DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The shrinking job opportunities due to a widening mismatch between market demand and academic skills in Bangladesh is driving university students to suicide. Shovon (not his real name), who recently graduated from the Department of Philosophy, University of Dhaka, shared his story of depression with Anadolu Agency that...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Activists from around the world have sought an end to what they called “total impunity” against those involved in anti-minority activities in India. “Many will argue (there are) early signs of genocide, but … genocide of Bengali Muslims has already occurred in Assam,” said Aman Wadud, a legal schol...
ANKARA (AA) – A top Iranian security official on Wednesday criticized the US government for lacking “coherence” for making political decisions at ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna. The remarks on Twitter by Ali Shamkhani, the head of the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), came shortly after a group of 33 ...
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with China’s President Xi Jinping SHI JINPING while attending the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing. The duo discussed a range of issues, including Afghanistan. In a joint statement released Sunday by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the leaders agreed a peaceful, stable A...
The International Organization for Migration made an appeal Tuesday for more than $589 million to address the urgent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and neighboring countries. The U.N. agency dealing with migration needs the money to help more than 3.6 million people and strengthen communities’ resilience and recovery. It warns of intensify...
Parties return to 8th round of negotiations after consulting governments VIENNA (AA) – The eighth round of talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal continued Tuesday in Vienna. High-level representatives from Russia, China, Germany, UK, France and Iran are participating in the dialogue that is being chaired by Enrique Mora, the EU’s ...
A 19th-century Islamic seminary in the state of Uttar Pradesh faces uncertainty about its future. This is after the Indian government’s recent establishment of an anti-terror police squad near it. The move came as an unpleasant surprise for several residents and has triggered anxiety among many Muslims. The Darul Uloom seminary campus is tuck...
The eighth Saudi Film Festival will be held June 2 to 9 at Ithra in the city of Dhahran. This year’s theme will be “poetic cinema.” The festival aims to enrich the local cinematic scene, paying tribute to local greats and offering seminars, advanced training workshops and screenings. In an effort to foster global collaboration, […]...
Afghan artist Aziz Hazara collected 20 tons of garbage from Bagram air base, formerly the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan. He then sent the shipment to the United States as his “gift to the American people.” Its purpose is to retrace the “supply chain of the global war on terror” through international ports and […]
Search, rescue operations underway in northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state, says army NEW DELHI (AA) – Seven army personnel went missing in northeastern India after being hit by an avalanche, and search and rescue operations are underway, the army announced on Monday. The incident occurred Sunday in the high-altitude Kameng sector of Arunachal...
