Thousands of quake survivors without food, shelter in Afghanistan
• 118,000 children impacted by the disaster in Afghanistan • People struggling to find equipment to bury dead • Pakistan dispatches second tranche of assistance GAYAN: Aid trickled to devastated villages in remote parts of Afghanistan on Friday but thousands of people remain without food, shelter and water three days after the country’s deadliest earthquake in […]
People in Dubai urged to use apps for ordering sacrificial animals
DUBAI: Veterinarians are called in to inspect the sheep at an abattoir in Dubai ahead of one of Islam’s major festivals. The municipality is now encouraging residents to use smart apps to order the sacrificial animals. Demand is all-year round in the emirate, with mask-clad workers at the abattoir in Al Qouz industrial area — […]
Xi warns against ‘expanding military alliances’ at BRICS
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against “expanding” military ties on Wednesday in a speech ahead of a virtual summit with top leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa. Beijing is hosting the meeting of the influential club of BRICS emerging economies, which accounts for more than 40 per cent of the global population […]
Saudi crown prince, Erdogan meet in Turkey with ‘full normalisation’ in sights
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Turkey for the first time in years on Wednesday for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan aimed at fully normalising ties that were ruptured after the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In April, Erdogan went to Saudi Arabia after a months-long drive to mend relations between the regional powers, including […]
Russia threatens to hit back as Lithuania bans rail transit to Kaliningrad
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday demanded the immediate lifting of Lithuania’s “openly hostile” restrictions on the rail transit of EU-sanctioned goods to Moscow’s exclave of Kaliningrad that borders Lithuania and Poland. Moscow accused the Baltic nation of banning the rail transit of goods subject to sanctions imposed by the European Union over Russia’s miliary campaign in […]
Two killed as explosion hits car in Kabul
KABUL: At least two people were killed when a blast hit a car in the Afghan capital on Sunday, officials said, the third deadly attack in the country in as many days. Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul’s commander, said the explosion hit a civilian vehicle in a neighbourhood in the north of the city. […]
4 killed in assault on Kabul gurdwara
KABUL: Gunmen stormed a Sikh gurdwara in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least one member of the community and wounding seven more, the interior ministry said. Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the attackers lobbed at least one grenade when they entered the temple, setting off a blaze in the complex. Minutes later, […]
Attack on Sikh temple in Kabul kills two
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. Grey smoke billowed over the area in images aired by domestic broadcaster Tolo. A […]
Zelensky, European leaders discuss Ukraine’s EU integration
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania in Kiev to discuss his country’s prospects to join the European Union and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the presidential press service reported. At the meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian […]
EU takes legal action against UK for breaching Northern Ireland agreement
BRUSSELS: The European Commission launched new legal action against Britain on Wednesday, accusing London of putting peace in Northern Ireland at risk by trying to overhaul the post-Brexit trade deal. “The UK government tabled legislation confirming its intention to unilaterally break international law,” EU commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic said. “More precisely to break an agreement […]
