Biden to call Saudi King Salman before release of intelligence report on Khashoggi murder
Washington DC, USA: President Joe Biden is expected to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Wednesday, ahead of the scheduled release of...
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75 killed in Ecuador prison riots
QUITO, Ecuador: At least 75 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in three separate prison riots in Ecuador, authorities said on Tuesday....
Iran could boost uranium enrichment to 60%: Khamenei
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s Supreme Leader has said his country “will not back down” on its right to pursue its nuclear program and could enrich uranium...
Biden calls 500,000 Covid death toll a ‘heartbreaking milestone’
WASHINGTON DC, USA: More than 500,000 people in the United States with coronavirus have died, according to Johns Hopkins University data, the highest death toll...
Facebook cuts deals with Australia, lifts ban on news pages
CANBERRA, Australia: Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia after it reached an agreement with the government. The tech...
Longest-serving Saudi oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani dies at 90
LONDON, UK: Ahmed Zaki Yamani – the longest-serving oil minister in Saudi Arabia who led the kingdom through the 1973 oil crisis and the nationalisation...
Pakistan-Turkey joint military drill concludes
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A three-week joint military exercise involving Turkish and Pakistani special forces ended on Saturday. The closing ceremony of the drill ATATURK-XI 2021 was...
Turkey launches anti-terror operation against PKK in southeastern province
MARDIN, Turkey: Turkey launched an operation early on February 22 against the PKK terrorist organisation in southeastern Mardin province. The city governorate announced that the...
Palestinian vaccine drive faces funding shortfall: World Bank
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: The Palestinians’ Covid-19 vaccination plan faces a $30 million-funding shortfall, even after factoring in support from a global vaccine scheme for poorer...
Fourth woman accuses Australian Parliament House’s ex-staffer of sexual assault
CANBERRA, Australia: A fourth woman has come forward to allege she was sexually assaulted by the same political staffer accused of raping a colleague inside...