Saudi Arabia hosts 260,000 Rohingya refugees with a spending of $2.25 billion

September 24, 2023

Dr Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, advisor to the Royal Court and general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), said that Saudi Arabia has hosted more than 260,000 Rohingya refugees ever since the beginning of the conflict in Myanmar, Saudi Gazette reports. “The Kingdom has so far spent $2.25 billion to render them […]Continue Reading

Gabonese military officers announce they have seized power

August 30, 2023

A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term, Reuters reports. Appearing on television channel Gabon 24, the officers said they represented all security and defence forces in the […]Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia, Iran relations ‘on the right track’, Iranian minister says after Riyadh talks

August 18, 2023

Saudi Arabia and Iran are making progress on mending ties, Iran’s foreign minister said after meeting with his counterpart in Riyadh on Thursday, as two regional heavyweights seek to overcome past hostility and boost cooperation, Reuters reports. “Relations between Tehran and Saudi are on the right track and we are witnessing progress,” Hossein Continue Reading

‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools

July 26, 2023

Smartphones should be banned from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from cyberbullying, a UN report has recommended, The Guardian reports. Unesco, the UN’s education, science and culture agency, said there was evidence that excessive mobile phone use was linked to reduced educational performance and that high levels of Continue Reading

All countries should take in more Rohingya refugees, says Malaysian PM

September 24, 2022

It is the responsibility of all countries to take in more Rohingya refugees to be resettled in their respective countries following the crisis in Myanmar, says Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, reports Bernama. He said that Malaysia has accepted nearly 200,000 Rohingya refugees on humanitarian grounds, although the country is not a […]Continue Reading

Queen passes away at 96

September 8, 2022

NEWS DESK Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, Reuters reports. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” it said in a statement. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return Continue Reading

Imran Khan: Pakistan police charge ex-PM under terrorism act

August 22, 2022

NEWS DESK Pakistan’s police have charged the country’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws, BBC reports. Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing a close aide. Mr Khan’s supporters gathered outside his house vowing to “take over” if he was arrested. However, he has now Continue Reading

Greece protests to Serbia, Ukraine over Bangladesh-bound cargo plane crash

July 18, 2022

NEWS DESK Greece has protested to Serbia and Ukraine for not being timely informed about the munitions cargo on board a Ukrainian aircraft which crashed near the northern city of Kavala on Saturday night, Greek diplomatic sources said on Monday, Reuters reports. The Antonov An-12 carrying 11.5 tonnes of defence products made in Serbia, including […]Continue Reading

Cargo plane carrying defence products for Bangladesh crashes in Greece

July 18, 2022

NEWS DESK A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, Serbian authorities said on Sunday, July 17, 2022, Reuters reports. Drone images from the scene showed debris from the bulking Antonov An-12 aircraft strewn in fields. Greek authorities said there were […]Continue Reading

Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of Russian invasion

July 13, 2022

NEWS DESK By the time the Russians invaded, 43-year-old Mufti Said Ismahilov – one of the Muslim spiritual leaders of Ukraine – had already resolved that he would step aside from his religious duties to fight for his country, Al Jazeera reports. At the end of last year, as warnings of an imminent attack grew […]Continue Reading