Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia for Chinese leader Xi’s visit
Dubai: Gulf Arab leaders and others in the Mideast met Friday in Saudi Arabia as part of a state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, seeking to firm up their relations with Beijing as decades of US attention on the region wanes. Before a joint meeting with Xi, representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council met […]
German coup plot fuelled by conspiracy claims, COVID measures
Berlin: An alleged plot to topple the German government, led by a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a Berlin judge, had its roots in a murky mixture of post-war grudges, antisemitic conspiracy theories and anger over recent pandemic restrictions, experts say. Police detained 25 people on Wednesday described as being part of Germany’s Reichsbuerger, […]
EU split over newest members joining ID-check-free zone
Brussels: European Union countries are weighing on Thursday whether the bloc’s three newest members – Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia – can fully open their borders and participate in Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone, but more delays to their entry appear likely. A green light would be a boon for their economies. The so-called Schengen area is […]
UN ECOSOC grants accreditation to 9 NGOs amid objections from several nations
United Nations: The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has voted to grant special consultative status to nine non-governmental organisations, including one that advocates for Dalit human rights, despite objections raised by several countries including China, Russia and India over the accreditation process of these NGOs. The ECOSOC, one of the six principal organs of […]
India working for release of its 16 sailors with authorities in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it is in touch with authorities in Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea for securing release of 16 Indian sailors who were part of the crew of a commercial ship that was detained in August. The Indian sailors have been reportedly in detention in Equatorial Guinea. According to the charge […]
Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests
Dubai: Iran said on Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country’s ongoing nationwide protests, the first such death penalty carried out by Tehran. The execution comes as other detainees also face possible death penalty for their involvement in the protests, which began first as an outcry against Iran’s […]
25 arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning armed coup
Berlin: Thousands of police officers carried out raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the government in an armed coup. Officials said 25 people were detained. Federal prosecutors said some 3,000 officers conducted searches at 130 sites in 11 of Germany’s 16 states. While police raids […]
Suicide bomber hits Indonesian police station, killing 1
Bandung: A Muslim militant and convicted bomb-maker who was released from prison last year blew himself up on Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing an officer and wounding 11 people, officials said. The attacker entered the Astana Anyar police station with a motorcycle and detonated one of two bombs […]
Taliban: Roadside bomb kills 6 people in north Afghanistan
Islamabad: A roadside bomb went off near a bus with government employees during rush hour on Tuesday morning in northern Afghanistan, killing six people, a Taliban official said. Mohammad Asif Waziri, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the police chief in Balkh province, said the bombing in Mazar-e Sharif, the provincial capital, also wounded seven people. The […]
North Korea fires artillery again over South’s drills
Seoul: North Korea on Tuesday fired a barrage of artillery rounds into waters near rival South Korea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat for the South’s live-fire drills in an inland border region. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected North Korea firing around 90 artillery rounds from the eastern coastal […]
