The Dubai chief of police called yesterday for the arrest of Meir Dagan, the head of Mossad, if it is proved that the Israeli spy agency was behind the assassination of the Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Perhaps, there was once a time when most westerners could pretend that the US-led onslaught against the Afghan people was a good thing.  Perhaps they convinced themselves that because the government of that country had allowed Osama Bin Laden to live in the mountains there that there was reason enough to attack his neighbors and [...]

Tough security measures in place for the field hockey World Cup look set to prevent hundreds of fans from watching the opening day’s clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on Sunday.

Lebanon’s gold reserve is considered the largest reserve in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and is ranked 15th globally, according to the World Gold Council.

A millionaire Asian businessman who has applied to join the BNP said he was doing it to “fight them from the inside”.
Mo Chaudry, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, said he wanted to take advantage of the enforced change to the party’s constitution to expose them.

Great Pakistani voices list when you’re making such a list, there’s bound to be debate. But when it came to the late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, there was a hushed reverence within our selection committee.

Payyanur in Kannur district boasts of a rich and glorious heritage. The town’s website says, “Payyanur is one of the ancient civilised places in Kerala.” It has a place of pride in the history of the freedom struggle and the Communist movement. Lately, however, it is making news for the wrong reasons.

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Since yesterday, we have been hearing about large scale violations of human rights of the people of this state. We had testimonies from about 37 victims and their kin. We have also had testimonies/statements from journalists and members of civil society.

From time to time I ask myself: what would happen if the world’s governments decided to abolish all their spy agencies simultaneously?
True, it would be a great blow to the authors and movie producers who make their living from secret service stories. Their products would lose their appeal.

If one is to believe the American media, the Pakistanis are in cahoots with the Afghan Taliban. So why is it that Islamabad is arresting Afghan Taliban.  Shifting sands of Regional Scenarios. This is vexing question in the vortex of the Afghan conflict.