Iran fires minister as sanctions start to bite

    Arab News: Iran’s labor minister was fired on Wednesday as the fall-out grew over the country’s economic meltdown in the face of new US sanctions. Ali Rabiei, a close political ally of President Hassan Rouhani, lost a parliamentary motion calling for his removal from office by 129 votes to 111. The Iranian economy is beset…

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      Drive against students ruthless: BNP

      Kabir Humayun: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said crackdown on student protesters engaged in a campaign for safer roads was a ‘ruthless move’ by the government’. “The drive is nothing but a ruthless move against innocent students. We demand an immediate end to the torture on students,” said the BNP leader,…

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        Govt fixes rawhide prices for Eid-ul-Azha

        Desk Report: The government has announced the prices of different types of rawhides from animals sacrificed during Eid-ul-Azha, reports The Daily Star. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed announced the decision after a meeting with leather traders at the Secretariat today. As per as the decision, tanners would buy per square feet salted cowhide and buffalo rawhide…

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          Nagasaki marks 73 years since A-bombing as UN chief attends

          AP: Nagasaki marked the anniversary of the world’s second atomic bombing Thursday with the United Nations’ chief and the city’s mayor urging global leaders to take concrete steps toward world nuclear disarmament. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the first United Nations chief to visit Nagasaki, said fears of nuclear war are still present 73 years after the…

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            What next for Zimbabwe’s opposition?

            Chipo Dendere/Al jazeera Going forward, Zimbabwe’s opposition must unite and create a brand that resonates with both urban and rural voters. Zimbabwe’s highly anticipated first post-Mugabe and post-Tsvangirai election just ended. The election was very close and tightly fought between the ruling party and the opposition. The pre-election environment was largely peaceful, however, at least…

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              Ahed Tamimi and Israel’s shelf life

              Fawaz Turki, Journalist, lecturer and author based in Washington/Gulf News The zionist regime’s future is no more assured than was the future of segregation in America Is there a doubt in anyone’s mind about the core belief in the social sciences that one individual, or a small group of like-minded individuals motivated by teleological forces…

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