Highly acclaimed British musician Zayn Malik is one of the world’s most sought-after celebrities. However, in the midst of that overwhelming adoration and praise, the former One Direction member has witnessed gruesome hatred, Islamophobia and racism as well. Owing to his Pakistani origin and Islamic faith, the Pillow Talk crooner had always been susceptible to the bitter side of social media, despite …

Ron Jeremy – an  adult film star –   has been charged with new counts of rape or sexual assault involving 12 women and a teenage girl. The 67-year-old has already been charged with raping or assaulting four women between 2014 and 2019. The new counts span 16 years, from 2004 to January of this year, according to media reports. The …

Dua Lipa, who is inspired by Miley Cyrus and Stevie Nicks, thinks that they could create something amazing if they worked together as a trio. The pop star worked with the Fleetwood Mac singer on the track ‘That Kind of Woman’ on her new remix album ‘Club Future Nostalgia’ and recently appeared with Miley in the studio, and during the …

ISLAMABAD: Qatar has introduced major changes to its labour market and has ended the requirement for migrant workers to obtain their employers’ permission to change jobs, thus becoming the first country in the region to adopt non-discriminatory minimum wage. The new law, coupled with the removal of exit permit requirements earlier in the year, effectively dismantles the “kafala” sponsorship system …

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that people in 90 per cent of the countries faced disruption to essential health services since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In its survey ‘Rapid assessment of continuity of essential health services during the Covid-19 pandemic’, the WHO said that the low- and middle-income countries had reported the greatest difficulties. “Most …

ABU DHABI: A US-Israeli delegation, led by White House adviser Jared Kushner, arrived here on Monday on the historic first commercial flight from Tel Aviv to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE. In another breakthrough, Saudi Arabia allowed the flight to cross its airspace, halving what would otherwise have been a long trip around the Arabian …

ISLAMABAD: As bilateral meetings between Pakistan and Afghanistan under the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) resumed on Monday, both sides vowed to make the best of this engagement framework for addressing the challenges that keep plaguing their ties. “The two sides reiterated their commitment to optimally utilise APAPPS to deliberate on all key issues, effectively address common …

WASHINGTON: Police used chemical irritants to disperse protesters from streets around the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump claimed Democrats had lost control over the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Thousands gathered in Washington this weekend to protest racism and alleged police brutality. The rallies began on Friday evening and continued till Monday morning, splitting into small groups and …

NEW DELHI: India’s top court imposed a symbolic one rupee fine (one US cent) on Monday on a celebrated public service lawyer for contempt in a case that raised concern about free speech in the world’s largest democracy. Prashant Bhushan said after the decision that he would pay the fine, but did not apologise for two tweets he wrote in …

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sacked two royals and referred them along with four military officers for investigation into corruption at the defence ministry in a royal decree issued early on Tuesday and carried by state media. The decree said Prince Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud would be removed as commander of joint forces in the Saudi-led coalition fighting …