There are  reports that massive Israeli exercises in the Mediterranean may be a part of preparations for a strike on Iran’s nuclear installations. Indications that this could be a purpose of the drills practiced at sea have come from the US Department of Defence. In response, Iran has warned it too can deliver a ‘strong blow’ if forceful measures are taken against it. What is most likely is that the exercise, using Israel’s advanced air power, is essentially aimed at delivering a warning to Iran. Similar warnings have been issued …

A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas came into force in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, amid scepticism over how long the Egyptian-brokered deal would hold. It is the first formal ceasefire since Hamas’s takeover of the territory just over a year ago, which triggered a crippling Israel blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The deal calls for a halt to Hamas rocket fire on Israel and Israeli strikes on Gaza. It also requires Israel to progressively ease its blockade of the territory where most of the 1.5 million people depend on …

“Building Islam in Detroit” is the not just an exhibition of pictures but a testimony to the cultural diversity of length and breadth of the United States and a living example of almost a century old history of mosques in the American city of Detroit.
“Building Islam in Detroit”, an interdisciplinary study of Muslim institutions and collective spaces, is an event jointly organised by Nairang Galleries and the US Consulate, Lahore, and US Consulate Principal Officer Bryan Hunt inaugurated it on Thursday.

Speaking on the occasion, Hunt said the exhibition displayed the …