The government has just announced that it will conduct a national census after a 10-year hiatus, a much-needed move in view of the population growth in the country.The national population and housing census will be conducted by the Department of Statistics, an endeavour that will

A contact group on the Syrian crisis is expected to convene in Moscow this month upon the invitation of the Russian government.The Russian deputy foreign minister told Russian news agency RIA Novosti on Monday that Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey and Egypt are expected to ta

His Majesty King Abdullah’s description of violent extremism as “possibly the greatest collective threat of our time” reflects a view held by humanity at large.The King highlighted the growing threat of terrorism, as exemplified by Daesh and like-minded extremist groups, at the “

The Iraqi delegation to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that arrived in Geneva Tuesday for the consideration of Iraq’s fourth periodic report on the extent of the country’s adherence to the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

The threats of terror, extremism and fanaticism are wreaking havoc on several parts of the Middle East, and threatening many other parts of the world.The whole civilised world should come together to defeat these threats, now spearheaded by “khawarej”, or outlaws of Islam.This ca

The content of His Holiness Pope Francis’ speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday could not have taken anyone by surprise; after all, the Pope has already established a track record in support of socio-economic goals, and immigrants, protection of the environment and wealth s

The stampede that caused the death of 769 and the injury of over 900 pilgrims performing the final rituals of Hajj is a tragedy, no doubt, but no country should use the disaster for political ends.The government of Saudi Arabia pledged to investigate the causes of the stampede an

Eid Al Adha arrives this year at a time more dangers and challenges face the Arab and Muslim worlds.The biggest challenge is posed by the crisis in our neighbouring northern country, which sent Syrians fleeing for their lives, in search of safety and freedom.Their catastrophe sho

There are conflicting, or rather confusing, signals from the US about the recent Russian deployment of military warplanes in Syria.On the one hand, US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was “disturbed” by the deployment of Russian airplanes in Syria while, on the other, he app