MIDDLE EAST

Attack on Afghan university leaves 25 dead and wounded

10:27 pm November 2, 2020

Kabul: Gunmen stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, sparking an hours-long gun battle and leaving at least 25 dead and wounded at the war-torn country’s largest school. The ministry’s spokesman, Tariq Arian, would not break down the casualty numbers for the attack at […]

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

Israel’s Netanyahu praises Trump policies ahead of election

11:43 pm November 1, 2020

Jerusalem: Israel‘s leader on Sunday praised President Donald Trump’s Mideast policies, even as he avoided openly taking sides ahead of the US presidential election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters that US bipartisan support has been “one of the foundations of the American-Israeli alliance.” He then went on to say “that alliance has never been stronger” and […]

Fighting over separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region continues

6:55 pm November 1, 2020

Yerevan: Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh entered sixth week on Sunday, with Armenian and Azerbaijani forces blaming each other for new attacks. Nagorno-Karabakh officials accused Azerabaijan of targeting the town of Martuni with military aviation and several other areas with missile strikes overnight. Azerbaijani forces continued shelling the region’s civilian settlements in the morning, the Nagorno-Karabakh military said. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, in turn, accused Armenian forces of […]

70-year-old pulled alive as Turkey quake death toll hits 53

4:04 pm November 1, 2020

Izmir: Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 900. It was the latest series of remarkable rescues after the Friday afternoon earthquake, which was centered […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Iraq clears sit-in square, a year after mass protests began

7:13 pm October 31, 2020

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces on Saturday cleared out sit-in tents from the capital’s central square that has been the epicentre of the anti-government protest movement, a year after the eruption of demonstrations against corruption led to months of clashes with authorities across Iraq. More than 500 people were killed during the months-long protest movement, many […]