Middle EastWorldJerusalem tensions: Rockets fired as unrest spirals — As it happened Explosions heard as rockets fired at Jerusalem Hamas claims responsibility for rocket…Web DeskMay 14, 2021
Human RightsWorldWestern powers clash with China over Xinjiang at UN virtual meet US, UK and Germany urge China to allow UN ‘immediate, unfettered’ access…Web DeskMay 14, 2021
WorldMuslim women are reviving tradition of public Quran recitation Learning to become a qari (or qari’ah for females), a skilled reciter…Web DeskMay 14, 2021
AsiaHuman RightsWorldThe Quilliam Foundation has closed but its toxic legacy remains The news that the Quilliam Foundation, a so-called counter-extremism think-tank, has closed,…Web DeskMay 14, 2021
WorldGaza teeters on the brink as fighting with Israel escalates Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her…Web DeskMay 13, 2021
AsiaWorldPakistani Parliament Debates Whether to Expel French Envoy Will the Pakistani government give in to threats from radical Islamists? A…Web DeskMay 13, 2021
Human RightsWorldChad president Deby dies in battle at 68 after 3-decade rule President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled Chad for more than 30 years…Web DeskMay 13, 2021
WorldProtesters demand justice for Mexico metro crash victims People light candles and place flowers at the site of a Mexico…Web DeskMay 13, 2021
WorldMelinda Gates could become ‘world’s second-richest woman’ Philanthropist Melinda Gates looks set to become the world’s second-richest woman after…Staff WriterMay 12, 2021
AsiaWorldOscars 2021 predictions: Who will win, and who should win, at this year’s ceremony T he most unpredictable awards season in living memory is nearing a…Staff WriterMay 12, 2021
