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A chess player attends a tournament in Kandahar on July 30, 2022 — AFPKabul: Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government’s morality law, a sports official said on Sunday.The Taliban government has steadily imposed laws and regulations that reflect its austere vision of Islamic law since seizing power in 2021. “Chess in sharia (Islamic law) is considered a means of gambling,” which is prohibited according to the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice law announced last year, sports directorate spokesperson Atal Mashwani…
Meghan Markle hands the public a strong message about her marriageThe image Meghan Markle released from her Beyonce concert with Prince Harry has just gone through a thorough analysis by a body language expert. The expert in question was Judy James and she spoke to The Sun about everything. She started by saying, “The body language in this ‘celebrity power couple’ pose could be defined as performative, ‘Photo-Me-booth’ quality with very little signs of anything spontaneous and totally natural.”Because “the fingers are straight rather than bent in a stroke or a clasp and this very self-conscious placing of the flat…
Head of landmine-clearing NGO explains how the explosives still kill in peacetime and why the world is failing to clean up its wars.Long after wars end, landmines continue to kill. James Cowan – CEO of The HALO Trust, a landmine-clearing humanitarian group – joins Talk to Al Jazeera to discuss the human cost of unexploded weapons in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan and beyond. From military neglect to donor fatigue, Cowan warns that the world is quick to fund conflict but slow to invest in recovery. As civilians risk death just walking to school, is the international community failing to clean up…
Dubai Press Club, the organizer of the Arab Media Summit, announced the strategic partners of the Arab Media Summit 2025
Emirates Airline planes are seen at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. — Reuters/FileDUBAI: Air travel between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has resumed, with flights now operating from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah airports to multiple destinations in Pakistan.According to UAE aviation authorities, major airports in the Emirates have restarted operations for Pakistan-bound flights. Dubai Airport officials confirmed scheduled flights to Karachi, Lahore, Sialkot, Peshawar, and Islamabad. The first flight to Islamabad is set to depart on May 12, while services to Peshawar will begin on May 13.In Abu Dhabi, flights to Islamabad, Karachi, and…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during a book signing event in Muscat last month — AFPIran, US hold fourth round of talks in Muscat.Trump’s major Gulf trip begins next week.Tehran says no compromise on nuclear rights.MUSCAT: Iran and the United States kicked off the fourth round of nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday amid a standoff over uranium enrichment, with Tehran calling it “non-negotiable”, while Washington has described it as a “red line”. The negotiations follow earlier rounds that began nearly a month ago, marking the highest-level contact between the two foes since Washington withdrew in…
Student leave for their homes after school timings end. — Online/File LAHORE: All educational institutions across Punjab, which were closed due to heightened tensions between Pakistan and India, will reopen from tomorrow (Monday), according to an official notification issued on Sunday.The notification stated that academic activities in all schools throughout the province will resume as per normal schedule. Earlier, the Punjab government shut educational institutions for two days, Friday and Saturday, as a precautionary measure in light of the prevailing security situation. The latest escalation in the decades-old Pakistan-India rivalry began on May 7 when at least 31 civilians, including children,…
Sajid Ali Sadpara raises Pakistan’s national flag at Nepal’s 8167-metre-high Dhaulagiri mountain on May 10, 2025. — Instagram/ @sajidalisadparaISLAMABAD: Adding yet another feather to his cap, Sajid Ali Sadpara, the son of legendary mountaineer late Mohammad Ali Sadpara, has successfully summited Nepal’s 8167-metre-high Dhaulagiri mountain, the seventh highest peak in the world, without supplemental oxygen.Taking to his Instagram account, Sadpara announced: “Alhamdulillah, Dhaulagiri summit without oxygen and unsupported yesterday 10 May.” According to Karrar Haidri, Secretary, Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), this extraordinary accomplishment was made possible with the support of Seven Summit Treks Nepal and Sabroso Pakistan, with technical…
Prince Harry warned his late grandmother would have felt violatedPrince Harry has just been issued a reminder about what kind of image his BBC interview would give to the late Queen. British royals expert Hilary Fordwich shared all these claims while speaking to Fox News Digital. Her interview with the outlet led her to get honest and say that “For [Queen Elizabeth], it would indeed have been felt as a violation of both discretion and privacy.”“She valued the little privacy her family members could maintain in such an exposed role.”So “being betrayed by a family member, publicly airing grievances was…
In his first Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV has appealed to world powers for ‘no more war.'