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Dubai, April 16 (AFP/APP): A fire in a residential building in Dubai killed 16 people and injured nine others in the wealthy Gulf emirate, the government said Sunday. The fire broke out at midday Saturday on the fourth floor of the building in the Al-Ras […]

NEW DELHI 15 April (Online): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hid key facts from the public about the Pulwama terror attack that killed dozens of paramilitary troops in India-held Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019, a former governor of the disputed region has said. Satya […]

KHARTOUM 15 April (Online): Fierce clashes between Sudan’s military and the country’s powerful paramilitary force have erupted in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the African nation, raising fears of a wider conflict in the chaos-stricken nation. On Saturday, the sound of heavy firing could […]

GAZA 14 April (Online): In the hour before sunset during Ramadan, Gaza’s roads become choked with cars as people dash home in time to break their fast with their families. Frustrated drivers beep their horns or try to cut through the gridlock, and there are […]

SANA 14 April (Online): A major exchange of prisoners from Yemen’s brutal civil war has begun with the first plane departing rebel-held Sanaa for government-controlled Aden, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. “The first flight from Sanaa has left,” ICRC media adviser Jessica […]

Paris, April 14 (AFP/APP): France’s constitutional court on Friday approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, paving the way for him to implement the unpopular changes that have sparked months of protests and strikes. The nine-member Constitutional Council ruled in favour of […]

Jakarta, April 14 (AFP/APP): A 7.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the sea north of the main Indonesian island of Java, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The strong quake struck at 4:55 pm local time […]

RIYADH 13 April (Online): Saudi Arabia hosted landmark delegations from Iran and Syria on Wednesday as Gulf countries prepare for re-establishing diplomatic ties after years of bitter divisions. Only hours after Iranian state media said a delegation had touched down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announced […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 13 (APP): The international community must take immediate action to stop Israel’s forced evictions and displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem as part of Israel’s annexation and “de-Palestinianization” of the city, UN rights experts said Thursday. “There has been an ongoing and […]

Washington, April 13 (AFP/APP): FBI agents on Thursday arrested a young national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets — including about the Ukraine war. US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the arrest made “in connection with an investigation […]