COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities on Friday announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and schools, as public transport ground almost entirely to a halt due to a lack of dollars to pay for imported fuel. The Public Administration ministry ordered… Continue Reading
JERUSALEM: Israel and Arab countries that share its worries about Iran should build up a joint force under a US aegis, the Israeli defence minister said on Tuesday ahead of a visit to the region by US President Joe Biden.… Continue Reading
China warns US pushing relations to ‘brink of new Cold War’ The United States is pushing relations with China to “the brink of a new Cold War”, China’s foreign minister said on Sunday, rejecting US “lies” over the coronavirus while… Continue Reading
The head of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan has met with the Taliban leaders to discuss reduction in violence in the war-plagued country, officials said Saturday, with the Taliban accusing the US of violating a landmark agreement. Washington signed… Continue Reading
Pakistan on Thursday asked Afghanistan to hand over Aslam Farooqi, the leader of the Afghan affiliate of the militant Islamic State (IS) group, who was arrested by Afghan authorities last week. A Foreign Office statement said the Afghanistan ambassador to… Continue Reading
Crude oil prices were up on Thursday as the global oil market awaits the production cut decision of OPEC and its allies in their meeting later in the day. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $33.34 per barrel at… Continue Reading
US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul amid multiple crises US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, a pool report said, amid an ongoing political crisis, a raging Taliban insurgency and rising coronavirus… Continue Reading
Saudi Aramco will cut capital spending as it prepares for a prolonged period of lower crude prices after its largest shareholder launched an oil price war. Saudi Arabia’s decision to flood the market with additional supplies after Russia declined to… Continue Reading
According to Daily Times, newly elected Israeli MP Iman al-Khatib, greeting supporters in Nazareth, shook hands with women but tapped her heart with her right hand for men. The gestures signaled the Muslim identity of the woman who is about… Continue Reading