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Gulf, West condole passing of UAE Prez Khalifa bin Zayed
A number of leaders, Arab and Western countries offered their condolences to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after it announced the death of the President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan at…
- World
Russia would not supply gas to Europe for free
Moscow: Russia does not intend to engage in charity and export gas to Europe for free, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said while commenting on statements by representatives of Western countries that they…
- World
US political scientist blames West for Ukraine crisis
London: “The West and especially America, is principally responsible” for the Ukraine crisis, John J. Mearsheimer, a US political scientist, wrote in a recent opinion piece published in The Economist. American and…
- India
Moscow says India may replace West in Russian pharmaceuticals market
Moscow: Indian pharmaceutical companies may replace Western manufacturers leaving the Russian market, Russian envoy to India Denis Alipov said on Friday. “The withdrawal of many Western companies from the Russian market and…
- World
Russia says to publish retaliatory sanctions against West soon
Moscow: Russia will publish individual sanctions against the West in the near future, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday. “The lists are ready,” Ryabkov said on Russian broadcaster Channel One,…
- World
Recognise Russia as terrorist country: Ukraine President
London: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday called on British MPs to recognise Russia as a terrorist country following President Vladimir Putin’s attack on his nation and called for tougher sanctions to…
- World
Western countries destroyed without a single shot being fired: Russia
New Delhi: As Russia announced that it was withdrawing some troops from the Ukrainian border, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said Western countries have been “destroyed without a single shot being fired”,…
- World
Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees
Moscow: The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not expand eastwards, blaming the West for tensions that are building up…
- Featured News
What does Taliban’s triumph mean for political Islam?
New Delhi: Over several months before the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, their spokespersons asserted that they were now a “new” Taliban–a Taliban who would be moderate in doctrine…
- Middle East
Iran holds military exercises near Azerbaijan border
Tehran: Iran’s national army began exercises on Friday near its border with Azerbaijan, state TV reported, putting on a display of military capabilities near a neighbour it is increasingly skeptical of its…
- World
‘Heatwave in US, Canada virtually impossible without climate change’
New York: The recent deadly heatwave that scorched Canada and parts of the western US would have been “virtually impossible” without the influence of climate change, local media reported. The global warming…
- World
Johnson confirms most British troops have left Afghanistan
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Thursday that most British troops have left Afghanistan, almost 20 years after the U.K. and other Western countries sent troops into the country to engage in…
- World
Blinken condemns Russian entry ban for 8 EU officials
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has joined the European Union in its condemnation of the Russian decision to ban entry for eight officials of the European Union and EU countries…
