International

14-02-2022 SANA’A: Five United Nations employees have been abducted by unknown armed men in southern Yemen while returning to Aden after a field mission but the kidnappers belong with Daesh (ISIL), sources told PMI. The staff were abducted on Friday in the Abyan governorate, according to Russell Geekie, a spokesman …

14-02-2022 PARIS/ OUAGADOUGOU: French forces have killed dozens of fighters in Burkina Faso linked to deadly attacks this week in neighboring Benin whose victims included a Frenchman, the army said. The French-led Barkhane force in the Sahel region “engaged its air intelligence capacities to locate the armed group” responsible for …

14-02-2022 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Supreme Court has barred veteran politician Hoshyar Zebari from running for presidency after a complaint filed against him over corruption charges. Zebari was previously “suspended” from the race on February 6, on the eve of the scheduled presidential vote in parliament, in which he was the favorite. …

13-02-2022 Bureau Report MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: The former head of India’s largest stock exchange shared confidential information with a yogi and sought his advice on crucial decisions, a probe by the market regulator has found, ahead of the bourse’s much-awaited public listing. In a case of “bizarre misconduct” that was …

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 …