Tel Aviv: A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a residential building in central Israel early on Monday morning, injuring at least seven people, including two infants, officials said. The attack triggered air raid sirens at approximately 0520 hrs throughout the Sharon and Emek Hefer regions north of Tel Aviv, the army said. The rocket […]
Srinagar: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday offered a slew of measures including a biotechnology valley, a giant film plateau, and a “line of art” along eight km shoreline, during a massive rally in Istanbul’s Yenikapi neighbourhood. The giant rally, that saw some 1.6 million supporters waving Turkish flags, closes the election campaign ahead […]
Washington: US Attorney General William Barr told Congress that special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government to allegedly interfere in the 2016 election. “The Special Counsel’s investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia […]
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday announced a royal commission into the events leading up to the deadly Christchurch terror attack that claimed the lives of 50 people earlier this month. Speaking 10 days after two mosques were targeted in a mass shooting, Ardern said the commission would look at “the events leading […]
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will take the issue to UN as Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu reaches Washington amid expectations US President Trump will formally recognise Israel’s sovereignty over occupied Syrian territory. US President Donald Trump’s statement on Golan Heights is a “gift” to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of parliamentary elections […]
Srinagar: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday urged the UN Secretary General to convene a special session of the UN General Assembly to declare Islamophobia as a form of racism and to assign a special rapporteur for monitoring and combating the menace in the western countries. The Emergency Meeting of the OIC Executive […]
Baghouz: Islamic State has been defeated at its final shred of territory of Baghouz in Syria, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Saturday, announcing the end of its self-declared “caliphate” that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria, Reuters reported. The SDF declared the “total elimination of (the) so-called caliphate”, Mustafa Bali, […]
Beijing: A grave accident involving a tourist bus claimed lives of 26 people and left 28 others injured in China’s southern Hunan province, local media reported on Saturday. The accident occurred at 07:15 p.m. (11:15 GMT) on Friday as the vehicle caught fire at a highway in the city of Changde, the CCTV broadcaster reported. There […]
Istanbul: Muslim nations on Friday called for “genuine” measures against Islamophobia after the attack on two New Zealand mosques that killed 50 people. Violence driven by Islamophobia requires “genuine, comprehensive and systematic measures to address this affliction,” ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said in a statement after a meeting in Istanbul. The OIC […]
Srinagar: A chemical plant in the eastern Chinese city of Yancheng was the site of a massive explosion on Thursday. At least 44 people were killed and dozens injured when the blast destroyed a number of buildings at the chemical facility. It is feared that more workers may be trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. […]
