Nine killed as cyclone lashes Oman, Iran
MUSCAT: At least nine people were killed in Oman and Iran on Sunday as tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummelled parts of their coastlines, authorities said. In Oman, two people died in a landslide and a child in flash flooding, officials said. Rescue teams pulled the bodies of two Asian workers from their home hit by a […]
Taliban raid IS hideout north of Kabul
KABUL: Taliban fighters raided a hideout of the militant Islamic State (IS) group north of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing and arresting an unspecified number of militants, a Taliban spokesman said. Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, there has been an increase in attacks by IS militants targeting Taliban members. The Taliban […]
Taliban order fighters out of Afghan homes they took over
The Taliban on Thursday ordered their fighters to leave private homes they had taken over during last month’s blitz when the group seized control of Afghanistan, an apparent effort to impose order among Taliban ranks. Meanwhile, in the capital of Kabul, the Taliban fired shots to disperse a women’s rally demanding equal rights while the regional chief […]
Top Rohingya leader in Bangladesh shot dead
COX’S BAZAR: Unidentified assailants shot dead a top Rohingya community leader in a refugee camp in the Bangladesh resort district of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday. Mohibullah was talking with other refugee leaders outside his office after attending prayers when four assailants came to the spot and shot him dead, according to a police spokesman. “Four […]
Mother and son reunited in Bangladesh after 70 years
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi man in his 80s has been reunited with his nearly 100-year-old mother after about 70 years thanks to social media. Abdul Kuddus Munsi was sent to live with his uncle when he was about 10, but lost touch with his family after running away and being adopted by two sisters. “This is […]
China’s power crunch spreads, shutting plants, dimming growth outlook
BEIJING: Widening power shortages in China have halted production at numerous factories including many supplying Apple and Tesla, while some shops in the northeast operated by candlelight and malls shut early as the economic toll of the squeeze mounted. China is in the grip of a power crunch as a shortage of coal supplies, toughening […]
US allows humanitarian assistance, Quad reaches understanding on Taliban
WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department has issued licenses to facilitate humanitarian aid and financial assistance to the people of Afghanistan, while upholding sanctions on the Taliban. “Treasury is committed to facilitating the flow of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan and other activities that support their basic human needs,” Andrea Gacki, director of the […]
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in clashes; eight others injured
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops on Friday when clashes broke out on the sidelines of a demonstration in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The victim was hit in the head by live fire, the ministry said, in the flashpoint town of Beita, scene of regular demonstrations against […]
Nepal resumes on-arrival visas for foreign tourists
Nepal has resumed the on-arrival visa service to foreign tourists who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with a view to reviving the pandemic-battered tourism sector. In a travel advisory issued on Thursday that went into immediate effect, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said that foreign tourists would be able to receive […]
WHO team meets Taliban in Kabul, says health system faces collapse
ISLAMABAD: Not only the adolescents in the age group of 15 to 17 years have responded poorly to the recent government initiative to vaccinate them against Covid-19 but a large number of adults also seem reluctant to get their second jab as health experts find behavioural issues rather than government slackness behind their slow response. […]
