International

17-08-2021 NEW YORK: The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big U.S. tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to be terrorists by some world governments. Social media giant Facebook confirmed on Monday that it designates the Taliban a terrorist group and bans …

17-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON/ DUBAI:  President Joe Biden acknowledged that the Afghan government collapsed more quickly than he expected and suggested that they had lacked the will to stand up to the Taliban. “The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than …

17-08-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ KABUL: India has finally shut down its embassy in Kabul. The news has been confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs of Twitter. FE Online has been told by the sources that apart from diplomats, two Indian journalists are also aboard that flight. …

16-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD:  It’s just past 4:00 am there, and many in the country will undoubtedly be waking up to a completely changed country. Here’s what’s happened over the last few hours: The Taliban has effectively gained control of Afghanistan – …

16-08-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised healthcare workers and scientists for helping India fight Covid-19 as the country celebrated 75 years of independence. Modi also paid tributes to those who died of the virus, saying “the pain of losing them will stay with …

16-08-2021 OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a snap summer general election as Canada enters into its pandemic fourth wave. The general election comes as polls indicate his minority Liberal government looks within reach of forming a majority. The 49-year-old Liberal leader says “Canadians need to choose how we …

15-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter. The senior official told Reuters the Taliban were coming in “from all sides” …

15-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: Taliban fighters have arrived at Kabul’s surrounding areas but have not yet entered the city, confirmed Afghanistan authorities Sunday. European Union embassy staffers and envoys have been shifted to an undisclosed, safe location, said NATO authorities. A US …

15-08-2021 RIYADH: The Kindom of Saudi Arabia has allowed non-Saudis, who are legal residents of the Kingdom, the entitlement to a single property in the kingdom. Presenting some infographics, an e-service platform Absher indicated that the non-Saudi residents can now avail themselves of the facility to own a property in …

15-08-2021 NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 has hit a record-high in the United States, which continues to grapple with the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, especially in areas with low vaccination rates. Pediatric hospitalizations hit 1,902 on Saturday, according to data from the …