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Pakistan Says Its Nuclear Program Can Be Made Available To Saudi Arabia Under Defense Pact

Pakistan Says Its Nuclear Program Can Be Made Available To Saudi Arabia Under Defense Pact

Pakistan’s defense minister says his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries’ new defense pact, marking the first specific acknowledgment that Islamabad had put the kingdom under its nuclear umbrella. Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif’s comments underline the importance of the pact struck this week between Pakistan and...

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Eswatini Activists Protest US Deportation Deal At Embassy In South Africa

Eswatini Activists Protest US Deportation Deal At Embassy In South Africa

A group of about 100 pro-democracy activists from Eswatini protested Friday at the U.S Embassy in South Africa’s capital over their country’s deal to receive five immigrants deported by the U.S. The activists likened the arrangement to human trafficking, and said their country’s absolute monarch, King Mswati III, entered into the deal without consulting parliament....

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Modi Expresses Happiness At Receiving Sikh Recommendations For Preserving Guru Gobind Singh’s Jore Sahib Relic

Modi Expresses Happiness At Receiving Sikh Recommendations For Preserving Guru Gobind Singh’s Jore Sahib Relic

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a Sikh delegation led by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi on Friday, where he received recommendations for the secure preservation and public display of the Jore Sahib, a 300-year-old pair of sacred footwear belonging to Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur. The relics, custodied by...

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Israel’s Culture Minister Cites “Spits” On Israeli Soldiers As An Excuse To Cuts Funding For Prestigious Film Awards, As Winner Feature The Story Of A 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy

Israel’s Culture Minister Cites “Spits” On Israeli Soldiers As An Excuse To Cuts Funding For Prestigious Film Awards, As Winner Feature The Story Of A 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy

Miki Zohar, Israel’s culture minister has cut funding for the country’s most prestigious film awards ceremony, saying this year’s best feature winner “spits” on Israeli soldiers. Zohar said he was taking the step in response to Tuesday’s Ophir Award victory for “The Sea” – a story about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel...