Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Month: December 2018
2018: Best of the Bests
Among the Muslim-majority ethnic group, there are approximately 450 Hindus living in the city of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
2018: Best of the Bests
The Morgan Library and Museum is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s book “Frankenstein,” one of the most famous horror novels of all time
Criticism After Calls for Quran Test...
The invitation that was sent to both presidential candidates asks them to read Al-Fatiha (the first surah in Quran) and then another surah that will be determined by the organizer
UN Calls out Yemen’s Houthi Rebels...
The fighting in Yemen, the poorest Arab nation, has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions to hunger. The U.N. calls it the world’s worst humanitarian disaster
World’s Tallest Empty Hotel Reborn in...
Like his father, Kim Jong Un has a penchant for ambitious building projects, including 82- and 70-story residences in the capital’s “Ryomyong,” or “dawn,” district that opened last year and a massive science and technology complex with a main building shaped like a giant atom
Free Food for Furloughed Employees From...
Some restaurants in Washington are showing their support by giving out free food to federal employees who are facing uncertainty at the end of the year
Wikipedia As a Reliable Source!
Still, many if not most in the academic community think that Wikipedia, if used at all, should be no more than a secondary source, and they frequently tell their students as much
These Are The Top 5 Busiest...
Nairobi is not only a vivacious east African metropolis but is also a key driving force of development in the continent
Looking Back:A Young Woman and Her...
Several images will likely be iconic of this year’s demonstrations including a young woman – reported to be a student – covering her face as she runs from tear gas just outside the University of Tehran, her fist raised defiantly in the air
UN Chief Calls for International Cooperation...
As Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres carries the burdens of the world upon his shoulders