Papal visit boosts UAE effort to redefine concepts of tolerance – Dr. James M Dorsey

Dr. James M Dorsey | The United Arab Emirates is projecting itself as a leader of the inter-communal and inter-faith harmony with the first-ever visit by...

After joining IS aged 15, German woman asks to go home

AFP | Four years after leaving Germany to live under the Islamic State group, 19-year-old Leonora has fled the jihadists' last bastion in eastern Syria...

Yemen’s abandoned churches, remnants of a fading past

AFP | Vandalised, caught in the crossfire, burnt to the ground: Yemen's churches, once filled by small but diverse Christian communities, are now abandoned after...

A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage – James M. Dorsey

Dr. James M. Dorsey | Mounting pressure on Thailand to release from detention soccer player Hakeem al-Araibi has not only refocussed international attention on alleged...

Catholic migrants in the UAE abuzz ahead of pope’s visit

AFP | Like millions of his compatriots, Filipino migrant Ray Erwin adores Pope Francis. This weekend, he is counting down the hours to a historic...

Pope Francis in historic Arabian Peninsula visit

AFP | Pope Francis is set for a historic trip to the UAE, the first-ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, as he seeks to...

Catholicism in the Arabian Peninsula

AFP | Pope Francis's three-day trip to the United Arab Emirates Sunday marks the first time a pontiff has ever visited the conservative Muslim Arabian...

Displaced Syrian children sift through trash to buy bread

AFP | Outside a camp for the displaced in northwest Syria, 15-year-old Sabaa al-Jassim hacked away at a mountain of trash hoping to find scraps...

For Yemenis, shaky truce not much different from war

AFP | Yemeni medics scrambled to save a 20-year-old woman after a sniper's bullet tore a gash in her scalp in the port city of...

Support for US Iran policy out of left field: China dramatically reduces trade with Tehran – Dr James M Dorsey

Dr James M Dorsey | China has dramatically reduced its trade with Iran in line with US sanctions, raising questions whether Iran will remain committed to...

What Khashoggi means for Americans everywhere? – Imran Jan

Imran Jan | A friend of mine once asked me why I wanted to become an American citizen. “The government that looks out for its...

PM seeks financial assistance package from Doha

News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan has sought an economic assistance package from Qatar which includes revision of LNG price and its supply on...
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