Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Category Archives: Asia
Suspected rebels kill two policemen in Indian Kashmir
Suspected rebels shot dead two paramilitary policemen who were on patrol in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday, police said. “The terrorists attacked a road observation party and martyred two CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) jawans,” deputy inspector general of police, Nitish
Indian Tamil leader Jayalalithaa cleared of corruption
The head of India’s largest Tamil party was cleared of corruption, a verdict that sparked wild celebrations by supporters and paved the way for the return of one of the country’s most powerful politicians. Former film star Jayalalithaa Jayaram was
17-year-old terrorist suspect appears in Australian court
A 17-year-old boy arrested last week when police allegedly found three homemade bombs in his family home in Australia’s second-largest city appeared in a children’s court on Monday charged with terrorism offenses. The boy, who as a juvenile suspect cannot
Two dead after powerful typhoon passes north Philippines
Two people were killed after a powerful storm grazed the country’s northeastern tip over the weekend, civil defense officials said Monday. Many of the people evacuated from the storm’s path started to return home late Sunday night, after Noul —
Jailed: 13 Islamists who chopped off professor’s hand in India
Ten suspected Islamic extremists are facing eight years in prison for chopping off the hand of a college professor in 2010 in the Indian state of Kerala, the local NDTV reported. The court also sentenced three others connected with the
500 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar wash to shore in Indonesia
Boats carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia on Sunday, with some of the people in need of medical attention, a migration official and a human rights advocate said. The men,
Drunk passenger forces Malaysia Airlines flight to turn back
A Malaysia Airlines flight to Colombo had to turn back to Kuala Lumpur due to a drunk passenger, the national carrier said on Sunday. Flight MH179 had taken off from Kuala Lumpur late on Saturday. “The intoxicated passenger started harassing
Over 1,000 flee as typhoon threatens northern Philippines
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Noul approached the northern Philippines, threatening flash floods, landslides and tsunami-like storm surges, government agencies warned on Sunday. The storm’s movement has slowed slightly but it has also strengthened
Lebanese ambassador to Pakistan was not on doomed helicopter
A helicopter that crashed in the north of Pakistan that killed six people on Friday, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines, did not have Lebanon’s ambassador to Pakistan on board. An official at the Lebanese embassy in Islamabad
One dead as Pakistan police foil attack on football match
Pakistan’s tribal police on Wednesday prevented two suicide bombers from blowing themselves up inside a packed football ground in the tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. However, one of the bombers managed to blow himself up outside the
Execution of Pakistan death row convict stayed in dispute over age
A Pakistani judge on Tuesday stayed the execution of a man whose lawyers say was 14 when he was charged with murder, a case that has angered rights groups and prompted mercy appeals from his family. Shafqat Hussain was due
India to ink port deal with Iran, ignoring US warning against haste
India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared to fend off US pressure not to
Court says Bollywood actor guilty in 2002 case
One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Salman Khan, has been found guilty of running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk, killing one in a hit-and-run case that has dragged through the courts for more than 12
Rescuers find 3 survivors in Nepal 8 days after quake
An official says rescuers have found three survivors in a mountainous village in Nepal, several days since the earthquake. Surya Prasad Upadhaya, a government administrator, says two men and a woman had been pulled from the rubble near Syauli village
Malala attackers sentenced to life in prison
A court in Pakistan Thursday sentenced 10 men to life imprisonment for attempting to kill Nobel-prize winning teenage activist Malala Yousafzai in 2012, officials said, though the chief suspect remains at large. Pakistani Taleban militants boarded the teenager’s school bus
Nepal economy shattered by quake, recovery to take years
What took moments to flatten will take years to rebuild. In mere seconds a powerful earthquake devastated a swathe of Nepal. Rebuilding the impoverished Himalayan nation’s fragile economy will require a long slog, financed by foreign aid and money from
Fighting flares as Taliban advance on major Afghan city
Intense fighting flared in northern Afghanistan as security forces battled Taliban insurgents advancing Tuesday on a major provincial capital, officials said, with terrified residents fearing the fall of the besieged city. Hundreds of militants closed in on Kunduz city after
Eight million people may be affected by Nepal earthquake, says U.N.
Up to eight million people have had their lives disrupted after a deadly earthquake shook Nepal, said the United Nations, adding there was an urgent need for relief materials ranging from tarpaulin sheets and clean water to soap and medicines.
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