Troops Pullout From Afganistan Underway: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The US military´s withdrawal from Afghanistan is proceeding steadily toward President Joe Biden´s September deadline with as much as 12 percent of the work...
Death Toll Of Palestinians From Israeli Air Strikes On Gaza Reaches 48
Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with at least 48 Palestine Muslims killed in Gaza and five people killed in Israel in the most...
Shawwal Moon Not Sighted in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Shawwal crescent moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Thursday, May 13. Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court had called Muslims in...
24 Palestinians, Including 9 Children, Martyred In Israeli Air Strikes
Occupied Alquds: Tensions reach to a boiling point in Jerusalem as Israeli police continue to attack Palestinian protesters in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in which...
UK Announces Ease in Lockdown From May 17
LONDON: People in England will be able to hug close family and friends and meet indoors at pubs, restaurants and cinemas from next week, in...
Iran Confirms Talks With Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry for the first time confirmed the Islamic republic is holding talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia, but said it is “too...
Afghanistan: Taliban Declare Three-day Eid Ceasefire
The Taliban has declared a three-day ceasefire across Afghanistan to mark this week’s Eid al-Fitr holiday, two days after more than 50 people – mostly...
India’s Covid-19 Cases Reaches 22.66 Million
New Delhi: Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs on Monday, increasing...
Turkish President Condemns Israel Police For Violent Temple Mount Clashes
Ankara Several Turkish officials criticized Israel and called for other countries to voice condemnation, while a Foreign Ministry statement urged Israel to “immediately end its...
40 killed in Blast Near Afghan School
KABUL: A blast outside a school in the Afghan capital on Saturday killed at least 40 people and wounded another 52 including students, the interior...
Israeli forces attack worshipers at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque, scores injured
JERUSALEM: Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youth at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday amid growing anger over the potential...
Biden Says Pakistan to Play Important Role in Afghan-Peace
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden says Pakistan’s position in ending the Afghan war and moving toward a peace deal is important. On his 100th day...
Biden Sets New Goal: At Least 70% Of Adults Given 1 Vaccine Dose By July
WASHINGTON: US President Biden has announced a new goal to administer at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to 70% of American adults by...
India Posts Record Daily Rise in COVID Deaths
NEW DELHI: India accounted for nearly half of the COVID-19 cases reported worldwide last week, the World Health Organization said, as the country’s coronavirus deaths...
Hurriyat Leader Ashraf Sehrai Passes Away
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), detained senior APHC leader and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir Chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai has died in...
23 Dead, Many Hurt as Elevated Metro Collapses in Mexico
MEXICO CITY : An elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital on Monday, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens injured as a...
COVID Continues To Play Havoc in India
NEW DELHI: India’s total Covid caseload soared past 20 million on Tuesday, official data showed, as the pandemic continued to wreak havoc on the country’s...
Bill and Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years
WEB DESK: Bill and Melinda Gates announced in identical tweets Monday that they were ending their 27-year marriage. They said they “no longer believe” that...