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16th April, 2012
Taliban’s new offensive rocks Afghanistan
Explosions and gunfire rocked Kabul as suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan in coordinated attacks claimed by the Taliban as the start of a spring offensive.
Explosions and gunfire rocked Kabul as suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan in coordinated attacks claimed by the Taliban as the start of a spring offensive.
3rd January, 2012
Gas utilities causing Rs300bn annual loss
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited are causing a cumulative annual loss of about Rs300 billion to national economy, almost six times the losses
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited are causing a cumulative annual loss of about Rs300 billion to national economy, almost six times the losses
8th November, 2011
Liberian elections turn violent
Tension, a planned opposition boycott and fresh memories of a day of deadly clashes hang over Liberia’s presidential election run-off today, which incumbent leader Ellen…
Tension, a planned opposition boycott and fresh memories of a day of deadly clashes hang over Liberia’s presidential election run-off today, which incumbent leader Ellen…
3rd August, 2011
Egypt’s liberals push limits as Mubarak trial gets under way
It was a monumental day in Egypt on Wednesday. Former President Hosni Mubarak was rolled into the courtroom on his hospital bed, spoke a few…
It was a monumental day in Egypt on Wednesday. Former President Hosni Mubarak was rolled into the courtroom on his hospital bed, spoke a few…
27th July, 2011
Revolt or summer fever? Israel ponders tent protest
JERUSALEM: As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined emergency housing reforms in a televised address, many of the protesters who had prompted the measures by camping…
JERUSALEM: As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined emergency housing reforms in a televised address, many of the protesters who had prompted the measures by camping…
20th July, 2011
Building consensus in fractured Egypt
On July 8, Egyptians once again took to the streets in what many dubbed the “second revolution” to demand that gains of the January 25…
On July 8, Egyptians once again took to the streets in what many dubbed the “second revolution” to demand that gains of the January 25…
17th June, 2011
‘I thought it was the end of the world’
“I will never be the same,” says Raheel Ali (name changed), a student in his early twenties. In his late teens, Ali was put through…
“I will never be the same,” says Raheel Ali (name changed), a student in his early twenties. In his late teens, Ali was put through…
17th June, 2011
Herald exclusive: Missing proofs
On a March night earlier in the year, Mohammad Ehtesham left Disco Bakery area in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighbourhood for home on a motorcycle. When he…
On a March night earlier in the year, Mohammad Ehtesham left Disco Bakery area in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighbourhood for home on a motorcycle. When he…
13th June, 2011
Wasting away, extra judicially
Yet another young man lost his life in what has become a norm in Pakistan – extrajudicial killings – and chances are that like previous…
Yet another young man lost his life in what has become a norm in Pakistan – extrajudicial killings – and chances are that like previous…
8th June, 2011
Other voices: For the love of democracy
A modern-day government must refrain from exploiting power in arbitrary ways. Anyone with just a little knowledge about politics knows the best way out of…
A modern-day government must refrain from exploiting power in arbitrary ways. Anyone with just a little knowledge about politics knows the best way out of…
2nd June, 2011
Syrian activists call more protests after dozens dead
DAMASCUS: Anti-regime activists in Syria have called for “Children’s Friday” protests, snubbing government concessions after a week in which they said security forces killed more…
DAMASCUS: Anti-regime activists in Syria have called for “Children’s Friday” protests, snubbing government concessions after a week in which they said security forces killed more…
31st May, 2011
In the valley of broken dreams
The United Nation’s Convention Against Torture states that torture cannot be “justified under any exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat…
The United Nation’s Convention Against Torture states that torture cannot be “justified under any exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat…
30th May, 2011
Change in Syria inevitable
The events that broke out on the streets of Deraa proved Syria isn't immune to discontent.
The events that broke out on the streets of Deraa proved Syria isn't immune to discontent.
18th May, 2011
Assad confident unrest over, acknowledges mistakes
DAMASCUS: Syria’s embattled President Bashar al Assad says he believes the unrest roiling the country is coming to an end while acknowledging that security services…
DAMASCUS: Syria’s embattled President Bashar al Assad says he believes the unrest roiling the country is coming to an end while acknowledging that security services…
18th May, 2011
Bahraini activist said threatened with rape: report
DUBAI: A prominent Bahraini human rights activist said he had been threatened with rape while in custody after he refused to apologise to the king…
DUBAI: A prominent Bahraini human rights activist said he had been threatened with rape while in custody after he refused to apologise to the king…
18th May, 2011
Tunisia demands Libya stop cross-border shelling
TUNIS: Tunisia threatened to report Libya to the UN Security Council if it fired into Tunisian territory again, after Libya’s three-month-old conflict spilled beyond…
TUNIS: Tunisia threatened to report Libya to the UN Security Council if it fired into Tunisian territory again, after Libya’s three-month-old conflict spilled beyond…
18th May, 2011
Tanks shell Syrian town, West piles on pressure
AMMAN: Tanks bombarded a Syrian border town for the fourth day on Wednesday in a military campaign to crush protests against President Bashar al Assad,…
AMMAN: Tanks bombarded a Syrian border town for the fourth day on Wednesday in a military campaign to crush protests against President Bashar al Assad,…
18th May, 2011
Syrian activists call general strike in new tactic
BEIRUT: Syrian protesters called Tuesday for a one-day nationwide general strike, urging students to skip school and workers to bring commerce to a halt in…
BEIRUT: Syrian protesters called Tuesday for a one-day nationwide general strike, urging students to skip school and workers to bring commerce to a halt in…
17th May, 2011
Horrific picture emerges of besieged Syrian town
WADI KHALED, LEBANON: Using horses and mules to carry their possessions, Syrians crossed a shallow river Monday to reach safety in Lebanon with tales of…
WADI KHALED, LEBANON: Using horses and mules to carry their possessions, Syrians crossed a shallow river Monday to reach safety in Lebanon with tales of…
16th May, 2011
Palestinian “Arab Spring” confronts Israel on borders
Palestinian refugees massed fearlessly on its frontiers, redefining the conflict.
Palestinian refugees massed fearlessly on its frontiers, redefining the conflict.
