admin NEW DELHI: Protests have erupted in India following the announcement of a government plan to enact a controversial citizenship law that excludes Muslims.The Citizenship Amendment Act will allow religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to seek Indian citizenship — provided they are not Muslim.The bill was passed by India’s parliament in 2019, but could not … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States will send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million, President Joe Biden’s administration said on Tuesday, the first such move in months as additional funds for Kyiv remain blocked by Republican leaders in Congress. The White House has been scrambling to find ways to send more military assistance … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Few new faces appeared on a list of federal ministers appointed by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as he looked for continuity in pushing through economic reforms under the watchful eye of international lenders. The 18 ministerial changes notified by the premier’s office on Tuesday, included four-time former finance minister Ishaq Dar becoming foreign … Read more
Gaza medical staff tortured by Israeli soldiers in hospital raid: BBC investigation LONDON: Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have reported to the BBC their experiences of being blindfolded, detained, stripped, and repeatedly beaten by Israeli soldiers following a raid on their hospital in February. On Feb. 15, Israel Defense Forces raided the Nasser hospital in … Read more
WASHINGTON: Kremlin critic and chess legend Garry Kasparov on Tuesday called for a stronger Western response to Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine and said Russian dissident voices must be included in efforts to stand up to Vladimir Putin. In an interview with AFP, the former world chess champion who last week was put on Russia’s list … Read more
ARGUINEGUIN, Spain: Two people died and five are feared dead after they attempted to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a boat with migrants on board, authorities said on Tuesday. The pirogue — a type of dugout canoe — was sighted on Monday evening at around 8 p.m. (2000 GMT) by a merchant vessel which alerted … Read more
LONDON: The US and its Arab allies appear to have finally circumvented the biggest obstructions in the path of food-aid flow to the neediest residents of the Gaza Strip. But averting a humanitarian disaster is still a work in progress. With Israel proving unable or unwilling to facilitate the entry of aid by road to … Read more
UN envoy says allegations of sexual violence committed against Israeli hostages do not justify attacks on Gaza NEW YORK: The UN envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict warned Israel on Monday that the finding of “clear and convincing information” that some hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel were … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi banks extended loans totaling SR2.62 trillion ($700 billion) in January, marking an 11 percent rise from the same month in 2023, according to official data. Figures released by the Kingdom’s central bank showed an increase in personal loans accounted for 33 percent of this growth, while the remaining 67 percent was attributed to … Read more
DUBAI: Sudan’s army said in a statement on Tuesday that it took control of national radio and television headquarter from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).