KAMPALA: Ethiopians will vote on Monday in a landmark election overshadowed by reports of famine in the country’s war-hit Tigray region and beset by logistical problems that mean some people won’t be able to vote until September.The election is the centerpiece of a reform drive by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, whose rise to power in…
Read MoreLONDON: Iran-backed militias in Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) employ assassinations, kidnappings and other forms of violence in order to protect the income they derive from widespread and deep-rooted corruption in Iraq, a panel of experts said on Thursday.At an online event hosted by British think tank Chatham House and attended by Arab News, Mohammad…
Read MoreLONDON: A charity that provides household items, clothing and other support to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK has said it fears for its future. Refugee Kindness — based in Wrexham, Wales — is a young charity that grew from a spur-of-the-moment decision by a Welsh barrister to donate her spare furniture to a local…
Read MoreGebran Bassil ‘coerced’ my father to apologize, says Lebanese woman hailed for confronting MP BEIRUT: A Lebanese woman hailed as a hero for confronting the widely despised MP Gebran Bassil, has vowed to remain defiant despite claiming her father was forced to apologize for her actions. On Sunday, a video was widely shared of Yasmine…
Read MoreBenguerir, Morocco-Wednesday 16 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ] The newly launched Global Phosphorus Institute (GPI) announced today the appointment of Dr. Amit Roy as Executive director to develop and lead the Institute. His initial focus will be creating the Consortium for cutting-edge phosphorus research projects, building global coalitions, and establishing research hubs around the…
Read MorePARIS: Ebrahim Raisi, the favorite in Iran’s presidential election, has used his position at the heart of the judiciary for grave rights violations, including mass executions of political prisoners, activists say. They say Raisi — who now has victory in his sights on Friday after even conservative rivals were disqualified in vetting — should face…
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Reem Juan’s latest offering pays homage to Egypt-born music icon Dalida DUBAI: London Fashion Week is hoping to be back on track with the usual line-up of physical shows come September, but until then LFW’s “digital first” approach continued with another selection of online presentations from the capital’s designers alongside a handful…
Read MoreAfghan translators of departing foreign forces face a mortal danger: Taliban retaliation KABUL: Back in the spring of 2013, Tajik Mohammed was enjoying his leave in the small garden of his family home in the lush village of Kapisa when he learnt that the Taliban had put him on a blacklist. His crime? He was…
Read MoreBenguerir, Morocco-Tuesday 15 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ] Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and Ibn Rochd Foundation for Science and Innovation (FIRSI) both based in Morocco, announced today the creation of the Global Phosphorus Institute (GPI). This world institute will undertake and facilitate research to develop sustainable phosphorus management strategies to ensure its availability…
Read MoreROME: Nearly 1,300 migrants landed during the weekend on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. Most of them were rescued by Italian fishermen from the dinghies they used to make the trip from North Africa. “The good summer weather is encouraging migrants to attempt the perilous trip to Lampedusa and Europe. One boat is landing here…
Read MoreDOHA, Qatar-Monday 14 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) — RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, has been appointed by Qatar Duty Free (QDF), a subsidiary of the Qatar Airways group, to supply a microspace planning software across the duty-free retail estate at Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha in 2021.…
Read MoreCOURBEVOIE, France-Sunday 13 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) — Global development of next-generation payment cards is currently fueled by two key factors, namely ushering in EMV interoperability and security compliance and mass take-up of contactless payments. Thanks to its unrivalled embedded security expertise IDEMIA has been able to set the security standards…
Read MoreANKARA: The Ankara-based IGAM Research Center on Asylum and Migration has recognized an Afghan doctor for her work helping refugees.Zakira Hekmat, 33, was awarded $2,000 by the center, led by Metin Corabatir, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’s (UNHCR) former spokesperson in Turkey.Hekmat, herself born an internally displaced person in Jaghuri district in Ghazni province,…
Read MoreA collection of works of female writers of Arab heritage sets out to ‘win hearts, change minds’ DUBAI: British-Palestinian author Selma Dabbagh hopes a new book featuring 75 stories of love and desire penned by Arab women will help pave the way for more female authors to emerge from the Middle East region. The English-language anthology…
Read MoreLAHORE: Pakistan has received 14.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses since it began its vaccination campaign in February, and plans to buy a further 90 million doses to inoculate the adult population in the second half of the year, the country’s health ministry has said. Announcing its 2020-21 federal budget, Pakistani Minister of Finance Shaukat Tarin…
Read MoreDUBAI: British-Palestinian author Selma Dabbagh hopes a new book featuring 75 stories of love and desire penned by Arab women will help pave the way for more female authors to emerge from the Middle East region. The English-language anthology “We Wrote in Symbols,” edited by Dabbagh, was published in April this year, marking a literary first…
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