Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has demanded that Western nations provide a fraction of the military hardware in their stock piles to his country and asked whether they were afraid of Moscow. Several countries have promised to send anti-armour and anti-aircraft missiles as well as small arms but Zelenskiy said Kyiv was not getting what it…
President Muhammadu attended the inauguration of Adama Barrow, the Gambian President for a second term, as a mark of Nigeria’s strong commitment towards the entrenchment of democracy and good governance in The Gambia and the West African sub region. Nigeria supported the entrenchment of democracy and good governance in The Gambia following the refusal of…
North Korea says it has conducted another hypersonic missile test, under the watch of its leader Kim Jong-un. State media said the missile fired on Tuesday had successfully made a turn before hitting its target in the sea some 1,000km (621 miles) away. It marks North Korea’s third reported test of a hypersonic missile, which…
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015, the Uganda government signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) to borrow $207 million at two per cent upon disbursement. The loan had a maturity period of 20 years including a seven-year grace period. It has now emerged that the deal signed with the Chinese lenders virtually…
Sudanese anti-coup protesters on Sunday mounted barricades in Khartoum shortly after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as civil disobedience campaign against the military takeover entered its seventh day. Tens of thousands turned out across the country for Saturday’s demonstrations, marching against the army’s October 25 power grab, when top General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved…
Malians in their large numbers have taken to the streets of Bamako, Mali’s capital, to demonstrate against the French military presence in the country, calling for the total withdrawal of French troops from the country. “We are here for Mali, we are here to demonstrate our national sovereignty. To remind the whole world that sovereignty…
Former United States Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has died. He was age 84. He died of COVID-19 complications even though he was fully vaccinated. Powell was Secretary of State under President George Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was also the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell was the first African-American…
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques is abolishing the requirement of Social Distancing in Masjid Al Haram and Masjid Al Nabawi from Sunday 16, October. A source in the General Presidency informed exclusively to Haramain Sharifain that social distancing stickers will be removed after Isha Prayers on Saturday. This comes…
Pope Francis on Wednesday has described reports concerning sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France as moment of shame. The pope said this to a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. A commission of inquiry had reported on Tuesday that an estimated 216,000 children and young people had been victims of sexual violence…
Less than Eight months into her four-year tenure as the Director General at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), there are reports that Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is growing frustrated with the workings of the organization and has floated the idea of resigning if no headway can be found on critical issues. According to Bloomberg, five trade…
Mamady Doumbouya, a special forces colonel who led a coup in the West African state of Guinea on September, is to be sworn in as interim president on Friday, the authorities say. Doumbouya will be sworn in at noon (1200 GMT) at the Mohammed V conference centre in the capital Conakry, a communique read late…
Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to take over from the late President of Tanzania, John Magufuli Samia Suluhu Hassan was the deputy president before the death of her Principal. She will be sworn in as Tanzania President and will lead for the remainder of Magufuli’s term until 2025. It may interest you to know that…
Pope Francis arrives to pray for war victims at ‘Hosh al-Bieaa’, Church Square, in Mosul’s old city. Pope Francis who began an historic visit to Iraq on Friday, was the first pontiff to visit the birthplace of the Eastern churches from where more than a million Christians have fled over the past 20 years. The…
Reports have it that, Thai navy sailors have rescued four ginger cats that were abandoned on a burning ship in the Andaman Sea. The human crew had already been evacuated, but the navy soon discovered a few forgotten members when they were sent to check the site for oil spills. A sailor swam out to…
Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico with his family amid weather crisis that has left millions in his state without power, US media report. Photos of the Republican lawmaker at an airport emerged on Twitter on Wednesday, fuelling reports that he had left Texas amid the energy crisis. His office did not immediately respond…
US President-elect Joe Biden has been vaccinated against Covid-19 live on television in a campaign to boost Americans’ confidence in it. The 78-year-old incoming president got the Pfizer vaccine at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. His wife Jill received the shot earlier, the presidential transition team said. Biden told Americans “there’s nothing to worry…
Pakistan returns $1 Billion of Saudi Arabia’s loan over Kashmir disput Pakistan has returned $1 billion to Saudi Arabia as a second instalment of a $3 billion soft loan, as Islamabad reaches out to Beijing for a commercial loan to help it offset pressure to repay another $1 billion to Riyadh next month, officials said…
Arab media has reported that Saudi Arabia deported a number of non-resident Indians (NRI) living in the Gulf state for protesting against the highly controversial register introduced by the far-right Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Inspired by Shaheen Bagh Protests in India last year, where a group of mainly Muslim women organised…
The court ruled in favour of aggravated life sentences for several military officers, including former pilot lieutenant Mustafa Ozkan, as well as civilians who helped plot and carry out the scheme.
Daily infections soared past 4,000 for the first time since early April.
A total of 108, 041 permits have been issued for pilgrims according to official statistics by Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj.
Lebanon and Israel are to dailogue to put an end to a long term maritime border dispute between the two countries, which have remained at war for decades.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has been inaugurated for a sixth term in an unannounced ceremony.
For the first time, the expert on gender violence would be dedicating her annual report to focus on female truth-tellers and the physical and psychological threats that we so unevenly face
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
