International

28-05-2021 VIENNA: The Austrian government came under fire Thursday for a new “Islam map” showing the location of mosques and associations around the country, with religious groups saying it would stigmatize Austria’s Muslim population. Earlier, Integration Minister Susanne Raab unveiled an Internet website called the “National Map of Islam” with …

28-05-2021 UNITED NATIONS: The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to launch an open-ended international investigation into violations during the 11-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza, and into “systematic” abuses in the occupied Palestinian territories and inside Israel. By a vote of 24 states in favour, nine …

28-05-2021 DAMASCUS, Syria: Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country following an election described as illegitimate and a sham by the West and his opposition. Assad’s win was not in doubt, in an election where …

27-05-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ BAIJING: It seems that the majority of “Australians has become spy for America” (not for themselves or their own country) while the reputation of Aussies is not only declining very fast but the rest of the world sees Australia and Australians …

27-05-2021 TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged Iranians to ignore calls to boycott next month’s presidential election after a decision to exclude several prominent figures from running. “Do not pay attention to those who promote that voting is useless,” Khamenei said during a speech to legislators via …

27-05-2021 KIGALI/ PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron, in a visit to Rwanda, has said France recognized its “responsibility” in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, asking for forgiveness for his country’s role but without offering an official apology. His comments on Thursday came during a solemn speech at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, …

26-05-2021 Bureau Report WASHINGTON/ KARACHI: The first lunar eclipse of 2021 will take place today (Wednesday. However, the spectacle will not be visible in Pakistan due to daylight. The Super Flower Blood Moon had already taken place at 11:39am in the day while the total lunar eclipse is supposed to …

26-05-2021 DAMASCUS: A war-battered Syria headed to the polls on Wednesday, with analysts predicting Syrian President Assad to extend his term in the country by winning a fourth term. The controversial vote is the second election since the start of a decade-long conflict that has killed more than 388,000 people …

26-05-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Doctors fighting a ferocious second wave of the coronavirus in India are furious over “insulting and insensitive” remarks made by a yoga guru and businessman, with their union serving a defamation notice and demanding an “apology within 15 days”. “Allopathy is a stupid and bankrupt …

26-05-2021 WASHINGTON: The U.S. passed another major milestone Tuesday in its race to vaccinate the population against COVID-19. Half of U.S. adults’ more than 129 million people over 18 are now fully vaccinated against the virus, according to data from the US Centre for disease Control and Prevention. The CDC …