NEW DELI: The former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today dead at 83 in a Shillong hospital following a sudden illness on Monday. Abdul Kalam, who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007, collapsed at … read more
MOGADISHU: The Somali militants Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel on Sunday, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killed at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said. According to … read more
SANA’A: A Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen’s Taiz killed at least 55 people and left tens injured, Houthi-controlled news agency Saba said on Saturday. A coalition of Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, has been bombarding Iran-allied Houthi forces in Yemen … read more
KABUL: China is likely to host a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives next week, an Afghan official said on Friday, raising hopes for progress toward a political settlement to end years of bloodshed. … read more
RIYADH: An agreement reached this month to curb any Iranian attempt to get an atomic bomb appears to have effective safeguards, Saudi Arabia´s foreign minister said on Thursday. But Adel al-Jubeir said Tehran´s support for regional “terrorism” remains a concern. … read more