Aug 06, – India claims that five of its soldiers were killed when Pakistani troops fired at their post in Poonch, on Indian-controlled territory close to the “LOC.” India has lodged a ‘strong protest’ with Pakistan over the killing of five soldiers in Kashmir. The attack close to the cease-fire line is threatening plans for […]
Aug 06, – Syrian rebels fighting to depose President Assad are reported to have seized a key air base near the border with Turkey. Rebel fighters are also said to be scoring successes. In Assad’s Alawite heartland rebels have captured the Mannagh Military Airport in the northern province of Aleppo after a months-long battle, the […]
Aug 05, – Manama: A horrific crash in Saudi Arabia on Sunday evening has left 14 people dead and three injured. The victims, all foreigners believed to be Arabs and Africans, were riding a minibus that crashed into a truck in the Province of Jeddah, the Red Sea city in western Saudi Arabia, local news […]
Aug 05, BEIRUT — The Syrian military is firing ballistic missiles into populated areas where it is battling rebels, killing hundreds of civilians in recent months, Human Rights Watch said. The U.S.-based group said it has investigated nine apparent missile attacks that killed at least 215 people, half of them children, between February and July. […]
Aug 04, Manama: At least eight people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed after downpours caused flash floods in the western part of Saudi Arabia. Several other people are missing and search and rescue efforts have been launched to locate them, civil defence officials said. The heavy rain on Thursday and Friday damaged private and […]
Aug 04, – Rohani formally took office on Saturday at a ceremony in which he received the endorsement of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who retains the final say on all strategic issues, including the nuclear talks. Iran’s new President Hassan Rohani was set to take the oath before parliament on Sunday a day after […]
Aug 03, CAIRO — Egypt’s Interior Ministry warned supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday for a second time to abandon their protest camps as a senior U.S. diplomat met with officials on both sides of the country’s political divide. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns extended his visit to Cairo by one […]
Aug 03, RABAT, Morocco — Moroccan police have used clubs to break up a rare demonstration in front of the nation’s parliament, leaving dozens injured.Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators gathered late Friday to protest a decision earlier in the week by King Mohamed VI to pardon a Spanish man convicted of raping 11 children. Amid shouts […]
Aug 03, Manama: “I will be at the Qiyam prayers,” Rasha said, referring to the midnight group prayers Muslims hold during the last ten days of Ramadan, the month of fasting. Ahmad could not believe his ears. He had not expected her answer and felt utterly confused, unable to respond. The thought that Rasha, the […]
Aug 03, – A leading Zimbabwe opposition figure has called for a campaign of “passive resistance” after election results showed President Robert Mugabe’s party had won a large majority in parliament. Roy Bennett, treasurer of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), said people should force Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF to “rule by themselves”. The MDC has […]
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Human Rights Observers conference on Women’s rights and Environment
Human Rights Observers an organization in special status with UN ECOSOC has organized conference on Women’s rights and Environmental awareness Speaking on the occasion prominent senior advocate smt. Venkateshwari, stated that Violence against women and girls, a gross human rights violation, devastates lives, causes untold pain, suffering and illness. She has given various examples of […]
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