13-08-2020 JERUSALEM/ DUBAI/ WASHINGTON: Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to normalize relations, US President Donald Trump has announced. A joint statement by Trump, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Al Nahyan said they hoped the “historic breakthrough will advance peace in the …
Read More »Offensive operations will continue against Kurdish in Iraq: Turkey
13-08-2020 ANKARA: Turkey will continue its cross-border operations against Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq if Baghdad continues to overlook the rebels’ presence in the region, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, urging Iraqi authorities to cooperate with Ankara. Turkey has regularly attacked Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters, both in its …
Read More »Deadly clashes in India over FB post on Prophet (PBUH)
12-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk BENGALURE/ NEW DELHI: At least three people have died in southern India’s Bengaluru city after protesters clashed with police over a provocative social media post about the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him/PBUH), sources, eyewitnesses, victims, detained and aggrieved people …
Read More »Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as Vice President
12-08-2020 WASHINGTON: Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris as his running mate, making the California senator the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party’s presidential ticket. “I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Trump and …
Read More »70 killed in S. Sudan clashes between army & civilians
12-08-2020 JUBA: At least 70 people have been killed and dozens wounded during weekend clashes between South Sudan’s army and armed civilians in the north-central Warrap state, according to the United Nations. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday the world body’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan reported that “the …
Read More »Iran sentences Mossad, MI6 spies
11-08-2020 TEHRAN: Iranian courts sentenced two men to 10 years each in jail for spying on the country for the United Kingdom, Germany and Israel in separate cases. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said one of the men, Massud Mossaheb, had been “spying for Mossad and Germany in the guise” of …
Read More »Trump exits briefing after shooting outside White House
11-08-2020 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from a press briefing on Monday evening just minutes after he began speaking because of a shooting outside the White House. “There was an actual shooting, and somebody has been taken to the hospital. I don’t know the condition of the person,” …
Read More »UN lauds Pakistan ‘a good example’ for world to overcome COVID-19
10-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President-elect Volkan Bozkir said Pakistan is a “good example” for the world to follow when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. “Pakistan has been a good example to the world with its policies related …
Read More »Lebanon’s government resigns over public pressure
10-08-2020 BEIRUT: The Minister of Health Hamad Hassan Monday announced that cabinet of President Hassan Diab has resigned after he left a government session, AMN reported. The move came after the cabinet faced rising pressure to step down after a devastating explosion that has stirred public outrage and prompted resignations …
Read More »American court issues summons for Saudi Crown Prince MBS
10-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) has been issued a summons by an American court for a lawsuit by a former top Saudi intelligence agent who was reportedly targeted in a foiled assassination attempt. The US …
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