The first Jewish-Roman War began in 66 AD but its seeds were sown back in the year 6 AD. The oppression and the corruption by the local Roman officials and the policy of hindering the Jewish religious principles and tenets adopted by the Roman rulers were fomenting discontent among the Jews by every passing day. […]
Basra: The protests ongoing for the last five days against the Abadi government in Iraq have turned violent. Holding Iran responsible for the corruption and economic instability in Iraq, the protestors set ablaze the Iranian embassy. Some of the employees of the Iranian embassy were held hostage by the protestors which increased the tensions. Moreover, […]
Tehran: The anti-government protests in Iran are intensifying and slogans like ‘Death to the Dictator’ were chanted during these protests. A few days ago, some of the protestors attacked the religious schools to denounce the increasing influence of extremist factions in Iran. A western daily, expressing concern over this situation, has claimed that Iran is […]
Bern: There are accusations that the Rothschild Bank was involved in the corruption and financial irregularities during the rule of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. The ‘Financial Market Supervisory Authority’ (FINMA) from Switzerland has made this claim. Najib Razak had to step down because of the corruption in the ‘1MBD’ fund, known as the […]
Washington: ‘The Agenda-7 of the United Nations Human Rights Commission has been prepared to deny the very existence to Israel. Political corruption and moral bankruptcy have pervaded the Human Rights Commissionand this is a warning bell,’ was the vitriolic criticism spewed by the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley. At the same time, […]
Rawalpindi: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, who landed in Pakistan on Friday night, have been arrested and put in jail in Adiyal, Rawalpindi. This has led to extreme tension in Pakistan and reports have been received about the eruption of violence in a few places. The former Prime […]
Islamabad: With the general elections approaching, the pace of political upheavals in Pakistan also has increased. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have been handed out jail terms of 10 years and 7 years respectively under the charges of corruption, whereas, former President Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur […]
Washington: A meeting was held between US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. ‘In a short time, Prince Mohammed has become a good friend of mine and Saudi Arabia is the closest friend of the United States and the largest purchaser of US arms,’ said President Trump after the meeting. It […]
Beijing: The journey of new China which started in 1949 after the Communist revolution with the dictatorship of ‘Mao-Tse-Tung’ has now reached the authoritarian regime of President Jinping. The Chinese Parliament, ‘National People’s Congress’ has handed over the reins of the country to President Jinping. Jinping will be the President, Chief of the commanding Communist […]
London: UK and Saudi Arabia signed special defence cooperation agreement worth $2 billion. With this agreement being claimed the biggest till date, Saudi Arabia will be purchasing 48 ‘Typhoon’ fighter jets from Britain. The agreement has created repercussions in Britain and the opposition has criticised the agreement of being an embarrassment for Britain. Saudi’s Crown […]