International
Important bridge for bilateral ties: Beijing welcomes Doraiswami’s appointment as India’s...
BEIJING, Mar 20 : The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday welcomed the appointment of Vikram K Doraiswami as India's Ambassador to China, describing envoys...
Putin greets Russian Muslims on Eid-ul Fitr
MOSCOW, Mar 20: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday greeted his country's millions of Muslims on Eid ul-Fitr as more than 200,000 people gathered...
Al Aqsa Mosque closed for Eid prayers
JERUSALEM, Mar 20: The Al Aqsa Mosque compound has closed for Eid prayers for the first time in decades.
The compound in Jerusalem will be...
War in Iran raises pressure on Ukraine while Russia prepares new offensives
KYIV, Mar 20 : With US-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is...
Netanyahu says ground operation may be needed to topple Iran regime
TEL AVIV, March 20: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that while Israel and the United States are striking at Iran's ballistic...
Dozens of boys, young men are dying in South Africa’s traditional circumcision rites
CAPE TOWN (South Africa), Mar 20: The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and...
Kuwait says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery again hit in Iranian drone attacks, starting fire
KUWAIT CITY, Mar 20: Kuwait said Friday its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery again came under attack by Iranian drones, which sparked a fire at...
Norway’s crown princess talks about her ties to Epstein for first time
OSLO, Mar 20 : Norway's crown princess said she was manipulated and deceived by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and felt unsafe during...
Ukraine using its drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Mar 20: Ukrainian officials are helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter attacks on their territory by Iranian drones,...
Iran’s supreme leader says enemies’ ‘security must be taken away’
DUBAI, Mar 20 (AP) Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei called Friday for the enemies of his nations to have their "security" taken...
Navigational rights and freedoms of merchant and commercial vessels must be respected: India
LONDON, Mar 20: Voicing deep concern over the evolving situation in West Asia, India has called for de-escalation through dialogue while asserting that the...
Indian national killed in Saudi Arabia due to ‘recent events of March 18’, says...
RAYADH, Mar 20: An Indian national was killed in Saudi Arabia due to the "recent events of March 18", the Indian Embassy announced on...
Pakistani militant involved in fatal attack on police killed: Officials
PESHAWAR, Mar 20: A wanted militant allegedly involved in a fatal attack on police has been killed in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said on...