MIDDLE EAST

Germany decries Turkey’s actions in east Med, urges dialogue

11:34 pm October 13, 2020

Nicosia: Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday criticized Turkey for “unilateral steps” in the eastern Mediterranean that are undercutting efforts to de-escalate tensions with Greece and Cyprus over sea boundaries and drilling rights. Heiko Maas said that it’s now up to Turkey to create those conditions “without further provocations” that will allow negotiations to move forward. Maas said any attempt by […]

49 stranded Indian workers repatriated from UAE: Report

8:34 pm October 13, 2020

Dubai: A total of 49 Indians, who were stranded for several months in the UAE after being abandoned by their employers, have been repatriated after the Indian mission here helped them secure their passports and security deposits from two companies, a media report said on Tuesday. The expats were abandoned and unpaid for the last […]

US forces hit Taliban with airstrikes in Helmand province

10:41 am October 13, 2020

Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan): American forces carried out several airstrikes in support of Afghan security forces under attack by the Taliban in southern Helmand province, a spokesperson for the US military in Afghanistan said on Monday. Colonel Sonny Leggett said the recent Taliban attacks in Helmand are not consistent with a US-Taliban deal signed in February […]

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

Indian in UAE assaulted, robbed: Report

11:25 pm October 12, 2020

Dubai: Two Nigerian women are undergoing trial at a Dubai court for allegedly assaulting and confining an Indian man and taking his credit cards to withdraw over Rs 6.5 lakh after luring him to an apartment on the pretext of giving a massage, according to a media report. The two women stood trial at the Dubai Court of First […]

Greece calls new Turkish survey mission a threat to region

3:08 pm October 12, 2020

Athens: Greece has accused neighbor Turkey of undermining efforts to ease a crisis over drilling rights in the eastern Mediterranean after the announcement that a Turkish survey vessel is being prepared to renew a research mission in disputed waters. The spat over sea boundaries in an area between Greek islands, Cyprus, and Turkey’s southern coast flared up over the […]