POLITICS

Asma al-Assad ( born 11 August 1975) is the First Lady of Syria. Born and raised in London to Syrian parents, she is married to the 19th and current President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad. Read More »

Darya Safai (born 7 April 1975) is an human rights activist. In 2014 she founded the group ‘Let Women Enter Their Stadiums’ to strive for the right of women to attend sport games in stadiums. She uses the stadium ban as a symbol of one of the many discriminations Iranian women are confronted with on a daily basis. Read More »

President Donald Trump said the U.S. is making “great progress” in trade negotiations with Japan even though a deal could come only after the latter’s elections in July. Read More »

For the president, first lady, and secretary of state, travel is a big part of the job. But it’s no small task to ensure their time away from Washington, DC is safe and seamless. Read More »

Hassan Rouhani born on 12 November 1948 is a politician serving as the current and seventh President of Iran since 3 August 2013. Read More »

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad born Mahmoud Sabbaghian 28 October 1956)is a politician and statesman who served as the sixth President from 2005 to 2013. He was also the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country. Read More »

“Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims here in the United States and all across the world,” Trump said, giving the traditional greeting for the season, “Ramadan Kareem.” Read More »

Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar met Queen Elizabeth II at the prestigious Royal Windsor Horse Show in Britain. Read More »

For mechanical efficiency, opposite arms usually swing with each leg while marching. British and Commonwealth armed forces keep their arms straight and swing the hand as high as the shoulder while forward and in theory to the level of the belt when backward. Read More »

The purpose of the drill was to test performance of “large-calibre long-range multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons by defence units”, the Korean Central News Agency said. Read More »