18-01-2021 DUBAI/ JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN: The United States again flew B-52 bombers over the Middle East with Iran responding it should spend its military budget on healthcare for Americans rather than intimidation tactics. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday the “presence patrols” were flown “as a key part of …

18-01-2021 OSLO: Norway has expressed concern about the safety of the corona vaccine made by US company Pfizer Inc as 29 elderly people died after being vaccinated. “The latest figure adds six to the number of known fatalities in Norway, and lowers the age group thought to be affected to …

17-01-2021 KHARTOUM: Tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region have killed 48 more people in the latest bout of violence, according to state media. “The death toll from militia attacks in al-Geneina yesterday reached 48,” victims said on Sunday, referring to the capital of West Darfur state and quoting the local …

17-01-2021 WASHINGTON/ HOUSTON: On his first day in office, US President-elect Joe Biden plans to issue a number of executive orders, including one rescinding the controversial travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries. According to sources, Biden’s incoming White House Chief of Staff, the new US administration will launch a …

17-01-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Gunmen shot dead two Afghan women judges working for the Supreme Court during an early morning ambush in the country’s capital Sunday, officials said, as a wave of assassinations continues to rattle the nation. The attack on the judges happened as they were traveling to …

17-01-2021 WASHINGTON: Highly trained former military officers were part of the mob that stormed the US Capitol on January 6, a startling report by the Associated Press and published by Bloomberg on Friday shows. Encouraged by US President Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric regarding the validity of the 2020 US election results, …

17-01-2021 RIYADH/ DOHA: Saudi Arabia expects to reopen its embassy in Doha in the coming days, the kingdom’s foreign minister has said, following an agreement last week that ended a three-year-old dispute between four Arab countries and Qatar. Asked about embassy reopening, Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan told journalists in …

16-01-2021 TEHRAN: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tested long-range missiles and drones against land and sea targets in Iran’s fourth large-scale military show of force in two weeks amid tensions with the United States. The IRGC on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles that travelled 1,800km (1,118 miles) and struck …

16-01-2021 MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA: WhatsApp has extended the deadline by which its two billion users must either accept its updated terms and conditions or stop using the service. The original cut-off date was 8 February, but users now have until 15 May to take action. The firm was criticised for …

16-01-2021 ABU DHABI/ DUBAI: A total of 1,041 kg of narcotics worth 1 billion dirhams have been seized in Abu Dhabi in recent months, Abu Dhabi police said on Friday. Making the announcement on their social media accounts, Abu Dhabi Police said up to 22 members of international drug trafficking …