Turkey’s president Erdogan wins election in the second round of voting
Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will rule until 2028 after winning the second round in the […]
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Iran disputes Afghan water treaty
Hasht-E Subh In the year 1872, when British General Gold Smith finalized the border between Iran and Afghanistan, he addressed the issue of the water […]
India and Nepal: Fraught relationship marked by political interventions
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former prime minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba in New Delhi on April 2, 2022. Photo: Twitter @narendramodi. Sapan […]
What are the implications of the state crackdown on the violent protests following Imran Khan’s arrest in Pakistan?
A ‘situationer’ providing context and background to the violence and vandalism of the political protests in Pakistan with the protestors now being tried under military […]
World Cup security guards from Pak, India languish in Qatar jail following dispute over unpaid wages
Pete Pattisson / The Guardian Sapan News Four months after their arrest and five months after the FIFA World Cup final, two security guards from […]
World first Arab woman blast into space
Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali al-Qarni are to blast off from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the ISS from Launch […]
UN pledges solidarity with Jamaica, and outlines ‘moral, power and practical’ barriers to development
UN Photo/Jermaine Duncan Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica shake hands prior to their press conference in Kingston, Jamaica. UN […]
Protests in Pakistan Continue
Supporters of Pakistan Democratic Alliance protest outside the Supreme Court, in Islamabad, May 15, 2023. Protesters demanded the resignation of the chief justice over ordering […]
Rana Bose, Montréal-based writer passes away
Rana Bose, Montréal-based novelist, playwright, poet, and dramaturge, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Rana was a passionate […]
Congress victory in Shimla elections
The recent Shimla local body elections in Himachal Pradesh marked a ‘hat-trick’ of wins in this northern state for the Indian National Congress. Did this […]