DUBAI: UAE President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan died here Friday. He was 73 years old. He had been serving as the UAE president since November 3 in 2004. The Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced 40-days of mourning. The private sector has also announced a three-day holiday. He took […]
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court on Thursday imposed a ban on overseas travel on former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his son and MP Namal Rajapaksa and 15 others in view of investigations against them for the deadly attack on peaceful anti-government protesters in Colombo this week. The Fort Magistrate’s Court asked them to surrender their […]
Colombo: The crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Friday declared a state of emergency after the crippling strike and protest over the external debt for the second time in five weeks. Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today declared a state of emergency citing “public security and the protection of public order and for the maintenance of supplies […]
Washington: President Joe Biden announced Friday a new US weapons package worth $150 million for Ukraine’s fight to repel Russia’s invasion.”I am announcing another package of security assistance that will provide additional artillery munitions, radars, and other equipment to Ukraine,” Biden said, while warning that funding was close to running out and urging Congress to […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost the vote of no confidence in the National Assembly in a late night vote after the high political drama that saw Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly resigning from their posts.”174 members have recorded their votes in favour of the resolution. Consequently, the resolution of […]
Los Angeles: The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. The move comes after a meeting of the academy’s Board of Governors to discuss a response to Smith’s actions. It is unclear […]
Islamabad: Hours before a no-confidence vote against him in Parliament, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday seemed to accept the writing on the wall and urged his supporters to stage peaceful protests across the country when the “new imported government” comes into power on Sunday. In an address to the nation ahead of the […]
Islamabad: Ahead of Sunday’s no-trust motion against him, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said a “powerful country”, which is supporting India, is angry with Pakistan because of his recent visit to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin. Addressing the Islamabad Security Dialogue, Khan emphasised that an independent foreign policy was crucial for the country, […]
Beijing: Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to city streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day’s tally, […]
SYDNEY: Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has passed away of a suspected heart attack. He was 52 years old. He was found in his villa in Koh Samui, Thailand.‘Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived. The family requests privacy at this time […]