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Health body says coronavirus not yet pandemic as stocks plunge amid new cases
A sudden increase in new cases of COVID-19 – commonly known as coronavirus – is deeply concerning but the spread of the disease is not yet a pandemic, a global health body says as death toll...Feb 25, 2020 673 0 -
New report tells of scars the Syrian conflict has inflicted on children
The indifferent players on the world stage not only turned a blind eye to the suffering of Syrians but they also unleashed their dogs of war in the form of proxies, a ruthless regime and militant...Jan 19, 2020 713 0 -
US-Pakistan cooperation becomes more important in the face of multiple crises in the region
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday for talks on the region beset with multiple crises including Afghan uncertainty, Iranian unrest and Kashmir siege, all on borders of Pakistan which...Jan 17, 2020 837 0 -
US voices concern over Indian restrictions in Kashmir as diplomat embarks on South Asian visit
The Trump Administration is dispatching its senior South Asia official to the region facing a spate of crises including ongoing crisis in Kashmir, Afghan fragility, and US-Iran tensions. Alice G Wells, who heads U.S. policymaking on...Jan 13, 2020 647 0 -
Kashmir Siege: World powers need to make the right moral choice
The world is not accepting New Delhi’s narrative on the festering Kashmir crisis, yet the powerful nations are not openly speaking up for the rights of the people in Indian controlled part of the disputed region,...Oct 1, 2019 705 0 -
Trump okays deployment of US troops to Saudi Arabia
In a major development, President Donald Trump Friday approved deployment of U.S. troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UEA) following an attack on Saudi oil plant that Washington believes was...Sep 21, 2019 900 0 -
Saudi Arabia, UAE sending foreign ministers to Pakistan amid Kashmir crisis
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two of Pakistan’s Gulf allies, are sending their foreign ministers to Islamabad, as the Kashmir imbroglio spotlights the Arab countries’ policy toward South Asian rivals Pakistan and India. The...Sep 3, 2019 4633 0 -
My Persian Paradox taught me how sharing stories helps create empathy, peace
The pain we carry from the past and don’t have time to think about will eventually come out and hit us. All this time, it has been sitting there waiting for an opportunity to talk and...Aug 19, 2019 1841 0 -
Muslim Writing Salon brings awesome diversity to D.C.
In the rooftop bar of Eaton DC, skeptical of attending a religious event, I didn’t know what to expect. When Nafisa Isa enthusiastically started introducing the program, people cheered and hollered. Sitting in the second row,...Aug 8, 2019 1557 0 -
‘Not the Summer of our Youth’
The sun is blazing the earth scorched, leaving no doubts that this is not just another hot summer. As climate change alarm bells ring louder, the UN World Meteorological Organization reports that 2019 had the hottest...Aug 1, 2019 934 0
