Over 200 rockets launched at Israel from Gaza overnight, half intercepted: IDF
May 16, 2021, at 07:14 am
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: More than 200 missiles were fired at Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip over the past night, over half of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system, while about 30 missiles exploded in the Palestinian enclave, the press service of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on Saturday.
Mozambique: Islamic State eyeing new target in African nation after Middle East jolt
May 16, 2021, at 04:15 am
Washington: A geo-political expert has opined that after suffering defeats in the Middle East region, terror group Islamic State has turned to Africa to reestablish its power.
Bangladesh PM invites Assam to benefit from Bangladesh's growth trajectory
May 16, 2021, at 04:12 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the bordering northeast Indian state of Assam to derive benefits from Bangladesh's growth trajectory, given the warmth, depth and diversity of Bangladesh-India relationship.
China: Jailed Uyghur businessman dies in Xinjiang Prison Hospital under mysterious circumstances
May 16, 2021, at 04:07 am
A jailed Uyghur businessman has been confirmed to have died in a prison hospital in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), leaving many people to speculate that he passed away as a result of torture while in detention.
Calls grow at UN for unobstructed access to China’s Xinjiang region
May 16, 2021, at 04:01 am
Washington: There has been a growing call from Western nations and human rights groups to allow the U.N. human rights chief unobstructed access to the Xinjiang region to investigate the situation of ethnic Uyghur Muslims and other Turkic Muslim minorities.
Pakistan expresses ‘serious concern” over Palestine situation
May 16, 2021, at 03:54 am
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed ‘serious concern’ on the "grave situation" in Palestine where Israeli forces stormed a mosque and committed ‘grave human rights violations’, Islamabad said in a statement.
Lack of funeral vehicles in Covid-hit Nepal’s Bajura Hospital
May 16, 2021, at 03:50 am
Lack of funeral vehicles have forced a hospital in Nepal’s Bajura district to carrying bodies of Covid victims in waste management units, The Himalayan Times reported.
US will not leave Australia alone, says Antony Blinken amid conflict with China
May 16, 2021, at 03:44 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured that his nation will stand by Australia in the face of economic coercion by China.
EU remains Bangladesh’s most reliable partner: German Ambassador
May 15, 2021, at 11:01 pm
In the 1980s, groups of young men from Bangladesh fled to Afghanistan to join the jihad targeting the Soviet occupation forces.
Lack of clarity on policies: Pakistan Today slams PM Imran Khan
May 15, 2021, at 08:24 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistan newspaper has slammed Imran Khan in its opinion piece and said the PM’s telephonic interaction raises questions about his ability to lead the country.
May 15, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government's sub-committee of the federal cabinet has recommended to include the name of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif to the Exit Control List, media reports said.
Rights experts call for probe into violent crackdown on Colombia protests
May 15, 2021, at 01:45 pm
New York: Independent human rights experts appointed by the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS) have called for the Colombian Government to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the violent crackdown on recent peaceful protests in the country.
Over 30 schools in Gaza have been damaged, none currently operating: UNICEF
May 15, 2021, at 01:37 pm
Washington/Sputnik: More than 30 schools have been damaged in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing violence in the region and none are currently in operation, UNICEF Middle East and North Africa regional Chief of Communications Juliette Touma told Sputnik.
UNICEF says 34 Palestinian, 2 Israeli children killed in past four days
May 15, 2021, at 01:21 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Thirty-four children in the Gaza Strip and two children in Israel have been killed in clashes between Israelis and Palestinians, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Middle East and North Africa regional Chief of Communications Juliette Touma told Sputnik.
Sri Lanka extends visa for foreign nationals
May 15, 2021, at 01:05 pm
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend all types of visas for foreign nationals living in the country until 9 July, reported Colombopage. The extension was granted in the wake of Covid-19 restrictions in the country.
