Day: October 11, 2021

For the first time since the 2000s, tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran have dramatically escalated in recent weeks. They began when Tehran started conducting large-scale military drills codenamed ‘Fatehan-e Khaybar’ (Conquerors of Khaybar) near the Azerbaijani districts of Fizuli, Jebrayil, and Zangilan, the latter of which was captured from Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2020. This took place just weeks after Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Pakistan undertook a two-week-long trilateral military drill in Baku called ‘Three brothers – 2021’. In turn, the location of Iranian m… Continue reading “What’s driving tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran?”

In September 2021, the Turkish House was opened in New York with a high-level state ceremony that included President Tayyip Erdogan. The ceremony began with a prayer recited by Turkey’s chief Islamic cleric – the President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs, which controls 80,000 mosques. This cleric’s recently increasing political stature in Turkey symbolizes the deepening partnership between Islamic scholars/clerics (ulema) and the Erdogan regime. Turkey was known for about a century as the most assertively secularist state with a Muslim-majority society. Even in that case, the ulema-st… Continue reading “Dismantling the “ulema-state” is crucial for Muslim states”

In August 2021, digital entertainment and technology company JetSynthesys acquired Indian esports firm Skyesports for an undisclosed amount. As a result, JetSynthesys now owns a 65 per cent stake in Skyesports. One of the key selling factors of the acquisition is to help improve the tournament organiser’s presence in the Indian landscape. Skyesports has recently made its mark in India by hosting major esports events that featured record prize pools and involved popular figures in the Indian esports landscape. RELATED: Thai government recognises esports as official sport JetSynthesis, on the ot… Continue reading “Skyesports CEO Shiva Nandy discusses acquisition and future prospects in South Asia”

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two dozen countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash methane emissions 30% by 2030, giving the emerging global partnership momentum ahead of its launch at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow later this month, a government official told Reuters. Nigeria, Japan and Pakistan are among the 24 new signatories to the Global Methane Pledge, which was first announced by the United States and EU in September with the aim of galvanizing rapid climate action before the start of the Scotland summit on Oct. 31. It could have a significant impact on t… Continue reading “Exclusive-U.S., EU line up over 20 more countries for global methane pact”

A local Pakistani journalist was killed in an overnight attack when a roadside bomb went off near his car in the country’s southwest, police said Monday. Shahid Zehri, 35, was travelling in his car when the bomb exploded in the town of Hub in the Baluchistan province on Sunday, according to Shafiq Mengal, a local police officer. Mengal said the attack apparently targeted Zehri, but officers are still investigating. Zehri worked for a regionalMetro 1 News TV news channel. Hours after the blast, the Baluch Liberation Army separatist group claimed responsibility. Baluchistan is the scene of a lon… Continue reading “Police: TV reporter killed in bomb attack in Pakistan”