Say The Word’: What The Rohingya Struggle Is Really About

  0 comments   |     by Dr Ramzy Baroud

Pope Francis lost a historical opportunity to truly set his legacy apart from previous Popes. Alas, for him, too, political expediency trumped all else. In his visit to Burma (Myanmar) on November 27, he refrained from u

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Insurgencies in Manipur: politics & ideology

  0 comments   |     by M. S. Prabhakara

Among all the North Eastern states of India, Manipur is the worst affected in terms of militancy and insurgency. Today, there are at least 12 insurgent outfits active in the state and even today the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, imposed by the Government of India remains in force in the state. The reign of terror has continued in other forms like attackin

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India & Israel: a marriage made in heaven?

  0 comments   |     by Irfan Hussain

India-State Terrorism- Global-Rest of the Muslim... India & Israel: a marriage made in heaven? Irfan Husain ON his recent four-d

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Protecting the Belt and Road Initiative From US-Led Terrorism

  0 comments   |     by F. Pieraccini

  Protecting the Belt and Road Initiative From US-Led Terrorism: Will China Send Troops to Syria? Federico PIERACCINI An interesting theme concerning Syria is the involvement of the People's Republic of China in the conflict. While China’s diplomatic and economic

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Trumps Diplomatic Vandalism-By recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

  3 comments   |     by Saeed Ismat

By recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the facade of US neutrality on the Palestine –Israel issue has been lost. Trumps shifting US embassy to Jerusalem is a body blow to Palestinian cause. In so doing United States has taken sides and granted sovereignty of entire Jerusalem to Israel.  The consequences of this move are impossible to predict other than the fact that this

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China's lucrative embrace of Sri Lanka stirs unease

  0 comments   |     by Russek Blinch

Some 600 years ago, the great Chinese explorer Zheng He and his vast armada frequented Sri Lanka, including landing once to kidnap an uncooperative king. It was all part of the admiral's decades-long exploration of South and South-east Asia, even to the east coast of Africa - before China would mysteriously turn inwards again. Now, China is reasserting itself across Asia with a scheme that

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Bangladesh 2016/2017 - Amnesty International Report

  0 comments   |     by Amnesty International

Amnesty International Report: Armed groups claiming to act in the name of Islam killed dozens of people in targeted attacks, including foreign nationals, secular activists and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. The government’s response was marked by human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, unlawful killi

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Afghanistan: 16 years, thousands dead and no clear end in sight

  0 comments   |     by Ben Westcott

Afghanistan: 16 years, thousands dead and no clear end in sight By Ben Westcott, CNN      

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FORGING A POSITIVE ALLIANCE

  0 comments   |     by Ikram Sehgal

FORGING A POSITIVE ALLIANCE IKRAM SEHGAL               It was a unique privilege (for  many different reasons) to be  invited alongwith a handful of senior media colleagues to attend the inaugural meeting of the Islamic Military Cou

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Saudi Arabia’s coalition crumbles in Yemen.

  0 comments   |     by Alex Christoforou

Saudi Arabia’s coalition crumbles in Yemen. by Alex Christoforou November 27, 2017, 19:06 Middle East Eye editor-in-chief David Hearst notes that “All in all, the first military venture to be launched by the 32-year-old Saudi prince as defense m

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