Syrian president sworn in for 4th term in war-torn country
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar Assad was sworn in Saturday for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country, pledging to overcome the impact of Western economic sanctions and retake territory still out of his control after 10 years of fighting. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the presidential palace and attended by clergymen, members of […]
Afghan ambassador’s daughter ‘abducted’, ‘assaulted’ in Pakistan
Islamabad: The 26-year-old daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan was abducted , tortured and “assaulted” by unknown persons in Islamabad, a disturbing incident that prompted Kabul to demand that the culprits be quickly brought to justice. No one has been arrested in connection with the assault on Silsila Alikhil, who was abducted while riding a […]
UN Chief grieved at the killing of Indian photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed grief at the killing of Indian photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan, with the UN mission in the war-torn country calling for an investigation into his killing as well as those of other reporters. The Secretary General grieves the journalists killed or indeed harassed anywhere in the […]
Pakistan says PAF not providing air support to Taliban
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday rejected Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh’s remarks that the Pakistan Air Force was providing air support to the Taliban militants in the border areas of Chaman and Spin Boldak. Such statements undermine Pakistan’s sincere efforts to play its part in an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led solution, the Pakistan Foreign Office said here in […]
We must ensure terrorist groups are not allowed to operate unchallenged in Libya: FS Shringla at UNSC
United Nations: India on Thursday called on the international community to ensure terrorist groups are not allowed to operate unchallenged in Libya, voicing grave concern over the African country becoming a logistics platform for al-Qaeda affiliates in Mali and its cascading effect in the region. Speaking at a high-level Security Council ministerial meeting on Libya chaired […]
UK-led patient study finds over 200 symptoms of long COVID-19
London: Patients who experience long COVID have reported more than 200 symptoms across 10 organ systems in what is dubbed the largest international study of COVID-19 long-haulers to date, published on Thursday. The study, led by University College London (UCL) scientists together with a patient-led research collaborative, found the most common symptoms of long-term COVID […]
Former Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain passes away in Karachi
Karachi: Former president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain passed away here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness, according to his family and party leaders. He was 80. Hussain, who was born in Agra in 1940 and migrated with his parents to Pakistan in 1947, served as the 12th President of Pakistan between September 2013 and September […]
US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military
Washington: The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the US military effort in the nearly 20-year war, an administration official said. The Operation Allies Refuge flights out of Afghanistan during the last week of July will be available first for special immigrant visa applicants already in the process […]
Spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant will substantially up cases, put pressure on healthcare: WHO
United Nations/Geneva: The increased transmissibility associated with the COVID-19’s Delta variant is likely to substantially increase cases and put a greater pressure on healthcare systems, particularly in the contexts of low vaccine coverage, the WHO has warned. In its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update released on Tuesday, the World Health Organisation said that an overall rise in […]
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
Nasiriyah (Iraq): The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward in Iraq climbed to 92 on Tuesday as anguished relatives buried their loved ones and lashed out at the government over the country’s second such disaster in less than three months. Health officials said scores of others were injured in […]
