16-03-2021 SANA’A/ RIYADH: Angry Yemeni protesters have stormed the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden, seat of the internationally recognized government, according to local sources. Demonstrators broke into the Maasheeq Presidential Palace on Tuesday amid public anger over the lack of services, poor living conditions and depreciation of …

16-03-2021 BERLIN/ PARIS/ ROME/ PARIS: Germany, France, Italy and Spain have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after several reports of blood clots in people who received the shot in Europe. The flurry of suspensions on Monday came after a number of other countries, mostly in Europe, halted their …

15-03-2021 BEIJING: As a result of heavy winds blowing in from the Gobi desert and parts of northwestern China, Beijing was covered in thick brown dust on Monday. The weather bureau has also called it the biggest sandstorm in a decade. The China Meteorological Administration announced a yellow alert on …

15-03-2021 DAMASCUS/ RIYADH/ ANKARA: Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprising that quickly turned into a full-blown civil war. Despite a decade of fighting and a broken country, al-Assad remains firmly in power, thanks to …

15-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON: Another proof of UK police’s incompetency, biasness and hypocrisy has not only been revealed but also anti-Muslim, anti-Islamic and anti-Whitish attitude, behavior and practices of London Metropolitan police and other security forces has been established as had been highlighting by Press Media …

15-03-2021 MYANMAR (BURMA): At least 38 people have been killed in the latest crackdown by security forces against anti-coup protesters in Myanmar, according to an advocacy group, as the military government declared martial law over two townships in the country’s largest city, Yangon. The death toll reported on Sunday by …

15-03-2021 Bureau Report LONDON/ ISLAMABAD: Well-known British-Pakistani Momin Saqib, a former student, has been named a Commonwealth Youth COVID-19 Hero at the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2021. The Commonwealth Youth Awards recognize young people who are actively involved in bringing about meaningful change and are integral to creating a more innovative …

14-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/ KARACHI: After thousands of people gathered to mark the killing of a 33-year-old woman, police in London clashed with mourners and protesters on Saturday, just a few hours after the police officer charged with her murder appeared in court. Sarah Everard’s disappearance …

14-03-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ DOHA/ ISLAMABAD: A Taliban spokesman has expressed scepticism over a proposal by the United States for an interim government in Afghanistan, saying transitional governments have proven ineffective and that the group’s vision for the country revolved around a strong central administration capable of enforcing their definition …

14-03-2021 RIYADH: Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia are now able to switch jobs without their employers’ permission after the long-awaited labour reforms in the Gulf region’s most populous country went into effect. In November last year, the country’s ministry of human resources and social development announced plans to amend the Kafala …