09-12-2023 ATHENS: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sounded an upbeat note on the future of Greco-Turkish relations as he arrived in Athens on Thursday in a visit both countries hope can reboot ties after years of friction. “It will be much more beneficial for the future if we look at things …

09-12-2023 GAZA CITY: The BBC’s Rushdi Abualouf, who has reported from Gaza for decades, left the territory with his family on 20 November for the sake of their safety. It was six weeks after the Hamas attacks on southern Israel that has led to weeks of Israeli bombardment within Gaza. …

09-12-2023 RIYADH/ DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against ships in the Red Sea, two sources familiar with Saudi thinking said, as Riyadh seeks to contain spillover from the Hamas-Israel war. The Iran-aligned Houthis have waded into the …

09-12-2023 LONDON/ MOSCOW: The UK is accusing Russia’s Security Service, the FSB, of a sustained cyber-hacking campaign, targeting politicians and others in public life. The government said one group stole data through cyber-attacks, which was later made public, including material linked to the 2019 election. Russia has repeatedly denied claims …

09-12-2023 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BEIRUT/ KARACHI/ GAZA CITY: Senior political leader of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh Wednesday sought Pakistan’s intervention in halting ongoing Israeli atrocities, saying that it is a “brave” nation. In his address to the national dialogue on ‘The Sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Responsibility of the …

08-12-2023 BAGHDAD: The US embassy in Baghdad on Friday morning was attacked by two rocket salvos but there were no casualties reported, an embassy spokesperson said. According to the spokesperson, the attack was likely carried out by Iran-backed militias in Iraq but no group immediately claimed responsibility. The incident marks …

08-12-2023 WASHINTON: Hunter Biden was charged with nine counts of tax evasion on Thursday, marking the second time this year that the special counsel looking into the personal and financial affairs of President Joe Biden’s son has brought charges against him. The 56-page indictment filed in US district court in …

08-12-2023 WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Tony Blinken has raised the matter of an assassination bid on prominent Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York with India’s foreign minister, a spokesperson for the State Department said Wednesday. According to a The News report, Matthew Miller said that Washington has conveyed …

08-12-2023 KHARTOUM/ DUBAI: Saudi and US-brokered talks aimed at halting fighting between Sudan’s warring parties have faltered again, and the country’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have pressed on with military campaigns that have caused a major humanitarian crisis. The lack of progress at the talks in Jeddah dashed …

08-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: India’s health ministry has ordered a probe into Apollo Hospital Delhi, part of largest private hospital chain Apollo Hospitals (APLH.NS), after media reports linked it to the illegal sale by Myanmar nationals of their kidneys for organ transplants. The National Organ and …