345 killed in the conflict between government and rebels in Libya; concerns over the threat to oil production raised

345 killed in the conflict between government and rebels in Libya; concerns over the threat to oil production raised

Tripoli: 345 people have been killed in the ongoing conflict that broke out a month ago between the rebels and government forces to take over the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Since the last few days Tripoli has been pounded with airstrikes, and the Libyan government accused the fighter jets from Arab nations for these attacks. […]

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Chinese Foreign Ministry indicates China’s willingness to take action against Jaish Chief, Masood Azhar

Chinese Foreign Ministry indicates China’s willingness to take action against Jaish Chief, Masood Azhar

Beijing: China has indicated that action can be taken in the UN Security Council against Jaish Chief Masood Azhar. This Chinese stance that saved Masood Azhar four times, forwarding a technical reason, is a significant deviation. Talks had already started that China will have to reconsider its position, in view of the increasing pressure applied […]

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IS chief Baghdadi warns of attacks on France and its allies in a new video

IS chief Baghdadi warns of attacks on France and its allies in a new video

Cairo: Abu Bakr-al-Baghdadi, the chief of the terrorist organisation IS, who had announced establishing Caliphate the world over by initiating conflict between Iraq and Syria, has instigated his supporters once again. Baghdadi claimed to have avenged the defeat in Syria, by carrying out blasts in churches and five-star hotels in Sri Lanka. He further incited […]

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Sri Lanka imposes Burqa ban; President Sirisena issues ordinance

Sri Lanka imposes Burqa ban; President Sirisena issues ordinance

Colombo: Srilanka imposed a Burqa Ban on Monday. President Maitripala Sirisena issued an ordinance banning the burqa, using special powers. The Sri Lankan President’s office informed that this decision has been taken in view of security. The Sri Lankan President’s office said that although the order does not mention burqa and Hijab directly, it says […]

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Pakistan can never be seen as India’s friend, says former Chief of Staff and Minister for Foreign Affairs VK Singh

Pakistan can never be seen as India’s friend, says former Chief of Staff and Minister for Foreign Affairs VK Singh

New Delhi: “Pakistan can never become a friend of India. Considering Pakistan as a friend would be the biggest weakness of India,” affirmed Former Chief of Staff and Minister for Foreign Affairs VK Singh. His comments came after a candidate contesting Loksabha elections asked India not to treat Pakistan as an enemy nation. He further […]

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US announces USD 10 million rewards for providing information regarding financial channels of Iran supporter Hezbollah

US announces USD 10 million rewards for providing information regarding financial channels of Iran supporter Hezbollah

Washington: The United States has initiated an aggressive campaign, to destroy the financial sources of Hezbollah, standing on Iranian and Syrian support and having a strong base in Lebanon. US President Donald Trump had achieved reasonable success, in restricting the activities of Hezbollah, by imposing harsh sanctions against it. The United States has indicated increasing […]

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Arab League to provide $100 million in aid to Palestine Arab countries pressurising Palestine to accept the US peace proposal

Arab League to provide $100 million in aid to Palestine Arab countries pressurising Palestine to accept the US peace proposal

Cairo: Following the Israeli and US decisions to corner Palestine economically, the Arab League has come to the rescue of the crisis-ridden Palestine government, in the West Bank. The Arab League declared an aid of $100 million, every month, to the Palestinian government, active in the West Bank, under the leadership of Mahmood Abbas. The […]

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Emergency declared in Sri Lanka; the number of dead crosses 290, 8 Indians among dead

Emergency declared in Sri Lanka; the number of dead crosses 290, 8 Indians among dead

Colombo: The number of people killed in the Sunday serial blasts, in Sri Lanka, has reached 290. One more planned saboteur activity was busted with the seizure of 87 detonators from the bus depot in capital Colombo. But this has made the security conditions critical, and therefore, Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena declared emergency in […]

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7 killed in terror attacks in Afghanistan; following the failure of US-Taliban talks

7 killed in terror attacks in Afghanistan; following the failure of US-Taliban talks

Kabul: 7 people, including four civilians, were killed in the suicide blast and firing by the terrorists, in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul. The Afghan agencies claimed that hundreds of lives were saved because of the timely action, by the Afghan security agencies. There is a strong possibility that the Taliban, agitated because of the […]

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