KABUL: As he sifts through a pile of oranges at a market in Kabul, Shah Mahmoud expresses frustration at Washington’s failure to secure the country, despite 18 years of fighting. “We do not know what America is up to here. One day, they talk about increasing the presence of troops, then later warn about a…
MANILA: The Philippines is set to acquire the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from India, with the deal expected to be signed early next year, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday night. Lorenzana said that the procurement would be made through “government-to-government mode” with the signing of the contract to take place “possibly in the first…
WASHINGTON: On the eve of almost-certain impeachment, President Donald Trump fired off a furious letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denouncing the "vicious crusade” against him, while Democrats amassed the votes they needed and Republicans looked ahead, vowing to defend Trump at next month's Senate trial.Trump, who would be just the third US president to be…
WASHINGTON: On the eve of almost-certain impeachment, President Donald Trump fired off a furious letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denouncing the "vicious crusade” against him, while Democrats amassed the votes they needed and Republicans looked ahead, vowing to defend Trump at next month's Senate trial.Trump, who would be just the third US president to be…
NEW DELHI: Protesters and university students took to the streets across India on Monday to demonstrate against the newly enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The center of the protests has been the Delhi-based Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) where students held a rally for the fifth consecutive day on Monday. On Sunday evening the agitation turned…
KUALA LUMPUR: In a bid to curb the spread of the polio virus in the country, Malaysia announced on Monday that authorities were working round the clock in cooperation with international organizations and the Philippines to intensify a health campaign. “The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) is also working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO)…
KUALA LUMPUR: In a bid to curb the spread of the polio virus in the country, Malaysia announced on Monday that authorities were working round the clock in cooperation with international organizations and the Philippines to intensify a health campaign. “The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) is also working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO)…
KABUL: Taliban guerrillas have killed up to 25 members of the Afghan security forces in the Ghazni province, officials said on Sunday. It is the latest sign of an escalation in attacks by insurgents even as the fate of peace talks with the US remains unclear. While members of the provincial council of Ghazni said that…
DAVAO, Philippines: Search and rescue efforts continued Monday at a three-story building in the southern Philippines that collapsed in a strong earthquake.The Bureau of Fire Protection said six people have been rescued from the rubble of the Southern Trade Shopping Center in Davao del Sur province’s Padada town since Sunday’s magnitude 6.9 quake.Officials have yet…
KABUL: Taliban guerrillas have killed up to 25 members of the Afghan security forces in the Ghazni province, officials said on Sunday. It is the latest sign of an escalation in attacks by insurgents even as the fate of peace talks with the US remains unclear. While members of the provincial council of Ghazni said that…
NEW DELHI: India continued to witness unrest on Saturday as several states protested against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which makes religion the basis for granting citizenship to migrants. The eastern state of West Bengal experienced violent protests for the third consecutive day with angry mobs burning vehicles and damaging public property. Five stationary…
NEW DELHI: India continued to witness unrest on Saturday as several states protested against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which makes religion the basis for granting citizenship to migrants. The eastern state of West Bengal experienced violent protests for the third consecutive day with angry mobs burning vehicles and damaging public property. Five stationary…
LONDON: There is a “palpable sense of fear amongst Muslim communities” in the UK, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has warned, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a crushing victory in the 2019 general election.“We entered the election campaign period with longstanding concerns about bigotry in our politics and our governing party. Now we…
Japan, Bangladesh cancel official visits to India amid protests over new citizenship law DHAKA/ NEW DELHI: India is facing a major diplomatic backlash over the country’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. After it passed on Wednesday, Japan and Bangladesh canceled official visits. As violent protests against the new law continued in the north-eastern state of Assam, Bangladeshi…
KABUL: The US special envoy to Afghanistan on Friday announced a “pause” in peace talks with the Taliban after the militant group launched an intense hours-long attack on a key US military airfield north of Kabul. Zalmay Khalilzad said he was “outraged” about the raid on the Bagram base which came just a week after he…
NEW YORK: A 13-year-old boy was arrested Friday in the stabbing death of a Barnard College freshman who was approached in a park by as many as three youths as she ventured from her New York City campus on the eve of final exams.The boy was arrested on charges including felony murder, City Corporation Counsel…
WASHINGTON: As the number of Muslims living in the US continues to increase, the number of newborn babies named Muhammad and Aaliyah is on the rise. For the first time in America, the two traditionally Arab and Muslim names are now ranked among the top 10 baby names according to a study managed every year…
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was set for a resounding victory in Britain’s election, allowing him to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31 in what would be the country’s most significant geopolitical move in 70 years.For Johnson, whose brief tenure in power has been marked by chaotic scenes in parliament and stark division on…
RIYADH: Four months after Delhi stripped autonomy from Indian-administered Kashmir, the region is paralyzed politically and economically, with communication channels closed and independent observers shut out. It is, according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a “hopeless” situation that cannot be remedied until the people “are allowed to speak for themselves.” In an exclusive interview…
Harvey Weinstein and the board of his bankrupt film studio have reached a tentative $25 million settlement with dozens of women who accused the former Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct, The New York Times said on Wednesday, citing lawyers involved in the negotiations.The accord would end nearly all civil lawsuits by actresses and former Weinstein…
