Al Mayadeen English
The Yemeni Ministry of Health spokesperson, Anis al-Asbahi, announced that Saudi Arabia's escalation on Yemen between September 3 and October 5, 2026, killed 427 people and injured 307 others, with women and children accounting for more than 60% of the casualties. He also reported that the Saudi aggression devastated Yemen’s healthcare infrastructure, destroying more than 139 hospitals and approximately 190 ambulances, while 55% of healthcare facilities had been targeted and put out of service. The continued Saudi blockade of Sanaa International Airport further deprives patients of access to treatment abroad, as shortages affect more than 1,600 types of medicine, including 12 cancer medicines.
Tim Anderson
Julia Kassem
Allama Iqbal to Islamabad talks: Cultural fndn of Iran–Pakistan rel. with Dr. Eatzaz Ahmed
In this in-depth conversation, Professor and Dean of Iqra University Islamabad Campus H-9, Dr. Eatzaz Ahmed, traces the cultural and intellectual roots of Iran–Pakistan relations, going beyond geopolitics to a shared civilizational space. Al Mayadeen English’s envoy to Islamabad, Karim Sharara, engages Dr. Ahmed in a discussion on Allama Iqbal, from his concept of Khudi (selfhood) and call for intellectual revival, to his deep engagement with Persian thought and figures like Jalal al-Din Rumi. The conversation highlights how ideas of self-respect, anti-colonial awakening, and knowledge-based struggle helped shape Pakistan’s political identity. It also explores how shared linguistic, cultural, and historical ties continue to underpin contemporary Iran–Pakistan relations, often overlooked in favor of purely geopolitical analysis, particularly in light of the Islamabad talks.
