International

13-02-2022 DUBAI: Following a spate of unprecedented attacks in Abu Dhabi by Houthi fighters in Yemen, US F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said US Air Force Saturday. In recent weeks, the Houthis have waged a string of largely failed strikes on …

13-02-2022 MANAMA: Bahrain has confirmed that an Israeli naval officer will be stationed in the Gulf state, the first time an Israeli military officer is being posted to an Arab country. In a statement on Saturday, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry said the appointment of the Israeli officer is related to …

13-02-2022 SANA’A/ RIYADH/ DUBAI: A spy drone belonging to the Saudi-led coalition was shot down by Yemeni forces over the northwestern province of Hajjah. In a statement released early on Thursday, the spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had been …

13-02-2022 Washington: The United States has said it will re-establish a Solomon Islands embassy as it attempts to curb China’s influence in the Pacific Island nation. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the decision while in Fiji on a tour of the region. A US official said China was …

13-02-2022 OTTAWA/ WASHINGTON: Truckers blocking a key bridge between Canada and the United States over vaccination rules have defied a judge’s order to leave, with the protests piling pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau has assured President Joe Biden of quick action to end the crisis, and on Friday …

  13-02-2022 PARIS: Police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter Paris as part of a protest against France’s coronavirus regulations. Authorities have deployed more than 7,000 officers over the next three days in a bid to stop the demonstrators. The groups were inspired by the self-styled Canadian “Freedom …

12-02-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON/ KABUL: United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order creating the possibility of splitting $7bn in frozen Afghan funds held in the US, potentially allotting half for humanitarian aid to the country while keeping the other half …

12-02-2022 WASHINGTON/ OTTAWA: US officials have urged Canada’s government to use its federal powers to end a blockade by truckers protesting against COVID restrictions. President Joe Biden is being briefed regularly on the protests, which have hit Ottawa and a border crossing that generates a quarter of US-Canada trade. Car-makers …

12-02-2022 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Australia has listed the koala as an endangered species across most of its east coast, after a dramatic decline in numbers. The once-thriving marsupial has been ravaged by land clearing, bushfires, drought, disease and other threats. The federal government said the listing was for Queensland, New …

12-02-2022 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday urged American citizens to leave Ukraine immediately, and warned about potential major conflict with Moscow should US and Russian troops engage each other on the ground. “American citizens should leave, should leave now,” Biden said in an interview with NBC News. “We’re …