WASHINGTON – U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday expressed “serious concerns” to his Israeli counterpart about violent clashes in Jerusalem sparked by planned evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem, the White House said in a statement. Sullivan in a phone call with Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat “encouraged the Israeli government to […]
KABUL – Taliban insurgents said on Monday they would observe a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan for the Muslim religious holiday of Eid, starting this week, after weeks of increasing violence that gripped the country. “In order that the Mujahideen again provide a peaceful and secure atmosphere to our compatriots during Eid-ul-Fitr so that they may […]
NEW DELHI – World Health Organisation Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Saturday said the coronavirus variant spreading in India was more contagious and might be evading the protection offered by vaccines, AFP reported. In an interview to the news agency, the scientist said that these factor were contributing to the massive outbreak of the infection […]
SRINAGAR – The Government of Jammu and Kashmir took serious note of the fake letter regarding SRO-64 DRW’s regularization that is being circulated over various social media platforms. The Chief Secretary Office has clarified that the content of the letter is fake and devoid of official endorsement. They said that the perpetrators of fake news […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) – The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced the extension of corona lockdown till 05:00 am on (Monday) May 17 across Union Territory due to worsening Covid-19 situation. The essential services will continue to remain functional. Further, the gatherings permissible for marriages has been reduced to 25 persons only from today onwards. […]
NEW DELHI – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that the government has decided to extend the lockdown till 05:00 am on May 17 in national capital due to Covid-19 situation. The was scheduled to end on Monday (10 May) at 05:00 am. Announcing the extension of lockdown, Kejriwal said that metro services […]
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia and longstanding ally Pakistan signed several agreements Saturday and vowed to reset ties strained by months of disagreement over policy on the Kashmir dispute. On his seventh visit to the wealthy kingdom since his 2018 election, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was given a warm welcome by Saudi officials in the […]
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called Israel a “terror state” on Saturday after Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youth at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque on Friday. He added that Ankara had launched initiatives to mobilise international institutions. The clashes at Islam’s third-holiest site and around East Jerusalem, which injured […]
NEW DELHI – The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continued to worsen in India as the trajectory maintained an upward trend. On Sunday, the nation added 403,738 to its tally as the national capital Delhi and other metro cities continue to report fresh infections, according to the Union ministry of health family welfare’s daily bulletin. It is […]
JERUSALEM – Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islam’s holy night of Laylat al-Qadr. Palestinian youth threw stones, lit fires and tore down police barricades in the streets leading to the […]