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By Dennis Etler The Trump presidency is in a state of meltdown. He has been exposed once again as “an emperor without clothes.” He is losing on all fronts and as a result, is lashing out in all directions. But all of his huffing and puffing is having no effect …

By Adeela Naureen / Umar Waqar As reported by The Times of India, Australia and India signed seven agreements, including a landmark pact on access to military bases for logistical support, after the first-ever virtual summit between Modi and Scott Morrison on June 4. Since this virtual summit took place …

For more than three years, many of America’s closest allies have comforted themselves with the thought that Donald Trump’s populist presidency was a historical aberration, and that the United States would ultimately return to its democratic and internationalist roots. But a season of pandemic and protest has shaken that faith, …

By Talat Masood Politics without adherence to basic democratic principles and without a moral compass is akin to a person walking on a broken road blindfolded. Our leaders at least by now should have known this simple reality, yet they seem to deliberately ignore it being beneficiaries of unprincipled politics. …

By By Hasaan Khawar Unimaginative, unrealistic and devoid of bold reforms! This is how the budget 2020-21 can be aptly described. It seems that someone took last year’s budget, applied some jugglery and presented it to the political bosses, who then sprinkled it with political sloganeering like “Corona budget”, “structural …

By I A Rahman JUNE 2020. What a wonderful time to be living in! How glorious the wave of resistance — to one of the worst forms of discrimination — that has swept the West, from America to Europe. Scores of black Americans have been brutally murdered by white policemen …

The economy of Yemen has recorded a rapid deterioration, since the Saudi-led aggression waged war on the country in late March 2015, which negatively affected the lives of citizens. But the economic war on Yemen has taken on a more fierce form, since September 2016 when the pro-aggression government, Hadi’s …

Imam Jafar Sadiq (PBUH) is the sixth Imam of Shi’ite world. He attained martyrdom on the 25th Shawwal 14 A.H. during the Caliphate of Abu Jafar Mansoor Abbasi. Imam Sadiq (PBUH) lived until 65 years. He had the longest life amongst the other eleven Imams (PBUH). Thus, he is also …

By Jonathan Cook It is hard to ignore the striking parallels between the recent scenes of police brutality in cities across the United States and decades of violence from Israel’s security forces against Palestinians. A video that went viral late last month of a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, killing …

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has spent tens of billions of dollars each year on failed military interventions and arms imports instead of strengthening regional peace and stability. Since 2014, the UAE has been pushing for a military coup against the UN-recognized government in Libya by supporting Khalifa Haftar, …