California moves to recognise Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha as official state holidays By Lanre Gidado Lawmakers in the United States state of California have introduced a bill seeking to officially recognise the Islamic festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays. The legislation, Assembly Bill 2017 (AB 2017), was introduced during the holy…
Mojtaba Khamenei emerges Iran’s Supreme leader after father’s death as war escalates Mojtaba Khamenei has emerged as the new Supreme Leader of Iran after the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, as authorities move swiftly to maintain leadership continuity amid the ongoing war involving the United States and Israel. Mojtaba, the second son of the…
Ayatollah killed in US-Israeli Attack As Iran declares 40 Days Mourning …US warns Iran of Danger of Retaliation …Protests in Karachi as Demonstrators pelter Stones at US Consulate in Pakistan …Iran appoints New Leader… Iran has embarked on 40 days of mourning after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei got killed in ongoing twin-attacks by the…
A HOLE WITHIN THE WHOLE: “How US exploit the International System”. By M K Ilyasu It is the historic and enduring nature of international law that it supports the International order of structural violence so frequently depicted (Johan Galtyng: Structural Theory of Imperialism) and (Asborn Eide: Int Law, Dominace and the Use of Force). We…
Middle East Inferno and the Myth of Democratic Intervention By Olaitan Adesina The latest confrontation involving United States, Israel and Iran has once again exposed the moral inconsistency at the heart of global power politics. Washington speaks the language of democracy with conviction, yet its closest partners in the region include unelected monarchies such as…
A Night of Blasts Across Capitals in the Middle East The United States and Israel launched what officials described as one of the largest coordinated air operations in recent history against Iran on Saturday, with Iranian authorities reporting that more than 200 people were killed and over 700 wounded in the strikes. Tehran responded with…
Judge investigated over alleged romantic WhatsApp exchange with married Court clerk A High Court judge in Zimbabwe is facing a formal probe after alleged flirtatious WhatsApp conversations between him and a married court clerk emerged, drawing the attention of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Justice Pisirayi Kwenda of the Harare High Court is at the…
Canadian police say 10 dead in British Columbia school shooting A mass shooting at a high in the Canadian province of British Columbia has left at least nine people dead, including the suspected attacker, according to police. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement on Tuesday that six people were found dead…
Canada speaks for the whole World at the World Economic Forum in Davos. If the new World Order as brilliantly and carefully and wisely laid out by the Canadian Prime Minister today at the World Economic Forum in Davos becomes the rule and not the exception for the great majority of countries in the world,…
Horror: Wedding joy turns tragedy as explosion kills newlyweds, guests. Islamabad; A tragic gas cylinder explosion claimed the lives of a newly married couple and six others, just hours after their wedding celebration, according to police and emergency officials. A newlywed couple were among eight people killed when a gas cylinder explosion ripped…
