By SJA Jafri + Sky News LONDON/ DUBAI: Fashion designer Khalid Al Qasimi, a Crown Prince and son of the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has died at his London home aged 39. He studied architecture and fashion design at Central Saint Martin’s and founded an …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies DUBAI/ LONDON: The wife of Dubai’s ruler has reportedly fled the United Arab Emirates with their young son and daughter and sought asylum in London. According to the BBC, Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein is said to be “afraid for her life”, while a person close …

By SJA Jafri + NDTV TEHRAN/ NEW DELHI: India ceased purchasing Iranian oil last month after the United States refused to extend waivers on its oil trade with Iran. India was the second largest buyer of oil from Iran after China and Iranian oil exports have come down to less …

By SJA Jafri + Times of Israel WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran was “playing with fire” after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves under a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by Washington. Israel urged European states to sanction Iran, while Russia voiced regret …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly agreed to pay the world’s biggest divorce settlement that will include his former partner MacKenzie Bezos receiving a 4 percent stake in the online shopping giant. It’s believed a judge will sign legal papers transferring the shares worth …

Report is compendium of unsubstantiated & biased assertions: Pakistan By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) 29 June, 2019 WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: The Annual Report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) 2019 claims that Pakistan has once again failed to control sectarian and religious intolerance across the country during 2018 …

By SJA Jafri TOKYO: The Xinhua News Agency of China reports that the US has agreed to not levy new tariffs on Chinese exports following talks between the two countries’ leaders. China and the US have agreed to restart trade talks and will have discussions on specific issues, Xinhua said. …

By SJA Jafri + M6 BREST: France: A gunman opened fire outside a mosque in northwestern France on Thursday, wounding the local imam and another person, before fleeing the scene and later being found dead, officials said. It was not immediately clear what motivated the incident in the port city …

By SJA Jafri + Jerusalem Post JERUSALEM/ MELBOURNE: Israel and Hamas reportedly renewed a truce agreement overnight Thursday after Gazans launched waves of incendiary devices into southern Israel throughout the day, sparking dozens of fires. Israel agreed to send diesel fuel to the Gaza power plant, expand the fishing zone …

By SJA Jafri + Jerusalem Post Protesters burning Israeli and American flags and some carrying Palestinian flags, stormed the Bahrain embassy on Thursday night in Baghdad, according to reports and photos posted online. Saudi Arabia’s Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer Al-Sabhan condemned the incident as “very unfortunate.” It comes in the …