File photo. Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj-ul-Haq has said that this is not a meeting but a declaration of war and jihad against usury. In Rawalpindi, Muhammad Masood committed suicide because of usury. Addressing a conference against usury at Arts Council Multan, he said that Muhammad Masood and hundreds of thousands of people like him are victims…
Damuth Karunaratne, the captain of Sri Lanka’s Test team, has given an indication of leaving the captaincy, he has again applied to the selection committee in this regard. Damuth Karunaratne said in the application that I don’t want to captain the cricket team anymore, I had requested to leave the captaincy earlier but the board…
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah says that Saudi citizens can invite friends for Umrah. According to Arab media, Saudi authorities say that Saudi citizens can invite friends for Umrah on a ‘personal visit visa’. This visa will be issued for single or multiple trips. According to the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah,…
The guilty grandson who brutally killed his grandmother in Saudi Arabia has met his end. He was sentenced to death yesterday. According to foreign media, some time ago in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia, a citizen Rayan bin Sami bin Abdullah Al-Dosari brutally killed his grandmother Namsha Al-Dosari with a stick on her head…
“I wanted to write a song that felt like a home for those of us made homeless by conflict,” Mr. Warsame wrote on social media when launching the single, now on YouTube. The lyrics reflect his childhood experience escaping war in Somalia and those of others whose “every suitcase held their home”. More than 110…
The discussions centred around a UN report that offers recommendations to bolster collaboration towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, specifically those on financing for development and affordable green energy. The report reveals that almost 600 million people on the continent still do not have access to sustainable energy due to two main…
Moayad Hameidi, a Jordanian national, was working in Turbah, in the country’s southwest. He came under fire on Friday afternoon, and the identify of the assailants is not yet known. Head of Taiz office WFP released a statement expressing deep sadness at the news, noting that he had only recently arrived in Yemen to assume…
Social protection provides a safety net for the vulnerable through policies and programmes that offer financial assistance, healthcare coverage and social insurance. “It helps prevent social exclusion and promotes social inclusion,” said Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division of human rights office OHCHR. Long-term gender gap The long-term gender…
The spillover will be devastating for both peace and stability in a region already experiencing political instability, climate extremes, food and water insecurity, and economic decline, the agency warned. Growing crisis “We are increasingly concerned about an overflow from the security crisis in the Sahel into coastal countries – particularly the Gulf of Guinea,” said…
Ms. DiCarlo strongly condemned the aerial strikes this week on the ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv, which destroyed critical infrastructure and killed or injured civilians. The attacks followed Russia’s decision on Monday to effectively end the Black Sea Initiative, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs to be shipped to international markets…
