Taliban captures 2nd district compound in Afghanistan

Kabul: An Afghanistan lawmaker says Taliban fighters have captured a second remote district compound in two days.Mohammad Hashim, a member of parliame...

China launches new satellite to monitor air pollution

BEIJING: China today successfully launched a hyperspectral imaging satellite for comprehensive observation of the atmosphere, including air pollution ...

Saudi Arabia ‘committed to oil market stability’

Saudi's Prince Alwaleed in move to buy New York's Plaza Hotel

Ashkenazy Acquisition and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Co. have exercised a right of first refusal to match a $600 million offer ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges remaining parties to abide by Iran deal

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he was deeply concerned regarding withdrawal of US from the deal and urged ...

US President announces US withdrawal from 2015 nuclear deal with Iran

President Donald Trump announced US withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran. After the announcement, Trump signed fresh set of sancti...

Inquiry against Nawaz Sharif for allegedly laundering billions of dollars to India.

The heat on refuses to subside with the country's main anti-corruption wing on Tuesday reportedly ordering an inquiry against him for allegedly launde...

Saudi women to start driving from June 24

Saudi women will be allowed to start driving in the kingdom from June 24, the General Department of Traffic Director General Mohammed Bassami said on ...

Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or smoking in Ramadan tents throughout Dubai.

Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or smoking in Ramadan tents throughout Dubai.The ban is in place during the Iftar period from the moment the cann...

Trump congratulates Putin on fourth term

Washington: US President Donald Trump has congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on being sworn in for a fourth term, saying he looks fo...

Young Saudis get behind Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's reform drive, mostly

Saudi Arabia's crown prince is seen as a strong leader who will take the country in the "right direction" and young Saudis are — for the most part — t...

EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia invites prequalification for major IWPP

Client is planning to issue tender documents for Jubail 3 IWPP in August

Over 74 per cent H-1B visas given to Indians in last 2 years: US

Washington: In 2016 technology professionals from India accounted for 74.2 per cent of the total number of H-1B visas issued by the US and the next ye...

Slopes of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano offer affordable piece of paradise, risks

PAHOA, Hawaii: As lava crawled down Leilani Road in a hissing, popping mass, Cheryl Griffith stood in its path and placed a plant in a crack in the gr...

Indian American professor gets USD 1.6m grant to protect kidneys from obesity

An Indian-American professor of Pharmacology, Tahir Hussain, at the University of Houston, has received a grant of 1(point)6 million dollars from the ...

Syrian rebels,civilians evacuating last stronghold in country's center

Syrian rebel militants, their relatives and other civilians have begun to leave the country's last major rebel stronghold. Hundreds of fighters a...

Saudi king orders that whistleblowers be shielded from backlash

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered that whistleblowers who report corruption in the kingdom be protected, according to local media reports. Accord...

US to send high-level delegation for opening of American embassy in Jerusalem on May 14

US to send a a high-level delegation including President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner for the opening of the American e...

Mike Pence urges Organization of American States to suspend Venezuela's membership in 35-nation group

U S Vice President Mike Pence today urged the Organization of American States (OAS) to suspend Venezuela's membership in the 35-nation group. In a spe...

Putin sworn in for fourth term as Russia president

Moscow: Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a fourth term yesterday, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years at a ...

Families of martyred police officers met with Imam Khamenei

Families of the martyrs Reza Moradi and Reza Emami--police officers who were martyred during February's (2018) unrest in Tehran--met with Ayatollah Kh...

Ankara to host international high speed rail event

Over 1,000 high-speed rail experts from all around the world will meet in the Turkish capital this week.The World Congress on High Speed Rail will be ...

India will not play Day/Night Test in Australia: BCCI writes to Cricket Australia

NEW DELHI: The BCCI has officially informed Cricket Australia that India will not play any Day/Night Test match on their tour Down Under at the end of...

World Cup 2018: Australia name provisional 32-man squad for Russia, including two Premier League stars

Australia are the first nation to announce their preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.Socceroos boss Bert van Marwijk, who was only ap...

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits Turkey, felt in Armenia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit Turkey’s eastern Agri province Sunday at 10:18 p.m. Yerevan time, the Armenian National Survey for seismic Protection r...

North Korea says de-nuclearisation pledge not result of US-led sanctions

North Korea said on Sunday its intention to denuclearise, unveiled at a historic inter-Korean summit, was not the result of U.S.-led sanctions and pre...

Around the world in 245 days: The world's longest continuous cruise that departs from Greenwich visits 59 countries - and costs £67,000

It is billed as the world’s longest continuous cruise.But to sail around the globe in 245 days you’ll need at least £66,990.Departing Greenwich in Aug...

'Better now than later': Netanyahu warns Israel is prepared to go to war to block Iran's 'aggression'

Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Israel is prepared to go to war to block Iran's 'aggression' and that taking action would be 'better now than later'.The...

40 killed in attack by armed bandits in Kaduna state in Nigeria

In Nigeria, at least 40 people have been killed in an attack by armed bandits at a village in Kaduna state. Police said, the bandits invaded the ...

Vladmir Putin to be sworn in as President of Russia today

Vladimir Putin will be sworn in as President of Russia today for a fourth term after winning the election in March. Mr Putin has been in power for 18 ...