LONDON: As the sun sets over London’s Edgware Road during Ramadan, the UK capital’s famously Middle Eastern district bursts into life. On the street’s busiest stretch, just off Marble Arch, the air is thick with cardamom and cumin as Ayman Al-Zubaidi cooks up comforting chicken seelag, slow-roasted lamb haneeth and delicate, flaky samboosek, using family … Read more
LONDON: The UK government has been warned against letting Afghans who worked and fought alongside British and coalition forces be deported to Rwanda. Members of the House of Lords are debating new legislation proposed to allow asylum-seekers who arrive in the UK illegally to be removed to the East African state for processing. On Monday, … Read more
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been urged by a former government advisor to apologize to London Mayor Sadiq Khan over comments made by a suspended Conservative MP. Colin Bloom, who advised the governing Conservatives on faith matters, told the BBC that Lee Anderson’s remarks were “offensive” and “disgusting,” adding that Sunak is “not … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US will appoint a new special envoy for Sudan as Washington seeks to bring an end to a war that has wrecked parts of the country and killed tens of thousands. Former diplomat and US member of Congress Tom Perriello will assume the special envoy role, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in … Read more
LONDON: London’s Muslim mayor has accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of “tacit endorsement” of Islamophobia in his Conservative Party. Sadiq Khan’s accusation came after the “belated” suspension of Conservative MP Lee Anderson, who refused to apologize for saying in a TV interview that “Islamists” had “got control” of the mayor.
DUBAI: British Turkish fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu showed off his latest collection at London Fashion Week in front of a star-studded crowd on Saturday, while Bahraini label Noon By Noor unveiled an offering titled “Winter Solstice.” Designers Shaikha Noor Rashid Al-Khalifa and Shaikha Haya Mohamed Al-Khalifa of Noon By Noor unveiled their Fall Winter 2024 … Read more
PRETORIA: The liberal Democratic Alliance, fighting to keep its place as South Africa’s official opposition party, was to launch its electoral campaign on Saturday ahead of a hotly contested vote. In the capital Pretoria the party led a march from the center city to the seat of government, the Union Buildings. Under the scorching sun, streets … Read more
LONDON: When Palestinian artist Mohammed Alhaj painted “Immigration” in 2021 with its dejected, displaced figures, he never could have imagined that he was depicting his own destiny. His family are now living as refugees after being forced to flee four times to escape the relentless Israeli bombing of the Israel-Hamas war. His work is on … Read more
QUETTA: For many like 38-year-old Mohammad Abid Hayat from the Pakistan National Assembly’s NA-263 constituency in the southwestern Balochistan province, the 2024 general elections come with little hope of change for voters who say political parties are following a decades-old pattern of promoting dynasties over grassroots politics. Pakistan’s political landscape has long been dominated by … Read more
LONDON: A group of about 800 officials spanning the US, UK and EU have signed a public letter condemning the support of their governments for Israel’s war in Gaza. It is the first time that officials from across Western countries have coalesced to criticize the levels of support their governments have given toward Israel, supporters … Read more