Why is there war in the Gulf? Very dangerous for global development. There is no other place on the planet with such concentrated reserves of energy as the Arabian Gulf. This is the great paradox that has both haunted and sustained the region for decades; This is part of the reason why so many countries…
[ad-1] The Cuban government says its forces have shot dead four Cuban citizens aboard a US-registered speedboat that had entered its territorial waters and fired on a patrol boat. It said six others on the speedboat, also Cuban citizens, were injured and taken into custody. The Cuban commander of the border patrol boat was also…
[ad_ Mohammed Liftawi sits in his chair in Jerusalem’s Old City, waiting for something to happen. He runs two shops, which are filled with clothes, bedding, jewellery, souvenirs and jewellery, and has not sold anything for many days. The tourists who should be flocking to these streets are not here. image: Mohammed Liftawi (R), who…
As the world awaits possible US military action against Iran, has Donald Trump backed himself into a corner and has only himself to blame? There is now heavy American firepower in the area, and also the commander-in-chief has been issued Tehran. With several warnings: make a deal or else. But what if they don’t? It appears…
The most drastic option also appears to be the least likely. Buttler, who signed a new two-year central contract last year, has been a mainstay of England’s white-ball teams for more than a decade. Can they really leave him out completely for the World Cup semi-finals? That match could take place at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium,…
Harry Brook’s side ignited England’s T20 World Cup campaign with a superb bowling performance, defeating co-hosts Sri Lanka by 51 runs in their opening match of the Super 8 stage. England remained inconsistent with the bat. Scoring 146-9, their bowlers took full advantage of the difficult surface to bowl out the hosts for 95 runs….
There are more than 7,000 languages spoken around the world today, and at least 3,000 of them, or 40 percent, are endangered. English is the most widely spoken language, with approximately 1.5 billion speakers in 186 countries. According to Ethnologue, a database that lists the world’s languages, two out of every 10 English speakers are…
