Month: July 2020

Kashgar in Xinjiang province is home to ethnic minority Uighur, Kazakh and Tajik Muslims and rich with culture and custom.  In what is the holiest month for Muslims though, its streets, mosques and markets are quieter than they once were.  This is the effect of the Chinese government’s mission to ‘Sinicise’ or ‘Make Chinese’ all religion.  Fasting…

All Muslim ministers in Sri Lanka resigned on Monday evening calling on the government to end the “hate culture” that has developed in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks claimed by Islamic State group last month. Ten ministers, including four powerful cabinet ministers, five state ministers and one deputy minister, announced their resignation. “Innocent…

Police in Kazakhstan detained hundreds of demonstrators across the country on Sunday, stamping out dissent towards a stage-managed election designed to legitimise former president Nursultan Nazarbayev’s handpicked successor.  In a central square in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s biggest city, police wearing black fatigues and balaclavas dragged screaming protesters into their wagons.  The protesters complain that the election…

Christie’s in London is being pressured to cancel the auction of a statue of Tutankhamun’s head after Egyptian authorities claimed that the bust might have been stolen from the Karnak temple in Luxor. The 28.5cm-high statue is more than 3,000 years old and “exudes strength and serenity”, according to the Christie’s listing. Christie’s plan to…

The spate of alleged Iranian attacks on oil ships in the Gulf of Oman has raised global fears of a return to the “Tanker Wars” of the 1980s, when oil tankers were regularly targeted and US warships fought cat-and-mouse battles with Iranian forces.  Shipping analysts said that this week’s attack on two oil tanker had sent…

At least 24 people were killed and dozens injured after the collapse of a Chinese-owned building under construction in Cambodia, in a tragedy that has added to tensions about China’s expanding economic influence in the Southeast Asian nation.  The final death toll was declared on Monday after the seven storey building at a beach resort…

Carlo Ancelotti is adamant Everton will not let any of their big name stars leave this summer. Click Here: Maori All Blacks Store Lucas Digne, Mason Holgate and Richarlison have all been linked with a move away from Goodison Park. Richarlison has already reportedly turned down approaches from Barcelona and Manchester United. Lucas Digne is…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists some of his Manchester United players “deserve” more game time. The Norwegian has fielded the same XI in the last three Premier League games and won all of them by a three-goal margin. The Red Devils have been brilliant post-lockdown and are on a 16-match unbeaten run. FEATURE: Ranking Man Utd strike…

Paul Scholes reckons Man Utd need to buy a centre-forward and a centre-back this summer if they are to compete with Liverpool and Manchester City next season. The Red Devils took their unbeaten run in all competitions to 16 on Saturday when they beat Bournemouth 5-2 in a thrilling match at Old Trafford. The impact…

Nigel Pearson has urged Watford to be “brave” in their remaining games as they look to avoid relegation. A 3-0 loss to Chelsea means Watford have failed to win any of their four games since the Premier League restarted. The defeat at Stamford Bridge leaves them lingering one point above the drop zone. And manager…