12-02-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A United Nations convoy has been attacked on the outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, with unidentified gunmen killing five Afghan security force members who were escorting the international agency’s vehicles. An Afghan interior ministry official said the Taliban was believed to be behind the attack …
Read More »‘French Muslims will suffer under separatism rules’
11-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report PARIS/ LONDON/ KARACHI: Riots are expected in France while the anger has increased across the world against anti-Muslim and anti-Islam legislation by alleged so-called human and civil rights champions known as ‘French Parliamentarians’ under the direct supervision of their President, sources …
Read More »India, China to pull back troops from Himalayan Border
11-02-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BEIJING: India and China have agreed to disengage troops from a bitterly contested lake area in the western Himalayas, the Indian Defence Minister said, in a breakthrough after a months-long standoff on the disputed border. Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Thursday the accord had been …
Read More »Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison
11-02-2021 RIYADH: Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from a Saudi prison after nearly three years behind bars, according to her family. “Loujain is at home!!!!!!” her sister Lina tweeted on Wednesday, posting a screenshot of al-Hathloul on a family video call. Another sister, Alia, said in …
Read More »Turkey makes move to resolve Russian missile dispute with US
10-02-2021 ANKARA/ MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: Turkey’s proposal to not fully activate its controversial Russian S-400 missile system offers an olive branch to the new US administration to start negotiations over the issue that has severely strained bilateral ties, according to analysts. Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said in an interview with a Turkish …
Read More »Plane catches fire after Houthis attack Abha airport: Saudi TV
10-02-2021 RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition battling the Houthi rebels has said the Yemeni group launched an attack on Abha airport, causing a fire in a civilian aircraft that was brought under control. “A cowardly terrorist attack by the Houthi militia on Abha International Airport … A civilian plane within the …
Read More »UK quarantine violators face up to 10 years in jail
10-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/ KARACHI: The Britishers have become mad, they are the real human rights violaters, they need to learn basic ethics, elementary education (primary to lower-secondary), know about essential moral values and must obey the natural law and international customs as the remaining world …
Read More »Mysterious ‘two moons’ in Dubai went viral on social media
09-02-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies DUBAI/ KARACHI: Residents of UAE were put at ease after the case of “two moons” was solved Tuesday. According to UAE based publication Khaleej Times, the country’s social media was taken by storm after pictures and videos of two moons started to appear on their …
Read More »Coronavirus source ‘remains unidentified’: WHO
09-02-2021 WUHAN/ BEIJING/ GENEVA: An expert mission from the World Health Organization (WHO) investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic in China says it has yet to identify the animal source of the SARS-COV-2 virus, which has so far killed more than 2.3 million people across the world. Liang Wannian, …
Read More »UAE, US and Chinese missions prepare to explore Mars
09-02-2021 DUBAI: The Red Planet is about to get a little crowded. Three separate missions to Mars launched by the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will all reach their destination this month after taking flight within just 11 days of each other in 2020. The un-crewed …
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