Published by Al-Araby Residents of an Iraqi village have killed 11 people in retaliation for a deadly attack claimed by the so-called Islamic State group, an Iraqi security official said. The inhabitants of the majority Shia village of Al-Rashad in the eastern Diyala province killed 11 people on Wednesday in the predominantly Sunni neighbouring hamlet
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Published by Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s coronavirus caseload took its biggest jump in two weeks on Thursday, with over 28,000 new infections, the Robert Koch Institute said, adding heft to worries about restrictions this winter. The number of new infections per 100,000 people over seven days – one of the metrics used to determine
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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, A noted human rights body, International Forum for Justice Human Rights JK (IFJHR) has denounced the assault on several Kashmiri students across India. Chairman of the IFJHRJK Muhammad Ahsan Untoo denounced the thrashing of Kashmiri students in the colleges of Punjab. He termed it the handiwork of right wing groups like Vishvi
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Published by Al-Araby The United States on Tuesday said it strongly opposed Israel’s plans for Jewish settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank as damaging for peace prospects between Israelis and Palestinians, in the Biden administration’s harshest public criticism of Israeli settlement policy to date. “We are deeply concerned about the Israeli government’s plan to
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Published by Reuters By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home prices stalled for the first time since February 2020 in September, as the chill in the property market intensified amid tightening credit due to an ongoing crackdown on speculative investment. The average new home price in 70 major Chinese cities
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Published by Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese volcano spewed ash several miles into the sky when it erupted on Wednesday, prompting officials to warn people to steer clear of the threat of lava flows and falling rocks, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Mount Aso, a tourist destination on the
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Published by Reuters By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea test-fired a new, smaller ballistic missile from a submarine, state media confirmed on Wednesday, a move that analysts said could be aimed at more quickly fielding an operational missile submarine. The statement from state media came a day after South Korea’s military
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Published by Reuters DAMASCUS (Reuters) -At least 13 Syrian military personnel were killed in a roadside bomb attack, as their bus crossed a bridge in central Damascus during early morning rush hour on Wednesday, state television reported. Syrian state TV posted on its Telegram account images of the charred cabin of the bus, and rescue
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Published by Al-Araby Arriving in New Delhi last month for a two-day official visit, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held extensive meetings with the Indian Minister for External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval, and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Though bilateral coordination in economic and security matters
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Published by The Bangkok Post Yong Poovorawan, chief of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University, has said that Molnupiravir can help reduce the risk of hospitalisation or death among people suffering from Covid-19. Dr Yong said the medicine, developed by Merck, is highly effective if patients take it within five days
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