- Middle East
Arab Gulf foreign ministers head to Beijing for meetings
Beijing: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states are visiting Beijing for meetings with officials from the world’s second largest economy, a leading consumer of oil and source of…
- World
WHO: COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable
Geneva: The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic report.…
- World
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
Baltimore: In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he’s doing well three…
- World
Nearly 8,000 detained in Kazakhstan amid unrest
Moscow: The authorities in Kazakhstan said Monday that nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet nation…
- World
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
Bangkok: A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus…
- World
Intelligence reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot
Washington: Intelligence reports compiled by the US Capitol Police in the days before last year’s insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence, even as other assessments warned that crowds…
- Middle East
Iran displays missiles amid nuclear talks with world powers
Dubai: Iran put three ballistic missiles on display at an outdoor prayer esplanade in central Tehran on Friday, as talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers flounder.…
- World
Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID-19
Tokyo: Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. Given the sudden surge in…
- World
Russia-led alliance sending peacekeepers to Kazakhstan
Moscow: A Russia-led military alliance said Thursday that it will dispatch peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan after the country’s president asked for help in controlling protests that escalated into violence, including the seizure…
- World
Biden and Congress mark a year since violent insurrection
Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about…
- World
Dozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests
Moscow: Dozens of protesters and 12 police died during extraordinarily violent demonstrations in Kazakhstan that saw government buildings stormed and set ablaze, authorities said Thursday. One police officer was found beheaded in…
- Middle East
Iran holds mass funeral for ’80s war dead amid nuclear talks
Tehran: Thousands of mourners poured into the streets of Iranian cities on Thursday for the mass funeral of 250 victims of the Iran-Iraq war, a testament to the brutal conflict’s widespread scale…
- Sports
Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia, has visa canceled
Brisbane: Novak Djokovic’s chance to play for a 10th Australian Open title was thrown into limbo Thursday when the country denied him entry and canceled his visa because he failed to meet the…
- Technology
German watchdog puts Google under closer antitrust scrutiny
London: Germany’s antitrust watchdog paved the way Wednesday for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of paramount significance,” the first to get that label since regulators got more power…
- Middle East
Top conservative Saudi cleric who once headed judiciary dies
Riyadh: An influential Saudi cleric who once served for years as head of the kingdom’s Shariah courts and whose ultraconservative views sparked outcry died on Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy that mirrored…
