International

By SJA Jafri RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: Tensions have risen sharply in the Gulf over the past week yet nearly as many questions have been raised as answered as to what exactly happened – and what could happen next. On Sunday morning, reports emerged that four ships “were subjected to sabotage operations” …

By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Labor Party’s leader Bill Shorten has conceded defeat in Federal Elections and called on party’s supporters to respect the election result, revealing he is standing down as leader of the party in the wake of its defeat. “I know that you’re all hurting …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE: The population with 125,000 of only Sikhs out of 552,000 Indians live in Australia has doubled than the presence of total 62,000 Pakistanis exist in Australia, while, on the other hand, the Sikhs ratio than Muslims not over 610,000 breathe in Australia has been exceeded 21 …

The Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government today confirmed that its warplanes were bombing rebel targets following rebel drone attacks that closed a Saudi pipeline. A coalition official told news agency AFP that they have begun to launch air strikes targeting sites operated by the Houthi militia, including in Sanaa. …

US President Donald Trump has barred American companies from using foreign-made telecom equipment posing a national security threat. Mr Trump has signed an executive order in this regard. The order did not directly name any country or company, but officials have previously termed Chinese giant Huawei a threat and asked …

Bureau Report SYDNEY: Australian woman has been found guilty of keeping two Thai women as slaves. Yesterday, Rungnapha “Lisa” Kanbut was found guilty by a NSW District Court jury of two counts each of intentionally possessing a slave, exercising powers of ownership over a slave and dealing with the proceeds of …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ RIYADH: Asian shippers and refiners have put ships heading to the Middle East on alert and are expecting a possible rise in marine insurance premiums after recent attacks on Saudi oil tankers and pipeline facilities, industry sources said on Tuesday. On Monday, armed drones attacked two …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE: The most wanted criminals in the world are the persons you definitely don’t ever want to deal with at any point in your life. They are the most notorious and elusive criminals on earth and have evaded capture for years. Here’s a list of the top …

By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) MELBOURNE/ KARACHI: A delegation of the Russian Army came to Pakistan at the end of last year as joint military exercise in the northern part of the country. This was the third straight year the joint drill was held in Pakistan, with special strategic …

By SJA Jafri KARACHI/MELBOURNE: Pakistan’s former capital Karachi has become the most dangerous city of Asia because of its low ranking in digital, health, infrastructure and personal security ranked by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) as revealed by the Safe City Index (SCI) an initiative sponsored by the Economist Magazine …