International report - Sex and lies: will political scandals derail...
Scottish politics has been rocked by a bitter public feud between first minister Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond. A complex saga with many twists and turns involving a sex scandal and...
View ArticleInternational report - Crocodiles make a comeback in India's Bhitarkanika...
Bhitarkanika in India's eastern Odisha state is one of the sub-continent's largest mangrove ecosystems, and is home to salt water crocodiles and a huge range of other creatures. It is also the world's...
View ArticleInternational report - Are Syrian refugees going to pay for Europe's...
The month of March 2021 marked the fifth anniversary of a refugee deal between Turkey and the European Union. The agreement saw Ankara agree to stem a mass exodus of refugees and migrants to Europe in...
View ArticleInternational report - Glaring contrast in Covid vaccination rates between...
The health authorities in the Gaza Strip say that a new wave of Covid-19 infections is hitting the coastal enclave, with more than one hundred cases being reported on a daily basis since mid-March. In...
View ArticleInternational report - Signs of thaw between India, Pakistan as border...
India and Pakistan recently held their first meeting in three years on water sharing rights after a border ceasefire pledge reflected signs of rapprochement between the two nuclear neighbours who have...
View ArticleInternational report - Electricity from solar panels offers brighter future...
In 2006, the Gaza Strip was plunged into darkness following an Israeli military assault on Gaza's only power plant. Since then, the 2-million-resident coastal enclave has suffered prolonged power...
View ArticleInternational report - 'You could easily forget it’s happening': Scotland's...
As Scotland carefully exits lockdown, citizens across the country will go the polls on 6 May in elections that have been described as the most important since the nation’s devolved Parliament...
View ArticleInternational report - Will Russian tourists and Covid vaccines force Turkey...
With tensions escalating between Russia and Ukraine, Turkey is standing by Kiev, for the moment at least. But Turkey could end up paying a heavy price as Moscow steps up pressure on Ankara. Russian...
View ArticleInternational report - Could the new Scottish Parliament turn out to be the...
Since its creation in 1999, the Scottish Parliament has provided a forum to address issues like health, education and the environment, which directly affect the nation. However, as far as...
View ArticleInternational report - Climate crisis takes centre stage in Scotland’s...
With the country gearing up to welcome the world in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit later this year, Scotland wants to be a global leader in the fight against climate change. A couple of years...
View ArticleInternational report - One citizen, one vote: meet Scotland’s new electors on...
For the first time ever, all Scottish citizens aged 16 and over will have the right to vote, regardless of nationality. Previously, only British, EU and Commonwealth citizens were allowed to take...
View ArticleInternational report - Memories of Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood mire...
Turkey and Egypt have started diplomatic talks to restore ties frozen since the 2013 military coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Analysts predict such a rapprochement could have repercussions...
View ArticleInternational report - Crematoriums face meltdown as funeral fires light up...
The acrid stench of wood-fire, molten oils and the confused ululation of last rites engulf cremation centers in India where the pandemic is currently claiming three lives every minute. The...
View ArticleInternational report - Is feeble Fatah the real reason for Abbas's...
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's decision, announced in April, to indefinitely postpone elections could rekindle tensions between his secular Fatah movement and Hamas Islamists, piling pressure on...
View ArticleInternational report - Press freedom concerns as Ankara forces internet...
The recent decision by international internet companies to comply with Turkish government demands that the companies open offices in Turkey is stoking fears over the future of country’s last remaining...
View ArticleInternational report - India’s chaotic Covid crisis damages PM Narendra...
As a devastating second wave of coronavirus has swept India in recent weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s well-crafted public image has taken a beating. The ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP)...
View ArticleInternational report - As Gaza rebuilds, Hamas and the PA struggle for...
The latest Israeli attacks on Gaza have damaged many hundreds of buildings, including homes, mosques, factories and government-run facilities. As the reconstruction process begins once again, there is...
View ArticleInternational report - What are Turkish troops and Syrian militia fighters...
Turkey's military presence in Libya is under growing pressure amid increasing international and Libyan calls for all foreign forces to leave the country. The pressure is predicted to grow as critical...
View ArticleInternational report - Indian military fight back to blunt devastating virus...
The Indian Navy vessel Shardul recently ferried oxygen from the Middle East instead of the military tanks it is designed to carry. The 4,259 nautical mile voyage scripted another golden verse in the...
View ArticleInternational report - Taj Mahal reopens but Indian tourism industry remains...
The tourism industry of Agra – the northern Indian city which is home to the Taj Mahal - has been brought to its knees in the past year by the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic. India's top tourist...
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