31st May, 2011
Nepal’s royal massacre still a mystery 10 years on
KATHMANDU: A decade after Nepal’s crown prince stunned the world by gunning down nine family members, mystery still surrounds the massacre that plunged the monarchy…
24th May, 2011
How far is Nepal from being democratic?
Hundreds of people rallied in Kathmandu to increase public pressure on the Constituent Assembly and finish a long-delayed new constitution due on May 28, 2011.…
3rd May, 2011
Bahrain king is press ‘predator’: RSF
PARIS: Media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) added Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa to its latest blacklist of “predators” against press freedom on…
30th April, 2011
Saudi king tightens media restrictions
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has imposed new media restrictions and threatened hefty fines and closure of news organisations allegedly undermining national security, press reports…
20th February, 2011
Moroccan protests to demand limit to king’s powers
RABAT: Thousands of Moroccans are expected to join nationwide protests on Sunday to demand that King Mohammed hand some of his powers to a newly…