International

Trump slams impeachment inquiry as “Witch Hunt” 25 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: Representative Al Green of Texas, who has been calling for impeachment for more than two years, says he feels “vindicated” by House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement today. The democratic congressman from Texas first called for …

24 September, 2019 BAGHDAD: Several rockets have been fired towards Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, landing near the embassy of the United States in Iraq, according to security sources cited by news agencies. Residents of the Iraqi capital reportedly heard the explosions followed by alert sirens that sounded briefly across the Tigris River …

24 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN/ NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: Iran has rejected a joint statement by the leaders of France, Germany and the UK who blamed it for attacks earlier this month on Saudi oil installations. Iran’s foreign minister accused them of “parroting absurd US claims”. The …

24 September, 2019 By Syed Hussain Ali Sajjad (Bureau Chief) NEW DELHI: As it was decided to add the implementation of a uniform civil code in Article 44 of the Directive principles of the Constitution specifying, “The State shall endeavour to secure for citizens a uniform civil code throughout the …

23 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEXAS/ WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged warm words of friendship in Texas at a rare mass rally for a foreign leader. Around 50,000 people gathered for what Trump called a “profoundly historic event” on …

AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE UP 22 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: Demonstrators have marched through Washington, DC, to protest against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration and demand accountability from politicians. Saturday’s “We the People March”, billed as an event to remind elected officials that …

22 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN/ RIYADH/ WASHINGTON: Iran is ready to destroy any country that launches an attack on its territory, a senior military official has said, after the US announced it was sending troops to support Saudi Arabia. “Be careful and make no mistake,” said …

22 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RIYADH/ WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia says it will respond with “necessary measures” to attacks on two oil facilities as it reiterated the accusation that Iran was behind them. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said the weapons used were Iranian and …

Houthis vow to halt attack on Saudi installations By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ DUBAI: Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, warned that if the US thinks of any plots against Iran, the Islamic Republic will respond from …

21 September, 2019 KARBALA/ BAGHDAD: Security officials say several others wounded after explosive device planted on the bus detonated. At least 12 people have been martyred and several others wounded in a blast from a bomb planted on a bus near the Iraqi city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, two …