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18-06-2022 ISTANBUL/ RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Turkey next week, a Turkish official said Friday, as Ankara and Riyadh heal a bitter rift following the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. It is Prince Mohammed’s first visit to Turkey since the brutal killing of …

18-06-2022 NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled about 6% to a four-week low on Friday on worries that interest rate hikes by major central banks could slow the global economy and cut demand for energy. Also pressuring prices, the US dollar this week rose to its highest level since December 2002 …

18-06-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: An attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least two people and injured seven on Saturday, following a blast in a car loaded with explosives, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. …

17-06-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: The United States (US) condemned the derogatory remarks of BJP’s members against Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which has sparked outrage around the Muslim world and demanded an apology from the Indian government. The condemnation from the US government came days after India’s ruling …

17-06-2022 LONDON: British Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges, bringing his long running legal saga closer to a conclusion. Assange is wanted by US authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks’ …

17-06-2022 JERUSALEM/ JENIN/ GAZA: An investigation by Al Jazeera has obtained an image of the bullet used to kill the network’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The photograph for the first time shows the type of ammunition used to kill the veteran Al Jazeera correspondent in the occupied West Bank last …

16-06-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: Angry crowds in India set an office of the country’s ruling party on fire, attacked railway infrastructure, and blocked roads on Thursday, in widening protests against a new military recruitment system, police officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government this week announced …

16-06-2022 BAGHDAD: Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr said he has decided to withdraw from the political process to avoid invoIraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr said he has decided to withdraw from the political process to avoid involvement with “corrupt” politicians, the state news agency reported. According to a report on …

16-06-2022 UNITED NATIONS: More than 100 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, climate change and persecution, according to a newly released global trends report by UNHCR. The UN has warned that the ongoing food crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could force even more …

16-06-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI/ JERUSALEM/ DUBAI: The leaders of India, Israel, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates (I2U2) will next week hold a virtual summit to discuss ways to ensure food security in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict as well as ways to …