khamis on Thursday. The significant move comes amidst one of the worst Read More