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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Israeli-owned ship docked in Dubai after mysterious blast

10:02 pm February 28, 2021

DUBAI: An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai’s port for repairs Sunday, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran. News agency Associated Press journalists saw the hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry dock facilities […]

Man ends life after killing couple in Delhi’s Narela

5:13 pm August 5, 2020

New Delhi: A man stabbed a couple to death following a quarrel in outer Delhi’s Narela and thereafter ended his life by consuming poison, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place late on Tuesday night, they said. A quarrel broke out between the couple and their neighbour over some issue, following which the 50-year-old […]

Dutch Dakar biker / motorcyclist Edwin Straver dies after Saudi crash

Dutch Dakar biker Edwin Straver dies after Saudi crash

6:57 pm January 24, 2020

The Hague: Dutch motorcyclist Edwin Straver, who crashed during the penultimate stage of the Dakar rally, has died of his injuries, his wife confirmed on Friday. The 48-year-old from Rijswijk in southern Netherlands fell from his KTM 450 on January 16 travelling at relatively low speed, but fracturing his spine. “Edwin died in the early […]

US seeking to amplify voices of protest in Iran amid turmoil

9:31 pm January 12, 2020

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Sunday tried to amplify voices of dissent in Iran by suggesting that the Islamic Republic is under internal threat after denying and then admitting it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said street protests in Tehran show that the Iranian people are hungry for a more […]

Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

9:26 pm January 12, 2020

DUBAI: Iran’s security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States. Riot police in black uniforms and helmets massed in Vali-e Asr Square, Tehran University and other landmarks […]