International

29-10-2022 HAVANA: The oldest inmate at the United States-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba Saifullah Paracha has been released to his home country Pakistan after nearly 20 years of detention without trial, the South Asian country’s foreign ministry said. “The Foreign Ministry completed an extensive inter-agency process to facilitate …

29-10-2022 MANILA: The Philippines has recorded 72 deaths from Tropical Storm Nalgae which caused floods and landslides in southern provinces, the country’s disaster agency said on Saturday. Maguindanao province was the most affected with 67 people dead, while two were killed in Sultan Kudarat, another two in South Cotabato and …

29-10-2022 MOGADISHU: Twin car bombings rocked Somalia’s education ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday, causing “scores of casualties”, police said. A vehicle loaded with explosives was driven into the ministry compound and was followed by gunfire, police officer Ibrahim Mohamed said. “In a few minutes another blast occurred in …

28-10-2022 TEHRAN: An Iranian woman who became a social media sensation for her creepy Angelina Jolie look which she assumingly attained after undergoing cosmetic surgery has shown her real face after being released from jail. Tabar was arrested for “blasphemy” in October 2019. She was jailed for 10 years but …

28-10-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Thousands of people chanted “revolution” as journalist Arshad Sharif was buried after being shot and killed under mysterious circumstances in Kenya. His funeral prayers were performed at Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque earlier on Thursday. Thousands of people attended, many of whom were …

28-10-2022 JERUSALEM/ ISTANBUL: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has heralded a new era in security ties with Turkey as the two countries seek to mend a relationship that had been broken for a decade. Gantz spoke on Thursday during a one-day trip to the powerful NATO member and two months …

27-10-2022 BERN/ RIYADH: Swiss bank Credit Suisse has announced plans to raise billions in new capital, slash 9,000 jobs and revamp its investment banking unit, in the latest effort to turn the group’s fortunes around. Switzerland’s second-biggest lender reported huge third-quarter losses on Thursday as it launched a strategic review …

27-10-2022 TEHRAN/ SHIRAZ: As many as 15 people have been killed and 41 others injured in an attack on a Shia religious shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, according to the country’s state media agency, IRNA. The report said that the attack, which took place at the Shah …

27-10-2022 LONDON: A UK court Wednesday rejected an appeal against deportation to Pakistan by two members of a gang jailed a decade ago for grooming young girls for sex in northern England. In a ruling by an immigration tribunal, judges said there was a “very strong public interest” in removing …

27-10-2022 BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said China is willing to work with the United States to find ways to get along to the benefit of both, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. As major powers, China and the United States should strengthen communication and cooperation to help provide stability to …