Category: World

RIYADH: Around 1,000 pilgrims will be allowed to perform Hajj this year as the coronavirus pandemic forced Saudi Arabia to scale back the ritual. “The number of pilgrims will be around 1,000, maybe less, maybe a little more,” Hajj Minister Mohammad Benten told reporters. “The number won’t be in tens or hundreds of thousands” this […]

KUNDUZ: Dozens of Taliban fighters stormed three checkposts in pre-dawn raids in northern Afghanistan Tuesday, killing at least eight security personnel, in the latest attack on government forces ahead of expected peace talks. It comes after authorities this week accused the Taliban of increasing attacks on Afghan forces at a time when both sides are […]

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the world  is continuously  battling the disease meanwhile devising a post-coronavirus world order to put economies back on the track. Among such measures is the idea of an immunity passport, a form of a document given to those who have recovered from the coronavirus disease. According to a World Economic Forum […]

LONDON: Children across Britain in reception, Years 1 and 6 have returned to schools, with many having been out of school for over 10 weeks due to Covid-19 lockdown. The decision to reopen almost 18,000 of England’s primary schools starting with reception, year 1 and year 6 has been taken after the British government put […]

WASHINGTON: As US President Donald Trump turns 74 on Sunday, an incident a day earlier in which he appeared unsteady on his feet has revived questions about his health as he heads into a grueling re-election campaign. Scrutiny of a president’s health is always intense, and Trump has generally appeared vigorous for his age. Results […]

About 20 per cent of projects under China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to link Asia, Europe and beyond have been “seriously affected” by the coronavirus pandemic, an official from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. According to a survey by the ministry, about 40pc of projects have seen little adverse impact, […]

WASHINGTON: As US President Donald Trump turns 74 on Sunday, an incident a day earlier in which he appeared unsteady on his feet has revived questions about his health as he heads into a grueling re-election campaign. Scrutiny of a president’s health is always intense, and Trump has generally appeared vigorous for his age. Results […]

ISLAMABAD: While Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi advised the Modi-led government on Sunday to focus on its domestic issues rather than behaving like an “expansionist nation”, the Foreign Office strongly condemned and categorically rejected Indian defence minister’s remarks about the situation in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Qureshi tweeted: […]

WASHINGTON: “We are done dying,” declared the National Associ­ation for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) as violence re-erupted across America on Sunday over death of yet another African-American man, this time by police shooting. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot dead by police on Friday night outside a Wendy’s outlet in Atlanta, Georgia, after he […]

Beijing reported its second consecutive day of record new numbers of Covid-19 cases on Monday, adding urgency to efforts to rein in a sudden resurgence of the coronavirus in the Chinese capital. The recent outbreak has been traced to Xinfadi, a sprawling wholesale food market that is the biggest in Asia and accounts for 80 […]