US warns action against companies engaged in business with Xinjiang
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The USA has warned businesses with supply chain and investment ties to China’s Xinjiang province that they could face legal consequences, citing...
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Thousands attend funeral of detained Palestinian leader’s daughter
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Thousands of Palestinians marched through Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday to bury rights activist Suha Jarrar, 31, as Israel...
Death toll climbs to 72 amid looting, violence across South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: At least 72 people have been killed amid a looting spree and violence for the fifth consecutive day despite the deployment of...
Rights groups demand release of jailed Palestinian lawmaker for daughter’s funeral
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Palestinian activists and rights groups have called on Israeli authorities to release Khalida Jarrar, a Palestinian legislator serving a prison term so...
Iran launches dating app to encourage marriage
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran has unveiled a dating application aimed at facilitating lasting and informed marriage for its youth. Called Hamdam – Farsi for “companion” –...
52 killed as fire rips through Covid ward in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq: At least 52 people have been killed in a fire at the coronavirus isolation ward of a hospital in Iraq. This is the...
Israel threatens to seize Hamas’s cryptocurrency accounts
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Israel has threatened it would seize cryptocurrency accounts used by the Palestinian Hamas group to raise funds. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz...
Hundreds of Palestinians wounded as Israeli forces open fire on protesters in West Bank
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Israeli forces opened fire on hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators who rallied against an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank on Friday,...
Haiti requests UN, US to send troops amid political crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: The interim government in Haiti has asked for foreign troops to be sent to the country to protect key infrastructure after the assassination...
Taliban claims capturing 85% of Afghanistan territory
The Taliban said on Friday they seized control of 85% of the territory in Afghanistan, a declaration government officials dismissed as part of a propaganda...