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Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf ahead of Biden presidency

7:37 pm November 22, 2020

Dubai: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended his tour of Gulf Arab states and the Trump administration’s continued efforts to squeeze Iran, even as a new US administration led by Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House in January. Although Pompeo has not taken questions from US-based reporters traveling with him over the past 10 days, he sat down with the […]

Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge

6:34 pm November 21, 2020

Tehran: Iran on Saturday shuttered businesses and curtailed travel between its major cities, including the capital of Tehran, as it grapples with the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in the Mideast region. Top Iranian officials initially downplayed the risks posed by the virus outbreak, before recently urging the public to follow measures like wearing masks and avoiding […]

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

Vistara inaugurates flight services on Delhi-Doha route

11:37 am November 20, 2020

New Delhi: Vistara has started operating flights between Delhi and Doha under an air bubble arrangement between India and Qatar, the full service airline said on Friday. The inaugural flight departed on Thursday from Delhi at 8 pm and landed in Doha at 9.45 pm (local time), it said in a statement. The airline will […]

Iran candidate tells AP: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’

7:16 pm November 19, 2020

Tehran: An adviser to Iran‘s supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a “full-fledged war” in the Mideast in the waning days of the Trump administration. Speaking to The Associated Press, Hossein Dehghan struck a hard-line tone familiar to those in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

India, Kazakhstan review cooperation in key areas

11:30 pm November 17, 2020

New Delhi: India and Kazakhstan on Tuesday carried out a comprehensive review of their cooperation in key areas of trade, energy, defence and space. The two sides reviewed the entire spectrum of their ties at a virtual meeting under the framework of the foreign office consultations. “The talks were held in a friendly and cordial […]