‘Incident’ damages building at Iran nuclear planton July 3, 2020TEHRAN: A mysterious “incident” at Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility damaged an “industrial shed” early Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). It was the third such incident in a span of one week. The nuclear plant, 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Tehran, consists of underground nuclear enrichment facilities […]
India, China hold talks to defuse border tensionson June 7, 2020NEW DELHI: Top Chinese and Indian military officials held high-level talks on Saturday to resolve the latest border standoff between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. The talks were held at the Maldo border outpost on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the two countries. According to the […]
India, China to hold military talks on border tensionson June 3, 2020NEW DELHI: India has requested high-level military talks with China as a face-off between the two countries continues along the border in India’s northern Ladakh region, an official confirmed Wednesday. On June 6, lieutenant generals from both sides will meet at the Indian border point meeting hut in Ladakh. “India will be led by Lt. […]
UN chief calls for restraint amid George Floyd protestson June 3, 2020UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on authorities in the US to exercise restraint in responding to protests over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week after being pinned down by a white police officer. “I am heartbroken to see violence on the streets in our host country and our […]
Global coronavirus cases cross 5.5M markon May 26, 2020The number of global coronavirus cases surpassed 5.5 million on Tuesday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university’s data showed worldwide deaths reached 346,300, while the number of people who recovered stands at 2.23 million. The US is the worst-hit country by the pandemic with over 1.66 million confirmed cases […]
Afghan gov’t says ready to start talks with Talibanon May 25, 2020KABUL: The Afghan government’s negotiating team is ready to begin the long-due intra-Afghan peace talks with the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani announced in his Eidul Fitr message on Sunday. Flanked by his top aides outside the presidential palace’s mosque, the Afghan president welcomed the Taliban’s unexpected three-day truce declared for the Islamic festival. “The winner of […]
Coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 in Indiaon May 19, 2020ANKARA: The number of confirmed cases in India of the novel coronavirus surpassed 100,000 early Tuesday, according to data from US- based John Hopkins University. India is now ranked 11th in the world in terms of the highest number of coronavirus infections while its death toll has reached 3,156. According to the NDTV channel, Maharashtra is the […]
‘World could see up to one billion Covid-19 infections’on April 28, 2020ISTANBUL: One billion people could potentially be infected from the coronavirus, especially in fragile countries zones, if serious measures are not taken to stem the virus, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warned on Tuesday. The “world could see up to 1 billion infections and 3.2 million deaths due to Covid-19 over the course of the pandemic […]
British MP fasts with Muslims to show support amid COVID-19 lockdownon April 26, 2020A British MP said Friday that he would fast for the first week of holy month of Ramadan. Paul Bristow, a Conservative MP for Peterborough in Eastern England, posted a video on Twitter to announce his decision to experience the fast to understand what Ramadan means to Muslims. “Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, […]
Israeli health minister, wife contract COVID-19on April 2, 2020JERUSALEM: Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman and his wife have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said late Wednesday. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the 71-year-old official and his wife are feeling well as they receive medical care and will remain in isolation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed of the development, […]