Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from India, two other countries as COVID-19 cases surge
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended all flights to and from India in wake of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases here. Besides India, air travel to and from Brazil and Argentina has also been suspended by Saudi Arabia . However, it excluded “passengers who have official […]
UK Fraud Office Seizes Jewels, Rolex Watches Linked To Fugitive
LONDON (Reuters) – A wanted fugitive whose brother was convicted of a role in a 50 million pound ($64 million) British mortgage scam has had opulent necklaces, gold, silver and diamond-encrusted Rolex watches seized from a safe deposit box. The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it had confiscated 500,000 pounds ($638,500) worth of jewellery, […]
Ethiopia invites public to visit infamous torture facility
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia on Friday invited members of the public to tour a notorious detention facility where high-profile political prisoners once endured abusive interrogations, weeks of solitary confinement and other forms of torture. The opening of the facility — known as “Maekelawi,” or “central” in the Amharic language — amounted to “a promise to never […]
Turkey: Opposition Party Branch Leader Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Jail
ANKARA: The head of Turkey’s main opposition party in Istanbul was sentenced to nearly 10 years on Friday on a range of charges including “terrorist propaganda” and insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The charges related mostly to tweets that Canan Kaftancioglu, of the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), posted between 2012 and 2017. “The decisions […]
Eight children killed in knife attack at Chinese primary school
BEIJING: Eight schoolchildren have died and two others were injured in a “school-related criminal case” in central China, with a 40-year-old suspect arrested, local authorities said Tuesday, the latest attack targeting an educational institution in the country. The man — identified as Yu — was detained by police on the spot following Monday’s incident in […]
California Boat Fire Kills at Least 20; Haunting Pleas as Flames Erupt
OXNARD: Eight people were dead and more than dozens missing and feared deceased Monday after a scuba diving boat caught fire and sank off the California coast, with passengers trapped below deck by the roaring blaze. Fire crews in helicopters, small boats and a Coast Guard cutter battled the fierce pre-dawn fire on the 75-foot […]
Flights cancelled after Hong Kong protesters block airport after police violence, arrests
More than a dozen flights were cancelled Sunday as thousands of pro-democracy activists blocked routes to Hong Kong’s airport, a day after protesters and police fought pitched battles in some of the worst violence seen in the city since unrest began three months ago. At least 16 flights were cancelled, the airport’s website said, with […]
Russian opposition holds new protest march in Moscow
MOSCOW: Russia´s opposition was set to hold a new protest march in central Moscow on Saturday, despite a ban by authorities, a week before controversial regional polls in the capital. Demonstrations have been held on an almost weekly basis since July after authorities denied most opposition candidates registration in the elections for city parliament next […]
Hong Kong police round up activists as major demo called off
The sweep comes after a major rally planned for Saturday was banned by police on security grounds, and then called off by the organisers. The latest protest had been due to mark the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s rejection of a call for universal suffrage in the semi-autonomous city, sparking the 79-day Umbrella Movement in 2014. […]
Europe to step up diplomatic efforts on Iran crisis: Germany
HELSINKI: European countries will step up diplomatic efforts to save the beleaguered Iran nuclear deal, Germany´s foreign minister said Friday after talks with Britain and France. Tensions have spiked recently in the Gulf, where Iran has seized Western tankers as Tehran and Washington have locked horns over the 2015 deal. US President Donald Trump last […]
