Politics

Riot-hit Myanmar City Calm Now

YANGON — Communal riots-hit Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, remained calm Saturday following imposition of curfew in one more area since Friday night, the local...

No Marriage? More Than 400 Saudi Women Sue Parents

This is a clear sign that many women are no longer prepared to accept the status quo in traditionally conservative Saudi society NADIA AL-FAWAZ ABHA, Saudi...

Pakistan and Growing Regional Uncertainty

Pakistan needs all its diplomatic and strategic skills to deal with the emerging challenges on both Western and Eastern fronts MALEEHA LODHI Recent developments in the...

Human Rights Watch Flays Pak Anti-Terror Bill

NEW YORK — Pakistan’s government should withdraw a counter-terrorism bill which threatens basic rights and freedoms in violation of international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch...

Scientists Discover 7 Million-Year-Old Monkey Tooth in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI  — A fossilized monkey specimen, believed to be 6.5 to 8 million years old, has been discovered by scientists on Shuwaihat Island...

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