06-07-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Twitter on Tuesday asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. The US company’s attempt to …

06-07-2022 TEHRAN: Authorities in Iran have closed three coffee shops in the central city of Qom because female customers were not wearing their headscarves, local media reported Monday. “Three coffee shops were closed in Qom due to numerous violations, including women’s lack of veils and other issues,” said a statement …

06-07-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies MECCA/ KARACHI: Of the hundreds of thousands of Muslims arriving in Mecca this week for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, perhaps none had a more arduous journey than Adam Mohammed, a 53-year-old electrical engineer from the United Kingdom. Mohammed, who is of Iraqi-Kurdish origin, decided last …

05-07-2022 By SJA Jafri + Agencies CHICAGO: The US police arrested another “White Terrorist” against severe charges of mass shooting in which a shooter opened fire on a crowd gathered to watch an Independence Day parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park at 10:15am on Monday, sending revelers fleeing …

05-07-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BIHAR: A Muslim family in Bihar, India, performed the last rites of a Hindu man who passed away on Friday. The deceased, Ramdev Sah, worked in Mohammad Armaan’s shop in Patna for more than two decades. News Track reported that 25 years ago, he had …

05-07-2022 WASHINGTON: The United States concluded Monday that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by Israeli gunfire and urged accountability, but said there was no reason to believe she was shot intentionally. Dashing hopes for a result that would be accepted by all sides, the United States …

05-07-2022 LUXEMBOURG CITY: The richest country in the world is located in Western Europe. Its income levels are high and unemployment rates are low. International Business Times reports that Luxembourg, a country with a Gross Domestic Product of $135,682.8 in a population of 629,191, is the wealthiest in the globe. …

04-07-2022 ISTANBUL: Inflation in Turkey in June soared to an annual rate of 78.6%, the highest in 24 years, official data showed on Monday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unconventional economic policies continued to take their toll. The figure released by Turkey’s state statistical agency was the highest since January …

04-07-2022 JOHANNESBURG: A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars, popularly known as “mopane worms,” are viewed and eaten. For many people, particularly from western European backgrounds, the idea of eating insects is still riddled with fear and inhibition but they can be a valuable …

04-07-2022 BEIRUT: The Hezbollah resistance movement of Lebanon flew three UAVs towards the Karish gas field in the country’s territorial waters as a message to the Israeli regime, which disputes the maritime area. “On Saturday afternoon, 7/2/2022, three unarmed drones of different sizes were launched towards the disputed area at …