MIDDLE EAST

AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites

2:31 pm September 29, 2020

Beirut: The past year has been nothing short of an earthquake for Lebanon, hit by an economic meltdown, mass protests, financial collapse, a virus outbreak and a cataclysmic explosion that virtually wiped out the country’s main port. Yet Lebanese fear even darker days are ahead. The country’s foreign reserves are drying up, the local currency is […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Israel, India sign MoU to collaborate in tech innovation

8:47 pm September 22, 2020

New Delhi: An agreement was signed on Tuesday between Israel‘s Start-Up Nation Central and India’s International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) to initiate a bilateral program to accelerate innovation and technology cooperation. In a statement, the Israeli embassy said the aim of this program is to bring together Israeli and Indian entrepreneurs and start-ups […]

Iran vows ‘hit’ on all involved in US killing of top general

7:46 pm September 19, 2020

Tehran: The chief of Iran‘s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened on Saturday to go after everyone who had a role in a top general’s January killing during a US drone strike in Iraq. The guard’s website quoted Gen. Hossein Salami as saying, “Mr. Trump! Our revenge for martyrdom of our great general is obvious, serious and […]

PM Modi to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

PM Modi extends Jewish New Year greetings

11:59 pm September 18, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended Jewish New Year greetings to the people of Israel and its premier Benjamin Netanyahu. “Warm Rosh Hashanah greetings to my friend @netanyahu, the people of Israel and to the Jewish community all over the world. May the new year bring good health, peace and prosperity in […]

MakeMyTrip enters United Arab Emirates

7:53 pm September 16, 2020

New Delhi: Leading online travel firm MakeMyTrip on Wednesday said it has entered the United Arab Emirates with its portfolio of offerings for travellers across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, and Umm Al Quwain. The company has set its focus on redefining the experience for travellers in the UAE through its […]