07-01-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian police said on Thursday they had arrested a 20-year-old man they suspect created an online app that shared pictures of Muslim women for a virtual “auction”, as an investigation into the case of communal harassment widened. An open source app on the Github platform …

07-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE: Hundreds of Victorians have been left waiting for ambulances and the delays are expected to continue as the emergency response system struggles with “extreme demand”. A “code red” for ambulance services in Greater Melbourne was triggered by “extreme demand” overnight, …

07-01-2022 BRUSSELS: A European Union (EU) ban on tattoo ink and permanent make-up containing chemicals feared to cause cancers or other health risks went into effect on Tuesday, officials said. The prohibition covers hazardous substances such as certain azo dyes, carcinogenic aromatic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), metals and methanol. …

07-01-2022 RIYADH: The Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that the medical isolation period for coronavirus-infected patients has been shortened to seven days if they are fully vaccinated. The ministry briefed that following this recovery period, the immunity status on the Tawakkalna application will be updated, Saudi Gazette …

07-01-2022 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis risked the ire of the world’s childless dog and cat owners Wednesday, suggesting people who substitute pets for kids exhibit “a certain selfishness” Speaking on parenthood during a general audience at the Vatican, Francis lamented that pets “sometimes take the place of children” in society. …

06-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan to cut off the heads of mannequins, insisting the human figures “violate” Islamic law. A video clip showing men sawing the plastic heads off women figures went viral on social media. Since …

06-01-2022 TEHRAN: A number of rockets hit an Iraqi military base hosting US troops near Baghdad International Airport late on Tuesday, according to Iraqi security and military sources. “Several missiles fell a short time ago near Baghdad International Airport, and the place of their launch is not yet known,” Iraq’s …

06-01-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Police in India say they have arrested three suspects in an investigation into an online app that shared pictures of more than a hundred Muslim women for an “auction” in another case of hatred towards the minority community. In recent days, several Indian Muslim women …

06-01-2022 PARIS/ RIYADH: French prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation into a blast in Saudi Arabia that badly wounded a French driver in the Dakar Rally. The explosion damaged a support vehicle for the Sodicars Racing team as it left a hotel in Jeddah last Thursday. The driver, Philippe Boutron, …

06-01-2022 SANA’A/ RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition has launched air attacks in Yemen’s capital Sanaa in response to a United Arab Emirates-flagged vessel in the Red Sea being seized and drone attacks launched by Yemeni Houthi fighters earlier this week. On Wednesday, Saudi state TV reported the coalition as saying it …