NEW DELHI — Amid a perceptible shift in India’s Middle East policy, Palestine has expressed concern at India’s abstention during a vote at the UN Human Rights Council that resulted in the setting up of an inquiry into rights violations during the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Palestine’s concerns were conveyed by foreign minister Riad Malki […]
Middle East
Excluding India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia lifts travel ban from 11 countries
RIYADH — Excluding India and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has allowed people from 11 countries to travel to the middle eastern country as it lifted travel ban from Sunday that was imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, Gulf News reported. Citing people familiar with the development, Saudi Newspaper said that the travel ban will be […]
Erdogan inaugurates landmark mosque at Istanbul main square
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set on Friday to inaugurate a landmark mosque in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, fulfilling a long-time ambition to build a Muslim house of worship at the city’s main public space that has become an emblem of the modern Turkish Republic. Erdogan was scheduled to join a group of […]