Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia opens after 7-yr
Tehran, Apr 13 : The Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh opened for the first time in seven years as part of an agreement on the restoration of diplomatic relations, Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz reported, citing sources. Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, met […]
Washington to Host G7 FMs, Central Bank Chiefs meeting on Apri 12
Tokyo, Apr 11 : The meeting of finance ministers and governors of central banks of the Group of Seven (G7) will be held on April 12 on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Group of Twenty in Washington, scheduled from April 12-13, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday. “I intend to work […]
Peru bus crash leaves 10 dead, 25 injured
Lima, Apr 11 :At least 10 people were killed and another 25 injured in the predawn hours of Monday after a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Peru’s department of Lima. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at kilometer 109 of the Central Highway, the head of the Highway […]
Walking 8,000 steps on weekends enough to cut death risk: study
Tokyo, Apr 10:Walking 8,000 steps per day just on weekends can lower the risk of death, a Japanese research group has found. People who walked at least 8,000 steps daily on one or two days per week saw a drop in the risk of death after 10 years that was about the same as that […]
Egyptian FM calls for end to terrorism, foreign interference in Syria
Cairo, Apr 10 :Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday calls for an end to all forms of terrorism and foreign interference in Syria in order to restore its security and stability. During a phone call with the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen, the top Egyptian diplomat reiterated Egypt’s full support for […]
Baltimore Church sexually abused children for over 60 yrs: NBC News
Washington, Apr 8 :Maryland’s top prosecutor on Wednesday accused Catholic Church officials in Baltimore of engaging in a years long cover-up of the sexual abuse of 600-plus children, some of whom were “preyed upon by multiple abusers over decades,” according to an NBC News report. State Attorney General Anthony Brown chronicled the abuse in a […]
Türkiye, Iran call for Muslim unity against Israel
Ankara/Tehran, Apr 8 : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Friday discussed in a phone conversation the escalation of tensions following Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem earlier this week, Türkiye’s presidency said in a statement. During the conversation, Erdogan underlined the importance of uniting […]
Nearly 60,000 Syrian refugees in Türkiye return homeland after quake
Ankara, Mar 28 : Nearly 60,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their homeland after the February earthquakes devastated their homes in Türkiye, a Turkish cabinet minister said on Monday. “Around 60,000 Syrians living in Türkiye have returned to their lands due to the loss of their homes and relatives,” Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said […]
Storm kills 5 in US San Francisco Bay Area
San Fransisco, Mar 23 :Five people died from storm-related incidents in the U.S. San Francisco Bay Area as of Wednesday afternoon, local authorities said. Two San Francisco residents died from injuries in separate incidents related to downed trees Tuesday afternoon, city officials said. Three other people died from the extreme weather. One in San Mateo […]
At least 3 killed, 44 injured in Afghanistan earthquake
Kabul, Mar 22 :The death toll stands at three after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 jolted Afghanistan on Tuesday, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban-led Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan. At least 44 people have been injured due to the quake, the strong tremors of which were also felt in Pakistan. However, the […]