UN Committee Defer Action on bid by Taliban to appoint envoys to world body
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations committee has put off action on requests by the Taliban government in Afghanistan and Myanmar’s military regime to take their...
Two Kashmiris Martyred in IoK
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more youth in Pulwama district....
Three Killed in Michigan High School Shooting
A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three other students and wounding eight other people, authorities say. Oakland county undersheriff Mike...
China’s Xi Promises 1bn COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Africa
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has said China would offer another one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to African countries and would encourage Chinese companies to...
Egypt Defence Expo opens in Cairo
CAIRO: The world’s leading weapons manufacturers arrived in Cairo for the start of EDEX, the Egypt Defence Expo. Weapons makers laid out their latest rifles,...
Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Chief Executive
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief executive of the company. He will be replaced by the current chief technical officer, Parag Agrawal,...
UAE Slashes PoL Prices
DUBAI: UAE’s fuel price committee approved on Monday a decrease in petrol and diesel prices for December 2021. Effective starting Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the...
Saudi Arabia Bans Flights To and From 7 African Countries
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced the suspension of flights from seven African countries on Friday, due to the emergence of a new variant of the novel...
New Variant Of Coronavirus Named Omicron
LONDON/GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday designated a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa with a large number of mutations as being...
US Blacklists Several Chinese Companies
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration added a dozen Chinese companies to its trade blacklist on Wednesday, citing national security as well as foreign policy concerns....
India To Block Most Cryptocurrencies
India is looking to bar most private cryptocurrencies when it introduces a new bill to regulate virtual currencies in the winter session of Parliament, the...
Man Who Runs Car Into Christmas Parade Indicted
WAUKESHA: The Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy suspect Darrell Brooks has been charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide. The Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy has...
US To Release 50 Million barrels Of Reserve Oil To Ease Energy Costs
Washington: United States President Joe Biden has ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs. The...
45 Killed in Bulgaria Bus Fire
SOFIA: At least 45 people, including 12 children, died as a bus carrying mostly North Macedonian tourists crashed in flames on a highway in western...
Five Killed, Over Three Dozen Injured As Vehicles Plows Through Christmas Parade in US
Five people were killed and more than 40 injured after an SUV sped through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, US, knocking down dozens of...
Afghan Taliban Order TV Channels To Stop Featuring Women In Dramas And Movies
Kabul: Afghan Taliban have issued new “religious guidelines” ordering the country’s television channels to stop featuring women in dramas and movies while also instructing women...
UK Outlaws Palestinian Group Hamas
LONDON: Britain’s interior minister Priti Patel on Friday said she had banned the Palestinian group Hamas in a move that brings the UK s stance on...
Climate Envoy Kerry Voices Hope For More US-China Cooperation
SINGAPORE: United States climate envoy John Kerry voiced hope on Friday that Beijing and Washington would work together more closely on the climate emergency after...
Farmers protests: Modi takes U-turn on controversial farm laws
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a stunning U-turn by announcing that his government will repeal three controversial agricultural reform laws that...