Bangladeshi scientists are claiming a breakthrough after developing a special rice variety that is resistant to floods and salinity. The milestone has the potential to improve food security in the region. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Mirza Mofazzal Islam, who led the team of scientists, said the new rice variety will come to the rescue of [&hel...
Protestors marched toward the Presidential Palace in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday to demand full civilian rule in the country. Thousands gathered chanting slogans against the military and calling for accountability for demonstrators killed by security forces. Seventy-nine people have been killed in protests against the military takeover ...
The French region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes suspended subsidies for a street-art festival in Grenoble because of a mural of a woman wearing a hijab. Regional authorities said in a statement the mural was “provocative” and “unacceptable.” They argued it only benefits extremists, fueling violence and hatred. They said subsidies planned for the &#...
The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early this morning, during the Israeli president’s official visit to the country. No damage was caused by the attack, the UAE’s defense ministry said in a statement on Twitter. It added that debris fell in an unpopulated area and there [&hell...
The British government on Sunday announced it will double the number of its troops stationed in Estonia as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to visit the embattled region and hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The British government on Sunday announced it will double the number of its troops stationed in […]
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev unanimously chosen as leader of Nur Otan party, taking over from ex-President Nazarbayev. ANKARA (AA) – Kazakhstan’s president was elected as head of the country’s ruling Nur Otan party on Friday. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was elected unanimously during the party’s extraordinary 21st Congress, according to a presidency statem...
ZOLOTE, Ukraine (AA) – Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline can only guess what Moscow’s next move would be amid growing Russian military buildup at the border. The soldiers at the frontline town of Zolote in Donbas region shared with Anadolu Agency their views on the latest developments. Zolote has been a flashpoint since 2014 due ...
The global Islamic funds market grew more than 300% over the last decade to reach nearly $200 billion in assets under management. That’s according to a report released Wednesday by Bahrain-based General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions. Islamic assets under management grew 13.7% in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. That ...
Saifullah Muhammad works full-time as a community builder in Canada while also pursuing a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Waterloo. Muhammad fled a cycle of persecution in his home of Burma’s Rakhine state with his parents in 1991. He and thousands of refugees took shelter in Bangladesh, which is […]...
A Syrian neighbourhood bombed by the ruling regime lies in ruins, with bodies and broken toys poking out of the rubble. Tall, gray buildings are reduced to crumbling, empty shells, their walls blown away or pockmarked by the blast. ThIS scene has been captured in devastating detail by artist Khaled Dawwa, a Syrian exile and […]
