Dubai: Yemen’s warring factions declared their readiness to act after US President Joe Biden called for renewed efforts to end their conflict, but experts said on Friday that a real solution appears out of reach. The grinding six-year war in Yemen has killed tens of thousands
Boston: The Harvard Law Review has named a Los Angeles-born Egyptian-American as what it believes is its first Muslim president in its 134-year history, elevating him to the top of one of the most prestigious US law journals. Harvard Law School student Hassaan Shahawy said he
Thousands of farmers across India blocked roads on Saturday with makeshift tents, tractors, trucks and boulders to pressure the government to roll back agricultural reforms that have triggered months-long protests. While the initial protests were started by rice and wheat growers from northern Indian who camped
Washington: US President Joe Biden s administration said it wants Turkey to renounce a major Russian missile defense system it controversially bought in 2019, holding the line set by Donald Trump s government, which imposed rare sanctions on the NATO ally. "Our position has not changed,"
The Hague: The International Criminal Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, paving the way for the tribunal to open a war crimes investigation. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda had asked the court for its legal opinion on whether its
By Vedika Sud & Julia Hollingsworth New Delhi: On a key highway into India's capital, men are doing their laundry in washing machines set up under a makeshift tent. Just three months ago, this six-lane expressway was a busy thoroughfare for commuters and large trucks bringing supplies
Geneva: The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have selected an interim Prime Minister and President of its new executive council, marking what the UN Special Representative called another “historic moment” on the road to unification of the war-torn country and national
Kabul: In the latest wave of violent incidents, Taliban militants stormed a base of pro-government militiamen in Khanabad district, Kunduz province killing 16 fighters and injuring four others, Xinhua news agency reported. In the fighting involving hundreds of Taliban militants and lasted for three hours, 10
Srinagar: Hurriyat leaders and organizations have thanked the government and people of Pakistan for observing Kashmir Solidarity Day and continuously supporting the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. APHC leader and Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Political Movement, Khawaja Firdous in a statement issued in Srinagar
Ankara: Turkish lawmaker, Muhammet Balta, has said that peace and stability in South Asia are linked to the settlement of the Kashmir dispute. Muhammet Balta, a member of the Turkish parliament and the ruling Justice and Development Party, speaking at an event hosted by the Pakistani