Conflict
- Middle East
Houthis call on foreign companies to leave UAE as conflict escalates
Sana’a : Yemen’s Houthi movement has called on foreign companies to pull out of the United Arab Emirates following a series of airstrikes against Yemen by the US-Saudi-UAE coalition, Yahya Sare’e, a…
- World
Internal conflict in Taliban leadership raises concerns for Afghanistan
Kabul: Internal power struggles are fracturing Taliban leadership, raising steep concerns for the already blood-drenched and war-torn Afghanistan. Hollie McKay, in an article in New York Post, said that multiple sources on…
- Hyderabad
Man-animal conflict getting too close for comfort
Hyderabad: Dogs and monkeys — the first, man’s oldest friend from the animal world, and the other, man’s closest relation from the animal world, loved and revered as an epitome of faith in…
- India
5 Assam cops killed in border conflict with Mizoram; over 50 injured
Guwahati: At least five Assam Police personnel were killed while defending the “constitutional boundary” of the state with Mizoram and more than 60 people injured, including an SP, as the festering border dispute…
- Middle East
15 killed in anti-Houthi operation in Yemen
Sanaa: Forces loyal to the Yemeni government launched a military operation against the Houthi rebels in the country’s central province of al-Bayda, leaving 15 people from both sides dead, an official said.…
- World
Afghan civilians take up arms against Taliban as conflict intensifies
Kabul: As deadly clashes in Afghanistan continue to intensify, hundreds of more civilians have taken up arms against the Taliban in support of the government forces in Herat, Patkia, Ghor and Kunduz…
- Sports
BCCI ethics officer finds Rupa Gurunath guilty of conflict of interest
New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) ethics officer Justice DK Jain on Thursday said that he has found Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) President Rupa Gurunath guilty of…
- Middle East
Nearly 500,000 people killed in decade of Syrian civil war: Report
Damascus: Nearly 500,000 people have been killed in the decade-long civil war in Syria since the Syrian revolution on March 15, 2011, informed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The unrest…
- World
EU offers assistance in conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan after recent developments
Brussels: In connection with another incident on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the European Union calls on the parties to de-escalate, and also offers assistance in the settlement, the bloc’s external…
- World
13 million people in Afghanistan lack food as drought crisis bites: Report
Kabul: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said that urgent action is needed to avert a deepening crisis in Afghanistan as one-third of the country’s population…
- World
Armenia, Azerbaijan clashes resume over separatist region
Yerevan: The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh resumed Monday morning, with both sides accusing each other of launching attacks. Armenian military officials on Monday reported…
- World
Azerbaijan president criticizes mediators; fighting rages on
Baku: Heavy fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued Saturday in their conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, while Azerbaijan’s president criticized the international mediators who have tried for decades to resolve the…
- World
Armenia ready to talk cease-fire amid Azerbaijan clashes
Yerevan: Officials in Armenia said Friday the country is ready to discuss a cease-fire in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces has continued for six straight…
- World
UN council urges speedy halt to Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
United Nations: The UN Security Council called on Armenia and Azerbaijan Tuesday to immediately halt fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and urgently resume talks without preconditions. The UN’s most powerful body…
- World
Tensions mount as Armenia, Azerbaijan continue fighting
Yerevan: Armenian and Azerbaijani forces accused each other of attacks on their territory Tuesday, as fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh continued for a third straight day following the reigniting of a…
