20-03-2021 RIYADH/ SANA’A/ DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said drones struck an oil facility in the capital of Riyadh on Friday, igniting a fire at the installation. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted an official in the energy ministry as saying the dawn attack caused no injuries or damage, and did not …
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20-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban warned the United States on Friday against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, promising a “reaction” though failing to specify exactly what it would be. The …
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19-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/ KARACHI: It has not only been proved that the FBI is worst than the Scotland Yard but this claim has also been acknowledged, recognized and confirmed by dozens of FBI and Scotland Yard present and former officials, impartial experts, independent analysts as …
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19-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON/ BEIJING/ ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: The United States was joined by Russia, China and Pakistan on Thursday in calling on Afghanistan’s warring sides to reach an immediate ceasefire, at talks that showed Washington’s determination to win backing from regional powers for …
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19-03-2021 Bureau Report KUWAIT CITY/ ISLAMABAD: Kuwait, after a ten-year-long suspension, will be resuming work visas to Pakistanis, according to Minister for Interior Shaikh Rasheed. While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Rasheed said the Kuwait interior minister has assured him the country will resume work visas for Pakistanis. He said …
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19-03-2021 MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked his US counterpart Joe Biden, escalating a war of words between the two world leaders. Putin said “it takes one to know one” after Biden, a day earlier, said he thought the Russian leader was a “killer”. Biden made the …
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18-03-2021 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Washington wants a new agreement with Tehran and wants to talk about issues other than what has been agreed in the JCPOA, stressing that in Iran’s view there is nothing to talk about with the United States. “They want a …
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18-03-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India is not worried about some European Union countries suspending use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and will continue to roll out the shot in its huge immunization program “with full vigour”, a senior official said. The AstraZeneca shots are produced by India’s Serum Institute …
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WhatsApp condemns violence against Asian community in US 18-03-2021 CALIFORNIA/ ATLANTA: After the recent events of hate against the Asian American Community in the US, WhatsApp has condemned the acts of xenophobia, violence, and intolerance, in a statement issued Thursday. The widely-used app posted its message on Twitter with a …
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18-03-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Nine Afghan security force members died in a helicopter crash late on Wednesday, according to defence ministry. Two sources told media the helicopter was hit by a rocket during takeoff in central Maidan Wardak province. Meanwhile, four people were killed and nine wounded when a roadside …
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