British Airways says almost all UK flights cancelled over strike

LONDON: British Airways said Monday it has been forced to cancel almost all its UK flights on the first day of a two-day strike...

Iran ‘gravely concerned’ over Afghanistan situation: Zarif

TEHRAN: A day after US President Donald Trump called off negotiations with the Taliban, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that he is “gravely...

Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

HARARE : Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe with an iron fist from 1980 to 2017, has died aged 95, the country´s president announced Friday. First heralded as a...

Bomb attack rocks Afghan capital, at least five killed

KABUL : The Taliban killed at least five people in a fresh bombing in Kabul on Thursday in yet another horrific attack on the Afghan capital...

Son of Egypt’s Morsi dies of heart attack at 25: lawyer

CARIO : The youngest son of deceased Egyptian ex-president Mohamed Morsi himself died on Wednesday night of a heart attack in Cairo, a family lawyer said. Abdallah Morsi,...

China Central govt fully supports HK’s administration: Spokesperson

BEIJING: Chinese Central government firmly supports Lin Zhengyue, the Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) to lead the local affairs and to...

BJP MP Subramanian hurts Sikh community’s sentiments by pushing govt to abandon Kartarpur corridor

NEW DELHI: With the dominant ideology of Hindutva sweeping away the secularism from the face of India, and putting minorities in danger and vulnerable...

NASA investigating first crime committed in space: report

WASHINGTON: US space agency NASA is investigating what may be the first crime committed in outer space, The New York Times reported Saturday. Astronaut Anne...

Trump accuses Jewish Democratic voters of ‘great disloyalty’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats display "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty," sparking...

130 Haj flights taking off from Madina airport daily

ISLAMABAD: Some 130 Haj flights are taking off daily from Prince Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah carrying pilgrims back to their...