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 […]
Analysis: Joyland
Ali Junejo and Alina Khan in Joyland Joyland (Urdu: جوائے لینڈ) is a 2022 Urdu and Punjabi-language Pakistani drama film written, directed and co-edited by Saim Sadiq in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Ali […]
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 […]
Naushad Ali was one of the most talented and creative melodists of folk music
Hindi filmy music director Naushad Ali was one of the most talented and creative melodists credited with popularizing folk music, especially from the Hindi-speaking belt […]
Review: Broken, Green Blades Of Grass is novel about sexuality in the middle east
Hicham Bouzid’s new intriguing novel that deals with sexuality and gender identity in a Muslim society. It deals with characters who are gay, bisexual, Lesbian, […]
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 […]