12-01-2023 VIENNA: “Terrorism” charges against an Austrian academic, Farid Hafez, have been dropped after documentary revealed the case was based on false evidence and fabricated accusations. In an interview, Hafez said he was relieved to be no longer living in “limbo” more than two years after officers barged into his …

12-01-2023 TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD: Iran has summoned the ambassador of neighboring Iraq to protest against its use of the “Arabian Gulf Cup” name for a regional football tournament as part of a long-standing dispute over the waterway’s name. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday that Tehran had communicated its …

12-01-2023 BEIJING/ TAIPEI: China has renewed its longstanding threat to attack Taiwan and warned that foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island are “playing with fire”. A spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday that Beijing was recommitted in the New Year to “safeguarding sovereignty and territorial …

12-01-2023 SANAA: The last upload on Ahmed Hajar’s YouTube channel, which has almost 250,000 subscribers and millions of views, was on December 22. On the same day, Hajar was dragged into a bus in broad daylight on a busy street in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Witnesses said armed individuals, believed …

12-01-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s government said on Tuesday it has approved three proposals worth Rs42.76 billion rupees ($523.03m) to purchase equipment for its army and navy. The country has long been building and modifying its conventional arsenal as a Sweden-based institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute …

12-01-2023 MONTECITO: Tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders in California on Tuesday as the state was ravaged by the latest in a barrage of storms that have left at least 17 people dead. Torrential downpours caused flash flooding, closed key highways, toppled trees and swept away drivers …

12-01-2023 ROME/ SYDNEY: Australian Cardinal George Pell, a leading Roman Catholic conservative and former top Vatican official who was acquitted in 2020 of sexual abuse accusations, died on Tuesday at the age of 81, his private secretary said. Fr. Joseph Hamilton told Reuters Pell died in a Rome hospital on …

Hyderabad, Jan.11 (PMI): The sleuths of PS Market, Hyderabad apprehended (01) Ganja seller who is procuring and selling ganja illegally. Seized total 185 Gms of Ganja at the instance of the accused Nurnabi Sekh. The arrested person Nurnabi Shaik (24) of Monda Market and a native of West Bengal, was …

Hyderabad: Three persons were arrested by the Mahankali police for allegedly killing a man two days ago following an issue that started over consumption of liquor at an isolated place. The arrested persons are Ghouse Pasha (22) of North Lalaguda, Mohammed Nayeem (22) and Mohammed Zakeer Hussain (23), both residents of …

Rajanna-Sircilla/Hyderabad: Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday ridiculed BJP State leaders for criticising the State government schemes, even as the BJP government at the Centre was presenting award after award for Telangana’s performance at the national level. Either BJP leaders at the Centre or those in the State BJP unit were …