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Trump picks Heather Nauert as U.S. Ambassador to United Nations
President Donald Trump has picked State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Nauert, a former journalist, will replace the current United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has decided...Dec 7, 2018 1079 0 -
Pakistani-American hosts Israeli, Palestinian doctors bonding to treat suffering humanity
“In the sufferer, let me see only the human being,” Dr. Sargit Arbel Alon said as she emphasized the human connection that drives her work in the conflict zone. Dr. Alon, an Israeli obstetrician and gynecologist,...Dec 5, 2018 1679 0 -
Trump sends envoy, letter to Khan for Pakistan help on Afghan peace
After a year of censure and suspension of aid to Pakistan, President Donald Trump has sought the longstanding ally’s support to push Taliban into Afghan peace negotiations. On Tuesday Pakistani officials confirmed that the U.S. President has...Dec 3, 2018 923 0 -
What Bush’s handling of the collapse of the iron curtain tells us
Featured Image President Reagan, VP Bush and Secretary General USSR Gorbachev Extracted from file on Wikimedia The passing away of president George H.W. Bush provides a moment of reflection on the 1989 momentous turn of the...Dec 3, 2018 1413 0 -
George H W Bush supported Pakistan on many occasions
George H.W. Bush, who passed away at the age of 94 on Friday, led U.S. support for Pakistan on several important turns of the country’s turbulent past. I witnessed his relationships with Pakistani diplomats and leaders as...Dec 1, 2018 982 1 -
‘Let’s put out the fire and build bridges’
Image: Author Akbar signing German Ambassador Emily Haber’s copy of Journey into Europe Just before Thanksgiving, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the former High Commissioner from Pakistan to the UK and Ireland and the Ibn Khaldun Chair of...Nov 30, 2018 2003 0 -
CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill after author’s support for Palestinians’ rights
Image Credit: Way180/Wikimedia Author Marc Lamont Hill, an advocate for freedom of Palestinian lands under Israeli occupation, is no more with Cable News Network as political commentator after his critique of Tel Aviv’s policies violating human...Nov 30, 2018 1023 0 -
Undocumented immigrant population from Mexico declining; steady from other nations – Pew Research
United States-Mexico Border/Wikimedia Amid raging controversy over immigration, a new report says the number of undocumented immigrants living in the United States fell to a 12-year low in 2016, possibly due to economic recession. The population...Nov 28, 2018 734 0 -
Pakistan opens Sikh holy place to pilgrims; India says no to dialogue
Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan performed opening of the construction of Kartarpur Corridor leading to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib – one of the holiest places for Sikhs located close to Indian border in Pakistan’s Punjab province. With...Nov 28, 2018 992 0 -
Syrian journalist symbolizing hope for democracy silenced with bullets
As Syria crumbled with countless deaths and destruction, Raed Fares, one of the few remaining figures of the 2011 Syrian movement for democracy, survived several attempts on his life to live as a symbol of resistance...Nov 26, 2018 5355 0