The Commissioner’s Task Force, West Zone,Hyderabad on Thursday unearthed a fake passport racket and arrested three persons. They have been identified as Khaleellah Baig, 40, a resident of Asifnagar, Mohammed Jahangir, 37, a resident of Chikkadpally, and Ibrahim Khan, 32, a resident of Bazarghat. The accused had allegedly helped rowdy sheeters Junglee Yousuf, Ayub Khan […]
Two Army Generals, and Four Senior Army Officers Face Court Martial In Nigeria
The Nigeria Army Headquarters on Tuesday inaugurated a five-member court martial to try two Generals and four other senior army officers, who were accused of misappropriation of funds. The trial is coming 23 days after another court martial sitting in Kaduna commenced the trial of five senior army officers and 10 others for alleged sale […]
Fidel Castro Steps Down
Fidel Castro, one of the longest serving and most controversial heads of state, has officially stepped down yesterday morning. The leftist leader’s decision was first reported by the online version of the Cuban state-run newspaper Granma. This revelation comes a month after the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commented that Castro seemed […]
Gazans evade security to get to Cairo for jobs
Eissa Sweillem entered Egypt through the breached Gaza border but not just to shop at stores. The 27-year-old unemployed Gaza man hopes to buy a fake Egyptian identification card so he can get through security checkpoints and across the desert to Cairo. Egyptian officials say they have worked hard to keep Palestinians bottled up near […]
The Cultural Component of the Ullalim Festival
Culture. The very fabric that weaves every aspect in the life of a community. Songs, dances, livelihood practices, belief systems, values, creative forces expressed in crafts. Yet these things are but a manifestation of the identity of a people fighting hard to maintain their identity. Culture is a way of life – if not life […]
Gaza’s Falling Wall Changes Middle East Map for Ever
They came and went in lorries and gas tankers, in flatbed trucks loaded with cattle and sheep, in coaches and mini-buses, loaded by the dozen in the backs of trucks, all shuttling across Gaza’s southern border. Four days ago they went on foot like refugees, but yesterday for the first time the trucks drove through […]