Politics

  The Taliban or Taleban, who refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), are a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within that country. The Taliban emerged in the early 1990s in northern Pakistan following the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan. Many of its founding …

[custom_adv] Naruhito (born 23 February 1960) is the Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era, following the abdication of his father, Emperor Akihito. He is the 126th monarch according to Japan’s traditional order of succession.

[custom_adv] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had a photoshoot on a white horse on Mt. Paektu, a symbolically important location for his family and for North Korea.

[custom_adv] It’s a sweltering Sunday in late August and Ali Milani, dressed in a navy suit and clutching a wad of flyers, dabs at the beads of sweat gathering on his brow.The 25-year-old walks up the driveway of a redbrick house, on the outermost fringes of west London, and knocks. And waits. And rearranges his collar.No answer. “The problem with …

[custom_adv] Jeff Bezos embraced Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee and unveiled a memorial to the murdered journalist today on the first anniversary of the journalist’s death.Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents at the Gulf kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul after entering the building on October 2, 2018. Khashoggi was collecting paperwork related to the couple’s planned marriage when he was killed.

[custom_adv] The streets of Riyadh are covered with the green of the Saudi national flag, which lines the capital’s main highways.Green is the theme color of all the events that have taken place in Riyadh from Sept. 19-23 to celebrate Saudi National Day.Activities at Riyadh’s National Museum have included performances by folk bands, an Arab falcons show, interactive workshops to …

[custom_adv] The Louvre Museum in Paris (Musee du Louvre) opened new and expanded spaces in its Centre of Education in the Department of Islamic Art on Tuesday.The expansion was completed with the support of Alwaleed Philanthropies from Saudi Arabia, and the foundation’s Secretary General, Saudi princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud, was there to commemorate the opening along with Yannick …

[custom_adv] The internet woke up on Monday morning to a surprising Twitter feud. Chrissy Teigen, the supermodel, entrepreneur and wife of singer John Legend, was trending, along with the hashtag “FilthyMouthedWife.” This was not all that unusual given Teigen’s current status as one of the true celebrity stars of Twitter.

[custom_adv] Deputies argue before a session to present the general policy of the appointed Prime Minister Fritz William Michel at the Parliament in Port-au-Prince, Haiti … A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government. Politicians propose, support and create laws or policies that govern the land and, by extension, its …

[custom_adv] This week was the 10th anniversary for the death of the well looked religious leader. The ceremonies where in the Bazaar Najaf Abad Mosque in Isfahan. There are days we celebrate, that we remember to remember, to cherish and to be grateful for. Today, I will remember, cherish and be grateful, even though it’s for a remembrance I wish …