- Blaze in Abu Sifin church in Giza governorate during Sunday mass claimed 41 lives
- Condolences have come not just from Egypt but across the Arab and Muslim world
- The absence of al-Sadr's bloc effectively undermined Caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's effort to resolve the 10-month crisis
- Al-Sadr and his political rivals, the Iran-backed Shiite groups, have been at odds since after last year's parliamentary elections
- Mawlawi Mahdi was shot dead by Taliban forces near the border with Iran as he attempted to flee the country
- The Hazara, native to Afghanistan’s central mountains, are the country’s largest mainly Shiite ethnic group
- Critics and lawmakers accuse TikTok and rival social media companies of doing too little to stop political misinformation and divisive content from spreading on their apps
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Casteism
It is a millennia-old hierarchy in India where social position has been based on family lineage, from the top Brahmin “priestly” class to the Dalits, shunned as “untouchables” and consigned to menial labor. While caste discrimination was outlawed in India over 70 years ago (though studies say bias persists), it has gotten exported abroad in some way by members of the Indian diaspora. In the US, the tech sector — which counts India as its top source of skilled foreign workers — received a wake-up call in June 2020 when California’s employment regulator sued Cisco Systems on behalf of a low-caste engineer who accused two higher-caste bosses of blocking his career.
Boulevard Riyadh City
Also known by the acronym BLVD RUH, Boulevard Riyadh City is an open entertainment and recreational area in the Kingdom's capital. Approximately 900,000 square meters in size, The Boulevard — as it is also simply called — is located in Riyadh City's Hittin neighborhood. It is one of the designated sites for the annual Riyadh Season entertainment festival. The Boulevard features attractions such as the Square sub-zone, a replica of New York's Times Square; the Trocadero, inspired by London's Coventry Street; and the Takenda center. For Riyadh Season this year, The Boulevard will open its new Japa Mura, a Japanese village supported by Saudia, the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia.
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- Qatari envoy: ‘We prepare for the worst and hope for the best’
- British defense secretary hails deal as ‘exciting milestone’
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