Published by Al-Araby Six people will stand trial in Cyprus on December 6 for allegedly plotting to attack Israeli businesspeople on the Mediterranean island, police said. The case prompted Israel to accuse Iran of plotting “terror” attacks against its citizens in Cyprus. The six face charges of conspiracy to murder, participation in a criminal organisation, […]
Afghanistan wins toss, elects to bat against New Zealand
Published by Al-Araby ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — New Zealand lost the toss against Afghanistan and will field in their must-win final group game at the T20 World Cup on Sunday. New Zealand will seal the last semifinals spot without going into the complexities of net run-rates if they beat Afghanistan. Pakistan has […]
Here’s our list of winners and losers from those wild N.J. elections
Published by NJ.com New Jersey still hasn’t recovered from an Election Week that brought out all the adjectives: wild, crazy, unbelievable, stunning. Republican Jack Ciattarelli put one hell of a scare into Gov. Phil Murphy. We had both candidates telling their supporters to leave Election Night parties on Tuesday, then Murphy bringing them all back […]
Killing the messenger: how the murder of journalists goes unpunished worldwide
Published by Hong Kong Free Press The world has changed a lot in the last 10 years but one thing remains the same – the sometimes deadly dangers that journalists face merely for doing their jobs. The Global Impunity Index for 2021 was released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on October 28th. It […]
US cannot atone for its drone massacres with blood money
Published by Al-Araby Another US military “mistake” left ten innocent Afghans dead, with their remains splattered and scattered in front of their homes. On 29 August, shortly after the Biden administration announced a full-scale military evacuation from Afghanistan, Ezmarai Ahmadi and nine of his family members were killed by a Reaper Drone that fired Hellfire […]