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S. Africa parliament fire contained: firefighters

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Johannesburg, Jan 4 (AFP/APP):A fire that ravaged South Africa’s parliament has been contained after strong winds had reignited the blaze, firefighters said on Tuesday. The fire began in the early hours on Sunday and devastated much of the parliament complex before it was declared under […]

Two drones shot down targeting Iraq base: anti-IS coalition

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Baghdad, Jan 4 (AFP/APP):Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said. “Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were engaged and destroyed by defensive capabilities at the […]

UAE to ban non-vaccinated citizens from traveling abroad from Jan. 10

Posted on January 3, 2022 by News Desk

Abu Dhabi – January 2 (ONLINE): The United Arab Emirates will ban non-vaccinated citizens from traveling abroad from Jan. 10, the state news agency WAM reported on Saturday, citing the foreign ministry and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority. The report said that […]

US air travel still messy, with another 2,000 flights scrapped

Posted on January 3, 2022 by News Desk

Washington, Jan 2 (AFP/APP):Days of chaos in air travel in the United States did not ease up Sunday as people returned home from holiday trips, with more than 2,000 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid […]

China, Afghanistan hold meeting on working-level mechanisms: Zhao Lijian

Posted on January 1, 2022 by News Desk

BEIJING, Dec 31 (APP)::China and Afghanistan held a first meeting on working level mechanisms in two fields including humanitarian assistance and economic reconstruction, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Friday. During regular briefing, he said that Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs […]

Putin ‘convinced’ that ‘effective dialogue’ with US possible

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Moscow, Dec 30 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin told US counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday he is “convinced” that “effective dialogue” between Moscow and Washington is possible, hours ahead of telephone talks as tensions rise over Ukraine. “I am convinced that … we can move forward […]

5.1-magnitude quake hits waters off eastern Taiwan: CENC

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua/APP):A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off Taiwan’s eastern coast at 2:47 p.m. Beijing Time on Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 23.9 degrees north latitude and 122.5 degrees east longitude, at a depth […]

Libya orders arrest of second minister over alleged graft

Posted on December 30, 2021 by News Desk

Tripoli, Dec 29 (AFP/APP):Libyan prosecutors ordered the culture minister detained on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged graft of state funds, a week after arresting the education minister in a similar case. Prosecutors had questioned Culture Minister Mabrouka Touki and ordered her detained […]

Israeli airstrike targets Syrian port of Latakia

Posted on December 29, 2021 by News Desk

Damascus – December 28 (ONLINE): An Israeli airstrike hit Syria’s Latakia port on Tuesday, the second such attack on the key facility this month, according to Syrian state media. Since the outbreak of Syria’s civil war in 2011, Israel has routinely carried out airstrikes on […]

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