Maghrebi.org • 12th October 2025

Palestinian Authority seeks post-war Gaza role despite US plan

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is pushing to play a major role in governing post-war Gaza, even though Trump’s proposal minimizes their authority as per Israel’s wishes, according to the Arab Weekly via Reuters. The US-backed 20-point plan envisions an interim governing system rather than handing over governance to the Palestinian Authority.
The PA is staking its claim to Gaza’s governance after having played an important role in maintaining institutional and financial ties with the enclave foll...

Maghrebi.org • 14th October 2025

Tunisia: Activists demand plant shut down linked to poisonings

On 10th October in Tunisia’s southern city of Gabès, many residents demanded the shutdown of the phosphate processing plant long linked to poisonings, according to The New Arab via AFP.

The demonstration was organised by the local campaign group Stop Pollution and was triggered by reports and videos circulating on social media showing schoolchildren struggling to breathe in their classroom, allegedly due to pollution from the plant.
The protests blocked roads and reportedly continued until midni...

Maghrebi.org • 9th October 2025

Congo mining firms underreport $16.8B, state audit finds

A state audit in the Democratic Republic of Congo looked at mining companies’ finances between 2018 and 2023 to find $16.8 billion underreported in revenue, according to Africa News via Reuters on October 9th.

This underreporting has cost the Congolese government and communities their development funds, which they are entitled to from an allocated 0.3% of mining companies’ revenue as per the 2018 mining code.

The audit found that the companies declared $98.2 billion to tax authorities, but only...

Maghrebi.org • 8th October 2025

Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco to have 16 team finalists

The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 in Morocco is set to increase to 16 team finalists, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said, according to the BBC on 5th October.

The tournament— which usually has 12 competing finalists —has already completed qualifiers for the second and final round. With this expansion, another round of qualifying will likely be conducted, with 11 nations set to grab the remaining four spots.

The 2025 tournament in Morocco saw a 45% increase in the over...

Analysis • 14th April 2022

The Data Dilemma

There’s data of such volume, variety and veracity that we cannot even begin to comprehend. Leveraging this data has led to the growth of trillion dollar industries in our age, but there’s a dilemma..

Interview • 29th December 2020

Up Next, AI: Threatens With Words?

Are you someone who hates interacting with bots when you seek customer service? Do you fear of things falling into the uncanny valley? What about writing and human emotions, can AI ever gain autonomy over writing and literature? Here's a perspective of human writers on the age of AI taking over writing.

19th October 2023

BENGALURU TRAFFIC; THE CITY’S POPULAR BUT WORSE-KNOWN FACT

According to a report by TomTom in 2022, the Netherlands-based global provider of navigation, traffic and map products, Bengaluru was ranked no.2 in the world for the most congested city in 2019, second to London, UK. It beat 415 other cities across 57 countries to earn this title. The average time taken to cover 10km was shown to be around 30 minutes.

10th May 2023

ABP C VOTER VS SOUTH FIRST PEOPLE’S PULSE

The Legislative Assembly Elections of Karnataka which was scheduled to be held on the 10th of May, 2023, is a much-anticipated election of the South. Karnataka, which is one of the BJP’s only southern fort saw massive election campaigns including a Road Show with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself. The old national party of Congress also campaigned in many ways, both of which electrified the atmosphere of the state for weeks. Additionally with the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party and the strong presence of the local party of Janata Dal (Secular)- JD(S), the forecast of the election differed from poll to poll. Most polls predicted a comeback of the Congress, while some showed a hung assembly.

Analysis • 21st February 2022

A Literary Criticism on Saddat Hussein Manto's 'Toba Tek Singh'

Saadat Hasan Manto’s ‘Toba Tek Singh’ is a short story that explores the theme of identity during partition and the chaos and confusion that ensued due to the event itself. Manto wrote with purpose and often incorporated themes of societal change, yet he was not trying to be moralistic...

21st June 2023

A Comparative Analysis of the Media Framing of The Adani-Hindenburg Affair in Newspapers with Indian and International Readership

This paper presents a study of the first month of Media Framing of the Adani-Hindenburg affair in two newspapers with Indian readership and two with International readership. The objectives include determining the extent of comprehensive coverage with no bias, and the differences in general press and business papers. The methodology adopts a qualitative approach with pre-determined frames for Content Analysis.

Deccan Herald • 8th November 2019

Twitter goes crazy on 3rd anniversary of Demonetisation

Three years into the Modi-made demonetisation, Twitter Users denounce the Modi government and question its silence on the issue of its progress. and on its third anniversary date, November 8th, has earned the epithet of the ‘black day’ for Indian economy.

Deccan Herald • 5th November 2019

#ChukuBukuBeku helps Suburban Rail Project chug along

The long wait for the suburban railway project has finally arrived at its threshold of initiation. The Railway Board on Monday approved the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the long-pending Bengaluru suburban rail project estimated to cost around Rs 16,035 crore..