On January 24th, 2017, five executive orders were signed by President Donald Trump in an attempt to speed up the controversial pipeline projects that have been debated in the finals years of former President Barack Obama and former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper. Particularly, the Dakota Access and Keystone
At least 28 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a recent gun and bomb attack, which was carried out by al-Shabaab. According to officials, the assault occurred on Wednesday morning of this week at a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The offense began when attackers rammed an
After being silent for several years, tensions in the Balkans have risen again. After the completion of a train line from Belgrade to the ethnic Serbian town of Mitrovica in Kosovo, Serbia sent a train emblazoned with the words “Kosovo Is Serbia”. In response, the Kosovar government sent soldiers to
Pakistan’s media regulator, Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra), has banned high-profile television host Aamir Liaquat Hussain after accusing him of hate speech. On his show ‘This is Not Acceptable’, Hussain accused five missing liberal activists and their supporters of blasphemy. Such an accusation can have very severe consequences in Pakistan
Professional football has been played in Aleppo for the first time since 2011 as Al-Ittihad beat local rivals Hurriya 2-1 in front of an excited crowd at Riayat al-Shabab Stadium, eagerly anticipating a return to normal life. After the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, rebels held control of the
