July 31, – The emir of Kuwait Sabah al-Sabah has announced a pardon for those convicted of insulting him, on the occasion of the last 10 days of Ramadan. In recent months there has been a clampdown on criticism of the emir, with activists and MPs being charged with insulting him. Some of the criticism […]
July 30, Islamabad – Pakistani legislators have elected a veteran politician the new president. Overnight, militants attacked a jail in the county’s northwest with bombs, mortars and guns, liberating at least 230 prisoners. Pakistan will swear the 73-year-old Mamnoon Hussain in for his largely ceremonial post on Sept. 9 at the presidential palace, which the […]
July 30, – Babies who were breast-fed for the first year of life gained 4 points on their IQ, compared with babies who were not breast-fed for as long, according to the findings, published online July 29 in JAMA Pediatrics. These children were better able to understand what others were telling them (receptive language) at […]
July 28, London – Disgraced BBC presenter Stuart Hall had his prison sentence for a series of sex assaults on girls doubled yesterday. Three Appeal Court judges ruled that his original 15-month term was “inadequate” and should be increased to 30 months. The former It’s A Knockout host, 83, was told that he will not […]
July 28, – More than 1,000 detainees have escaped from a prison in eastern Libya, security forces told AP. It comes as hundreds of Libyans protest against the killing of a prominent anti-Brotherhood activist, blaming Islamists for his death. The mass jailbreak occurred at Koyfiya prison in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, according […]
July 27, – A GUNMAN holding hostages inside a South Florida apartment complex killed six people before being shot dead by a SWAT team that stormed the building following an hours-long standoff. Sgt Eddie Rodriguez told The Associated Press that police got a call around 6:30pm US East Coast time on Friday that shots […]
July 27, – Kuwait’s sixth election in seven years is being held after a constitutional court ruling in June, which invalidated the last vote in December because of to a technical problem in the process leading up to the poll. Voting has begun in the oil-rich Gulf nation of Kuwait, in the country’s second general […]
July 26, – At least 39 people have been killed after two bombs exploded in a market in northern Pakistan, reports say. The explosions took place in Parachinar, the main town of the Kurrum tribal region, near the Afghan border. The two blasts occurred close to two different mosques in the town, according to Reuters […]
July 26 CAIRO — The announcement came hours before mass protests were set to take place across the nation in response to a call by military chief Gen. Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi for a show of popular support for his anticipated crackdown on Morsi’s supporters and radical Islamists loyal to the ousted leader who have been attacking […]
July 26, – A three-minute video clip about an 11-year-old Yemeni girl speaking out against child marriage after having escaped it herself has gone viral on the internet. Nada Al Ahdal says in the video that she would rather die than be forced into marriage with an older man. “It’s true that I ran away […]
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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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