by AW Siddiqui

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02 Mar 2019; DW: Indian journalists are being pressured to conform to the official narrative on Pakistan. Ravish Kumar from Indian broadcaster NDTV told DW (a Geraman news agency) that those who don't comply have faced public ridicule on social media.

DW: How do you view the reporting in Indian media about the recent developments between India and Pakistan?   

Many have found the timing of Pulwama attack a bit surprising. What is also astonishing is the motive behind attacking CRPF, which is a police force – not a military force.

28 Feb 2019; DW: With roughly half a million people, France is home to the world's third-largest Jewish community, after Israel and the US. Neverthless, many Jews no longer feel comfortable in France in the face of increasing harassment.

With roughly half a million people, France is home to the world's third-largest Jewish community, after Israel and the US. Neverthless, many Jews no longer feel comfortable in France in the face of increasing harassment.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Abdul Rahim al-Farra said that the League of Arab States (LAS)-EU Summit is a new beginning for an effective and more influential European role in the Palestinian cause.

27 Feb 2019; DW: Menachem Begin, who became the first Israeli prime minister for the Likud party in 1977, looks down from a black and white portrait of him hung at the back of the small fruit shop.

by Prabhat Patnaik

23 Feb 2019; GANASHAKTI: What is happening in Venezuela today provides an object lesson on the nature of imperialist intervention in third world countries in the era of neoliberalism. Imperialism has of late intervened along similar lines in other Latin American countries, notably Brazil; but Venezuela, precisely because of the strong resistance it has put up, shows the techniques of imperialism in sharper relief.

by Prabir Purkayastha

23 Feb 2019; DW: Between 1904 and 1908, German colonial troops stationed in what was then known as German South West Africa violently repressed attempted uprisings by the Nama and Herero ethnic groups.

For many years, Namibia has been pushing Germany to accept the genocide committed against its people when it was still its colony, but the snail-pace at which Germany has handled the issue has often led to frustrations among ordinary Namibians, particularly the communities that were most affected.

20 Feb 2019; AFP: The rapid scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of rich countries within three decades, and in most other nations by century's end, researchers said Wednesday.

Without screening and HPV vaccination, more than 44 million women will likely be diagnosed with the disease over the next 50 years, they reported in The Lancet Oncology, a medical journal.

By Badrul Aini Sha’ari 

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia continued to make the news in the Arabic newspapers of the Middle East following Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement to reject the participation of two Israeli swimmers in the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships which was supposed to take place in Kuching from Jul 29 till Aug 4.

Al-Jazeera guest columnist, Dr Muhammad Al-Umar, praised the Malaysian prime minister for his stand which opened the eyes of many Muslim countries, including Arab nations.

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. and dozens of other countries may have declared that Nicolas Maduro is no longer the legitimate president of Venezuela, but that has not loosened his grip on power. Maduro still controls the military, despite scattered defections. He has the loyalty of the Supreme Court. And he has rendered the opposition-controlled National Assembly powerless by setting up a rival constitutional assembly.