Current Affairs (podcast) Articles

Yemen Truce is approaching the end of its second extension

By Neelam Rahim Radio Islam International discusses the update on the situation in Yemen with Veena Ali Khan, a Yemen research assistant at the International crisis group. According to Veena, a truce was agreed upon on the second of April, which reached renewal in...

The Pakistani court handed over power to Imran Khan’s ally in the key Punjab State

By Neelam Rahim Pakistan’s top court has ruled to hand control of the country’s most popular province Punjab to a candidate backed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, triggering political uncertainty in the South Asian nation amid a deepening economic crisis. The...

What to Expect At the ANC Policy Conference

By Neelam Rahim All eyes are on the ANC holding its policy conference at Nasrec, expected to end on Sunday. The party had to scramble before the start of the meeting after staffers who had not been paid for two months threatened to disrupt proceedings. In the run-up...

Asia Pacific Report: Four democracy activists in Myanmar executed by country’s ruling military junta

By Neelam Rahim Senior Research Associate fellow at Institute for Global Dialogue, Senusha Naidoo, Joins the discussion with Radio Islam International in this week’s Asia Pacific Report. The powerful seven-magnitude earthquake strikes the Philippines According to...