Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Wishes Muslims A Happy Ramadan
OTTAWA, ONTARIO: The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau on Tuesday morning wished Muslims a very happy Ramadan. Taking to Twitter, the Canadian PM shared...
India’s New Coronavirus Cases Hit Record
NEW DEHLI: India reported record new 184,372 cases as crowds of pilgrims gathered for a religious festival despite strict curbs and oxygen shortages in the...
India Approves Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine
NEW DELHI: India has approved the use of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Monday, confirming earlier reports...
Iran Nuclear Facility Hit By Cyber Attack
TEHRAN: A nuclear facility in Iran was hit by “sabotage” a day after it unveiled new uranium enrichment equipment, the country’s top nuclear official says....
Riyadh: Ramzan Moon Not Sighted In Saudi Arabia Today
Riyadh: Ramzan Ul Mubarak moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. According to a Saudi news agency the first fast of the holy month...
Indonesia Quake Kills 7
MALANG: A strong earthquake killed at least seven people, injured 12 others and damaged more than 300 buildings on Indonesia’s main island of Java and...
After Babri Mosque, Conspiracies Being Hatched Against Another Mosque in India
NEW DELHI: Minorities in India have been narrowed down. After the Babri Masjid, conspiracies were hatched against another mosque in Banaras. Indian extremist Hindus in...
Britain’s Prince Philip Dies At Age 99
LONDON: Prince Philip, the Greece-born royal who as the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving consort to a British sovereign, died Friday. He...
Indian Troops Martyr Four More Kashmiri Youth In Pulwama
In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred four more Kashmiri youth in Pulwama district...
UK MPs Write Letter To PM Boris Johnson Over Pakistan ‘Red List’ Travel Ban
LONDON: Around 50 British parliamentarians have asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently answer with full data and evidence to why Pakistan has been added...
Iran Holds Talks With World Powers on Nuclear Program
VIENNA: Iran and world powers held what they described as “constructive” talks on Tuesday and agreed to form working groups to discuss the sanctions Washington...
India Reports 115,736 New COVID Cases in Single Day
NEW DELHI: As the third wave of coronavirus grips the country, India reported a record 115,736 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the total to...
Floods, landslides in Indonesia, East Timor Kill Several
JAKARTA: In Indonesia and East Timor, over one hundred people have been killed in flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains and cyclone. Indonesian...
Three Afghan Security Personnel Killed in Helicopter Crash
KANDAHAR: At least three Afghan security personnel were killed when a military helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, with the Taliban claiming to...
Myanmar Cuts Internet Service Amid Coup Protests
YANGON: Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military, local providers said, as protesters continued to defy the...
Children Not Allowed In Saudi Arabia’s Prophet’s Mosque During Ramadan
JEDDAH: Children under the age of 15 will not be allowed to enter the Prophet’s Mosque and its courtyards during Ramadan as a precautionary measure...
Taiwan Train Crash Kills At Least 48 People
Taipei: At least 48 people were killed and dozens more injured when a train derailed while partially inside a tunnel in Taiwan on Friday. 66...
Four Killed in California Shooting
CALIFORNIA: Four people, including one child, were killed and a fifth critically wounded in a shooting at an office building in Orange on Wednesday and...
US Secretary of State Shows Concern Over Rights Violations at Int’l Level
NEW YORK: The U.S. Department of State’s 2020 human rights report classified China’s actions in Xinjiang as “genocide and crimes against humanity” for the first time. “The...
Coronavirus Likely Came From Animal: WHO
NEW YORK: Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed...
Three Anti-Women Polio Workers Shot Dead in Afghanistan
KABUL: Gunmen have killed three female polio vaccination health workers in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. It was not immediately clear who carried out...
China Welcomes Positive Engagement Between Pakistan, India
ISLAMABAD: China on Monday welcomed recent positive interactions between Pakistan and India and said that it was ready to work with Pakistan to inject positive...
Saudi-Led Coalition Downs Six Drones Fired By Houthi Rebels
RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition has downed six drones today fired by Houthis rebels towards Saudi Arabian city of Khamis Mushait. The coalition said, in a...
Iran Reiterates 2015 Nuclear Deal Not Renegotiable
TEHRAN: Iran has reiterated that the 2015 nuclear deal is not renegotiable. In a tweet, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the parties which...
Iran and IAEA Clear Potential Roadblock To Talks With US on Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN: A potential roadblock to talks between Iran and the US on the future of the nuclear deal has been cleared after the UN nuclear...
UN Opens War crimes Investigation Against Israel
GENEVA: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday she launched a formal inquiry into alleged crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories,...
Myanmar Security Forces Shoot Dead Nine Anti-coup Protesters
Myanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday, killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called...
US Imposes Sanctions On Houthi Rebels And Russian Officers
The United States has imposed sanctions on two commanders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, blaming them for civilian deaths and denouncing their ties with Iran as...
UN Concerned Over Kashmir Restrictions
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed concern over restrictions on communications and clampdown on civil society in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu...
France’s Former President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced in Corruption Trial
PARIS: A French court found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty on Monday of trying to bribe a judge and of influence peddling, making him the...
Saudi Arabia ‘Completely Rejects’ US Report on Khashoggi Murder
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Friday rejected the findings of a US Congress report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi journalist was murdered in...
Four Protesters Killed in Clashes With Iraq Security Forces
BAGHDAD: Four anti-government protesters were killed Friday in clashes with Iraqi security forces in Nasiriyah, medics said, the deadliest day in a week of violence...
Iran Is The Greatest Threat In region: US Commander CENTCOM
CAIRO: Commander of the CENTCOM General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr said that Iran is the greatest threat to the CENTCOM in region, adding that It...
MBS Approved Operation That Led To Khashoggi’s Death: US
Washington: Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler approved an operation to capture or kill murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to United States intelligence released...
Pakistan Army Is World Strongest Army: Abhinandan
NEW DELHI: Indian pilot, Abhinandan Varthaman, who ejected himself after being hit in the airspace of Pakistan in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by the Pakistan...
Arab Coalition Destroys Two Armed Drones of Houthis
RIYADH: The Arab Coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed two armed drones fired by the Houthi rebels towards Khamis Mushait region of Saudi Arabia...
US Welcomes Pakistan-India Ceasefire
WASHINGTON: The United States has welcomed a joint statement from India and Pakistan that they have agreed to maintain a ceasefire along the disputed border...
Indian Farmers Threatens To Protest Outside Parliament
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader, Rakesh Tikait has threatened to march to the Indian Parliament on four million tractors if the new agricultural...
Iran and World Powers Hint At Talks Over Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN: Unofficial talks between Iran and world powers that signed an ailing 2015 nuclear deal appear to be the only way forward as neither side...
Indian Troops Martyr Four Youth In IIOJK
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred four Kashmiri youth in Islamabad district, today....
US Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to Over 500,000
WASHINGTON: In the United States, more than five hundred thousand people have lost their lives due to Covid. Addressing the nation at White House, President...