Daily Archives: December 17, 2023

Pakistan’s Lahore city receives first artificial rain to combat smog

Lahore, 16 Dec: Lahore, one of the world's most polluted cities, on Saturday received its first artificial rain, following an experiment conducted by Pakistan's...

South African ex-President Jacob Zuma denounces the ANC. He pledges to vote for a...

JOHANNESBURG, 16 Dec: Former President Jacob Zuma on Saturday denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he would vote for a...

Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86

DUBAI, 16 Dec: Kuwait’s ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, died Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying...

Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi’s first provincial elections in a decade

BAGHDAD, 16 Dec: Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will...