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Chief Constable of the Central Unit of the Netherlands police Jannine Van der Berg delivers a speech during a press conference by EU police agency Europol on June 8, 2021 in The Hague. (Getty)

How is International, Regional Cooperation Driving War on Terror?

The international and regional security cooperation is the cornerstone of combating extremism, terrorism and organized crime in the world. It comes in line with the diplomatic, development, security…

Jassem Mohamed – Bonn 02 July 2021
Salah Tolba seen playing with a snake along with his grandson in his zoo in Abu Rawash village, Giza city. (by Menna A. Farouk)

Pandemic Hits Egypt’s Oldest Snake Business

In the Haram neighborhood of Abu Rawash village in Giza, the Tolba family is known for a peculiar skill: for over a century, generations of the family have dedicated thenselves to the art of hunting…

Menna A. Farouk 21 May 2021
Brother of a person who died of COVID-19 performs rituals during cremation in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Coronavirus cases in India are surging faster than anywhere else in the world. (AP)

The Covid-19 Disaster in India

As the tsunami of Covid-19 cases hit the second most populous country in the world, an unprecedented situation is unfolding for the current generation of Indians who have not witnessed chaos at this…

Ritu Mahendru with Inshah Malik 30 April 2021
Patients take a stroll at a quarantine center for Covid-19 coronavirus infected patients at a banquet hall that was converted into an isolation center to handle the rising cases of infection in New Delhi on April 15, 2021. (Getty)

India Needs Targeted COVID-19 Lockdowns

Crematoriums in India are melting under the pressure of so many dead bodies, hospitals have run out of oxygen, and people have taken to social media to plead for help. India is undergoing a dystopian…

Bansari Kamdar and Javaid Iqbal 26 April 2021
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