International
UAE starts up first nuclear power plant
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Saturday that it has started operations in the first of four...
Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law
BEIJING: A U.S. citizen is among six pro-democracy activists to have arrest warrants issued for them by Hong Kong police...
Muslims in Ireland offer Eid prayer in football ground
Dublin, Ireland: On a crisp, bright morning in Dublin, worshippers sit on prayer mats spaced across a sport pitch, listening...
US asks Pakistan to act after American charged with blasphemy
Washington: The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to take action over the killing of an American national in a...
Pilgrims pray on Haj day in shadow of coronavirus
Mecca: The global coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over every aspect of this year’s pilgrimage, which last year drew...
Man shot dead for ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan courtroom
Peshawar: A man accused of blasphemy for claiming that he was a prophet has been shot dead in a courtroom...
Indian-origin author Avni Doshi’s ‘Burnt Sugar’ on 2020 Booker Prize longlist
New Delhi: Indian-origin author Avni Doshi’s “Burnt Sugar” and two titles from Bloomsbury – “Apeirogon” by Colum McCann and “Such...
Hajj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia with limits on crowds
Riyadh: The Hajj, Islam’s most sacred pilgrimage, started late Tuesday in Saudi Arabia under coronavirus restrictions that greatly restricted crowds....
Author and Modi critic, Aatish Taseer got US citizenship
Washington: In an article written in the famous Time magazine, Atish Taseer, who was in controversy by calling Prime Minister...
Iran fires missile at mock aircraft carrier amid US tensions
Tehran: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica US aircraft carrier in the strategic...