21-07-2023 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Security officials shot into the air and used firehoses to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul on Wednesday against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down beauty parlors, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life. Since seizing power in …

21-07-2023 DUBAI/ ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey wrapped up his Gulf tour in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), securing agreements worth over $50 billion to bolster the Turkish economy. The tour, which also included stops in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, aimed to attract investments and repair strained relations …

21-07-2023 AUCKLAND: New Zealand is in mourning after a shooting in Auckland left two people dead, hours before the city opened the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Six other people, including police officers, were injured and the gunman is also dead after the incident at 07:22 (19:22 GMT) on a construction …

21-07-2023 BAGHDAD: Scores of protesters in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning stormed the Swedish embassy, scaling its walls and setting it ablaze against the planned burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden. All Baghdad embassy staff were safe, the Swedish foreign ministry press office said in …

20-07-2023 JERUSALEM: The voices of dissent from Israeli military veterans and reservists towards the country’s government are getting louder as protests against the “judicial reform” plans continue but after protests on Tuesday saw highways blocked, Israel’s military establishment is also pushing back, with army chief Herzl Halevi warning that “anyone …

19-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies PERTH/ SYDNEY: Australian authorities were confounded after a mysterious object washed up at Green Head beach, about 250km (155 miles) north of Perth days ago but it has been answered by Indian officials who say that the large metal may be part of their rocket …

19-07-2023 LONDON: Anjem Choudary, a Pakistani-British hate preacher with a history of extremist activities, was arrested on Monday morning in London on suspicion of committing a terrorism offence, according to the police. The Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism unit detained Choudary at his residence in Ilford, and he has since been under …

ROME/ MADRID: Extreme heat is scorching Europe and other parts of the world, causing wildfires and health concerns. In Greece and the Canary Islands, firefighters are battling blazes, while Spain has issued heat alerts. Italy’s Sardinia has warned children to avoid sports due to safety reasons. The United States is …

19-07-2023 HONDURAS: A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, struck off the coast of Central America, affecting El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. However, there have been no immediate reports of major damage or casualties. The earthquake hit at 6:22 pm (0222 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean, about 66 …

19-07-2023 PYONGYANG: Just hours after capturing a US soldier from its side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), North Korea launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) early Wednesday, fuelling tensions in the region as nuclear submarine is currently docked at a South Korean port. The submarine arrived after four decades and …