International

13-09-2023 CAIRO: The Egyptian government has banned female students from wearing the niqab, a face-covering veil, at schools, according to state-owned media. Education Minister Reda Hegazy’s statement, released on Monday and quoted by the government-owned Ahram newspaper, said students have an “optional” right to choose if they will cover their …

13-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ HARYANA: A cow vigilante on the run after he was accused of inciting deadly communal violence in India’s northern Haryana state has been arrested. Mohit Yadav, better known by his alias Monu Manesar, was arrested for allegedly uploading “objectionable and inflammatory” posts under …

13-09-2023 RABAT: Rescue efforts continued Monday to search for survivors under the rubble as the latest death toll by the Moroccan authorities was estimated at over 2,862 with another 2,562 injured days after a devastating 6.8 earthquake struck Friday near the tourist hotspot. The powerful earthquake struck the Atlas Mountains. …

13-09-2023 WASHINGTON: The four-time criminally indicted former US President Donald Trump filed a motion through his lawyers Monday which maintained that District Judge Tanya Chutkan should be removed from his case as her past statements show clear bias against the 77-year-old Republican forerunner. Judge Chutkan is set to preside over …

13-09-2023 TRIPOLI: At least 10,000 are missing and around 3,000 feared dead in Libya after a huge storm triggered flash floods that burst dams, swept away buildings and left bodies “lying everywhere.” Destruction came to the city of Derna, and other parts of eastern Libya, on Sunday night, when Storm …

13-09-2023 RIYADH: An Israeli delegation on Monday attended an international UNESCO meeting in Riyadh in yet another indication that Saudi Arabia is warming up to Israel as Washington pushes for a complete normalization of relations. A Reuters witness reported seeing three Israeli officials seated in Israel’s chairs during the 45th …

12-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday raised significant concerns regarding Sikh protests in Canada during a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a statement from the Indian government said. New Delhi has …

12-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA: Australia’s referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament looks like it could end in failure after the latest opinion polls showed a further decline in support for the measure just a month before the vote. The so-called Voice would give Indigenous Australians whose ancestors …

12-09-2023 OTTAWA/ VANCOUVER: More than 135,000 Canadian Sikhs cast their votes in the Khalistan Referendum for the ultimate creation of Khalistan, a free and sovereign homeland for millions of Sikhs scattered around the world. Organized by the US-based Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) group, Khalistan Referendum’s voting campaign started in October …

12-09-2023 RABAT: The deadliest earthquake to strike Morocco in more than 60 years left survivors scrambling to find food, water, and shelter on Sunday as the search for the missing victims continued. The search for the missing victims is underway in isolated settlements and the death toll which rose to …