Nepal allows special flights for stranded foreigners
May 15, 2021, at 12:48 pm
Authorities in Nepal have allowed a number of special flights at the request of foreign embassies to evacuate stranded foreigners from the country. Around 7000 foreigners are estimated to be stuck in Nepal.
Google joins 30 other tech companies to support the work visas for immigrant spouses
May 15, 2021, at 05:57 am
Mount View/IBNS: Search engine giant Google has joined 30 other tech companies to protect the work visas for spouses of highly skilled tech immigrants.
Singapore returns to lockdown-like-conditions amid Covid cases' spike
May 15, 2021, at 04:43 am
Singapore/IBNS: Amid a rise in Coronavirus cases, Singapore is all set to return to lockdown-like conditions for four weeks starting May 16 with a complete ban in dining-in.
Ontario extends stay-at-home order from May 19 until at least June 2
May 15, 2021, at 03:48 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Due to the significant risks being posed by the new and more contagious variants, the Ontario government in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health Ontario, has extended the Stay-at-Home Order, set to expire on May 19 until at least June 2, 2021.
Chinese coercion: Uyghur imams targeted in Xinjiang
May 15, 2021, at 03:26 am
Beijing: The world might be celebrating Eid on Friday but a report released by a Uyghur rights group does not seem to be positive for the Muslim community as it claimed that China has imprisoned or detained at least 630 imams and other Muslim religious figures since 2014 in its crackdown in the Xinjiang region.
May 15, 2021, at 02:59 am
Beijing: China is following a coercive campaign in the Xinjiang region of the country which is believed to have led to a sharp decline in the number of Uyghur Muslims, claims an Australia think tank group.
Pakistan: LDA employees demand 17 months' outstanding salaries, protest
May 15, 2021, at 02:35 am
Islamabad: Employees of the Larkana Development Authority (LDA) are demonstrating and even pitched a tent at the main gate of Jinnah Garden to protest against non-payment of salaries for the past 17 months.
DarkSide hackers claim to have stolen 740Gb of data from Toshiba: Reports
May 14, 2021, at 08:00 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Hackers from the DarkSide group, which allegedly caused a large-scale disruption in the operation of the Colonial Pipeline company in the United States, announced that they stole data from the French branch of the Japanese corporation Toshiba, the NHK broadcaster reported on Friday, citing cybersecurity company Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions.
Saudi Kingdom's new vaccine conditions leaves Pakistani travellers in trouble
May 14, 2021, at 07:06 pm
Riyadh: The Saudi kingdom has not added any of the Chinese manufactured vaccines in its list which has left Pakistanis' aspiration to travel to the kingdom in trouble, media reports said.
Pakistan: Explosion on railway track leaves train operations suspended
May 14, 2021, at 06:10 pm
Islamabad: An explosion on the railway track in Pakistan's Noshehro Feroze district on Tuesday night left the service suspended for several hours, media reports said.
Netanyahu says Israeli operation in Gaza strip will continue as long as necessary
May 14, 2021, at 05:53 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip would continue as long as necessary.
Minister Ng announces launch of Canada’s Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement Model
May 14, 2021, at 05:45 pm
Ontario: Canadian-owned firms that invest and operate abroad create good middle-class jobs in Canada and around the world that are contributing to our country’s economic growth and prosperity, as well as to a speedy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
KP Oli reappointed PM as opposition fails to form government
May 14, 2021, at 05:37 pm
KP Sharma Oli has been reappointed prime minister of Nepal as opposition parties have failed to form a government in the Himalayan nation.
Pakistan records 48 new COVID-19 deaths as nation observes Eid amid virus spread fear
May 14, 2021, at 05:07 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 48 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday, even as the country celebrated Eid for another year amid fear of the deadly virus.
US forces departed Kandahar airfield this week, turned base over to Afghan Army: Reports
May 14, 2021, at 01:04 pm
Washington/Sputnik: American forces have departed one of the biggest US bases in Afghanistan, Kandahar Airfield, NBC News reported citing three Defense Department officials.