MIDDLE EAST

Militant mortar fire kills 8 Afghan civilians, official says

10:58 pm November 8, 2020

Kabul: At least eight Afghan civilians — five children and three women — were killed Sunday when militants fired mortars into eastern Ghazni province’s capital city, a provincial official said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. But Wahidullah Jumazada, a spokesman for the provincial governor, blamed insurgents who he said often fire mortars or rockets toward […]

First plane with Israeli tourists lands in UAE after deal

10:33 pm November 8, 2020

Dubai: The first flight carrying Israeli tourists to the United Arab Emirates landed Sunday in the city-state of Dubai, the latest sign of the normalisation deal reached between the two nations. FlyDubai flight No. FZ8194 landed at Dubai International Airport just after 5:40 p.m., bringing the tourists to the skyscraper-studded city after a roughly three-hour trip. The low-cost carrier […]

Saudi Arabia’s PIF invests Rs 9,555 cr in Reliance Retail

6:04 pm November 5, 2020

New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd’s retail arm on Thursday raised Rs 9,555 crore from Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, taking total fundraise in the last two months to Rs 47,265 crore. PIF will take a 2.04 per cent stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), the Indian firm said in a statement. The investment values RRVL, the retail arm of Reliance Industries […]

Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after quake

2:38 pm November 3, 2020

Izmir: Turkish rescuers in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir have pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. The girl, Ayda Gezgin, was seen being taken into an ambulance on Tuesday, wrapped in a thermal blanket, amid the sound of cheers […]

Afghans mourn those killed in horrific IS university attack

2:35 pm November 3, 2020

Kabul: Afghanistan declared a national day of mourning Tuesday to honor the 22 mostly students killed in a horrific attack a day earlier on Kabul University, claimed by the Islamic State group. Another 22 people were injured, some of them critically. Monday’s brutal, hours-long assault was the second attack on an educational institution in the Afghan capital in as […]