International

Special Desk Discussions have been held for safety of Christians in Iraq. Pope Francis discussed the issue with one of most powerful Shia figures, Ali al-Sistani, in a landmark trip made by the Pope. In Iraq, Christians have been hit by waves of violence over the years. The office of …

Special Desk In a first such move Italy became the first European Union country to block export of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia. The bloc’s new regulations allow exports to be stopped if the company providing the vaccines has failed to meet its obligations to the EU and Italy used these …

Special Desk The Crown emerged the most awarded by winning four of its six nominations, including for best TV series in the drama category at the Golden Globes Awards-2021 that were held virtually. The ceremony, which recognises excellence in film and television, was held virtually this year because of the …

Jubilee News desk Protestors were fired upon by the police in Myanmar killing at least 18 of them and the UN human rights office condemned it. Deaths were reported in several cities including Yangon, Dawei and Mandalay as police used live rounds and tear gas. Security forces began the violent …

Special Desk Saudi ministry of defence has said that women in Saudi Arabia can now join the military. The move comes under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 initiative. With the announcement women will be able to do jobs that were previously limited to men only. The plan to …

Special Desk Over 300 girls have been kidnapped by gunmen, some of whom were dressed as security forces, from a school in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, officials confirmed. The attack happened at 1:00 local time when a group of gunmen arrived at the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe town with …

Special Desk In a first such act, a German court has convicted a former Syrian regime officer for crimes against humanity. This is first-ever trial of people linked to the government in Damascus. Former intelligence officer Eyad al-Gharib, 44, was sentenced to four-and-a-half-years in prison by the court in Koblenz …

Special Desk Ghana is the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing scheme. Covax scheme was set up by WHO, Gavi vaccines alliance and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to try to prevent poorer countries from being pushed to the back of the queue, when vaccine distribution …

Fredrik S. Heffermehl The Norwegian Nobel Committee will soon address the pile of nominations received for 2021. The number is constantly increasing, this year it will probably be around 350. Not easy to find the best. But much easier if the awarders would comply with Alfred Nobel´s visionary idea of …

Special Desk After a secret video leak, United Nations human rights office has asked the United Arab Emirates for proof that Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, was alive. In secretly recorded videos shared by Princess Latifa, she has accused her father of holding her hostage in Dubai since …