MIDDLE EAST

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Report: Harsh winter can bring illness, death to Afghan kids

12:34 pm December 31, 2020

Kabul : More than 300,000 children in war-ravaged Afghanistan face freezing winter conditions that can lead to illness and death without proper winter clothing and heating, a humanitarian organisation said Thursday. The ongoing military conflict in Afghanistan has destroyed many homes and forced thousands of children to shelter in camps for the homeless. There they […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

US bomber mission over Persian Gulf aimed at cautioning Iran

9:52 pm December 30, 2020

Washington: The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, a show of force meant to deter Iran from attacking American or allied targets in the Middle East. One senior U.S. military officer said the flight by two Air Force B-52 bombers was in response to […]

Chinese vaccine shipment arrives in Turkey

2:31 pm December 30, 2020

Hong Kong: A first batch of vaccines developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac has arrived in Turkey, after a two-week delay. A plane carrying 3 million doses of the CoronaVac vaccine landed in the capital Ankara early on Wednesday. The first shipment was initially scheduled to arrive on December 11 but Turkish officials said problems […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Turkey seeks arrest of businessman linked to US fraud scheme

10:58 pm December 29, 2020

Ankara: Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued a detention warrant against Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, a Turkish businessman with links to Utah-based business executives who have pleaded guilty to a USD 511 million tax credit scheme in the United States, Turkeys state-run news agency reported. Anadolu Agency said prosecutors issued the warrant against Korkmaz following a joint probe by Turkeys financial crimes investigation and tax auditing […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine

8:38 pm December 29, 2020

Tehran: The first study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday, state TV reported, with dozens due to receive the domestically developed shot even as details about its production remained slim. The vaccine, the first in the country to reach human trials, is produced by Shifa Pharmed, part of […]