Petrol, Price and People
The ‘tough’ and ‘bold’ decisions that this government was urged to take are finally here. In fact, ‘shock therapy’ would be the more appropriate…
Opinion
Donate blood and Keep the world beating
For 2022, the World Blood Donor Day slogan is “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives.” Egyptians are…
Health and environmental hazards of smoking
Tobacco is noxious in any form, whether smoked or unsmoked. Tobacco smoke contains more than 7000 chemicals. There are 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide….
Cannes Shows Cinema is Back, but Issues Remain in Allowing Different Voices to Flourish
Cannes is back, baby! For the first time since the pandemic sent us into a global hibernation, the world’s most glamorous film festival took…
France’s Philosopher King Searches for Worthy Problems
Mere days into his new presidency, and Emmanuel Macron is already demonstrating he has lost none of his towering ambition. Speaking to the European…
Lebanon’s ‘Useless’ Election is Neither Free Nor Fair
It’s election season in Lebanon. Millions will head to the ballot box on May 15 to choose their parliamentarians, who will in turn elect…
Pakistan’s New Government Looks to the Gulf
There’s a new coalition government in power in Islamabad. And, like its predecessors, it not only inherits an economy in crisis, but is also…
Mainland India’s claim over Assam, Tripura, northeast states and Jammu and Kashmir is illegitimate and illegal
The reason why Assam or Tripura is up against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act passed by the Union of India under the efforts of…
Pakistan Supreme Court’s dubious role in ousting Imran Khan
Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Sunday (April 9 night) defeated the ruling PTI government of Imran Khan in the no-confidence resolution with…
Expand the Iceland Crisis Response Unit (ICRU) In the Face of Imminent War
Iceland’s President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson should take the lead in promoting true peace in global affairs by directing his Ministry for Foreign Affairs to expand its para-military civilian peacekeeping Iceland Crisis Response Unit (ICRU). The extra added personnel would form what is called in defense circles a Prevention Wing of the Military. As standard policy their civilian ICRU personnel would immediately be trained as Invincible Defense Technology (IDT) experts.