13-02-2022 Bureau Report MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: The former head of India’s largest stock exchange shared confidential information with a yogi and sought his advice on crucial decisions, a probe by the market regulator has found, ahead of the bourse’s much-awaited public listing. In a case of “bizarre misconduct” that was …

13-02-2022 DUBAI: Following a spate of unprecedented attacks in Abu Dhabi by Houthi fighters in Yemen, US F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said US Air Force Saturday. In recent weeks, the Houthis have waged a string of largely failed strikes on …

13-02-2022 MANAMA: Bahrain has confirmed that an Israeli naval officer will be stationed in the Gulf state, the first time an Israeli military officer is being posted to an Arab country. In a statement on Saturday, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry said the appointment of the Israeli officer is related to …

13-02-2022 SANA’A/ RIYADH/ DUBAI: A spy drone belonging to the Saudi-led coalition was shot down by Yemeni forces over the northwestern province of Hajjah. In a statement released early on Thursday, the spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had been …

13-02-2022 Washington: The United States has said it will re-establish a Solomon Islands embassy as it attempts to curb China’s influence in the Pacific Island nation. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the decision while in Fiji on a tour of the region. A US official said China was …

13-02-2022 OTTAWA/ WASHINGTON: Truckers blocking a key bridge between Canada and the United States over vaccination rules have defied a judge’s order to leave, with the protests piling pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau has assured President Joe Biden of quick action to end the crisis, and on Friday …

  13-02-2022 PARIS: Police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter Paris as part of a protest against France’s coronavirus regulations. Authorities have deployed more than 7,000 officers over the next three days in a bid to stop the demonstrators. The groups were inspired by the self-styled Canadian “Freedom …

12-02-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON/ KABUL: United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order creating the possibility of splitting $7bn in frozen Afghan funds held in the US, potentially allotting half for humanitarian aid to the country while keeping the other half …

12-02-2022 WASHINGTON/ OTTAWA: US officials have urged Canada’s government to use its federal powers to end a blockade by truckers protesting against COVID restrictions. President Joe Biden is being briefed regularly on the protests, which have hit Ottawa and a border crossing that generates a quarter of US-Canada trade. Car-makers …

12-02-2022 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Australia has listed the koala as an endangered species across most of its east coast, after a dramatic decline in numbers. The once-thriving marsupial has been ravaged by land clearing, bushfires, drought, disease and other threats. The federal government said the listing was for Queensland, New …