International

13-11-2020 TRIPOLI/ DUBAI: At least 74 migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast of Khoms, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday. According to the IOM, there were more than 120 people on board the dingy when the “devastating” incident took place. The …

12-11-2020 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud urged the world on Thursday to take “a decisive stance” to address efforts by Iran to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs, in his annual address to the top government advisory body. “The kingdom stresses the dangers of Iran’s regional …

12-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Australia will appoint a special investigator to determine whether to prosecute members of the country’s military for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as the country prepared for the release of a four-year …

11-11-2020 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said the Trump administration, which he alleged aimed to overthrow Iran, has been “abjectly struck down” by its own people in the 2020 US elections. In a televised cabinet speech on Wednesday, Rouhani said the current American leader, who has been …

11-11-2020 JEDDAH/ RIYADH: Several people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. France’s foreign ministry said several countries had representatives at the commemoration attended by European diplomats. “The annual …

11-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Australian police say they have rescued 46 children and arrested 14 men after an investigation into an international child abuse network. The victims were allegedly subjected to crimes including sexual abuse and other forms of exploitation. The investigation also led …

11-11-2020 Bureau Report AHMEDABAD/ NEW DELHI: Six-year-old Arham Om Talsania has earned a Guinness world record by becoming the youngest computer programmer, Indian media reported on Tuesday. Arham, who hails from Ahmedabad, is a student of class 2. The six-year-old boy has passed the Python Programming Language exam to become …

11-11-2020 MANAMA/ DUBAI: Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died on Wednesday. He was 84. Bahrain’s state-run news agency announced …

11-11-2020 Bureau Report + BBC CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been criticized for interrupting a senior minister who was responding to a question about what it’s like to be a woman in parliament. Anne Ruston, minister for families and social services, was asked if the culture for …

10-11-2020 CAIRO: The Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Mosque has vowed to take legal action against all those who insult Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He asserted the same during a meeting with the French foreign minister on Sunday, Arab News reported. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, the senior-most cleric at Al-Azhar and Egypt’s highest …