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An expanding Gaza war, with no endgame in sight
As the Gaza conflict reverberates across the region, West Asia could sleepwalk into Armageddon “Targeted killings serve no useful purpose: while the deceased leaders are quickly replaced, the assassinations increase mutual hostility and escalate tensions. […]
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Most significant events in 2021
One good thing can be said about 2021: it wasn’t as tumultuous as 2020, which put in a claim to be the worst year ever. That, however, may be damning with faint praise. Yes, the […]
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CIVILIANS AMONG 30 DEAD IN YEMEN AIR RAIDS
SANAA (TIP):Air raids on Yemen s rebel-held capital on Wednesday killed more than 30 people, including civilians, local and international aid organisations said. Hussein al-Tawil, head of the Sanaa branch of Yemen Red Crescent, said at least […]
World
At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea
DUBAI (TIP): At least 56 people have drowned over the past 24 hours, and dozens remain missing, after human traffickers forced 300 African migrants off two Yemen-bound boats and into the sea. Survivors — all Ethiopian and Somali […]
World
20 Yemeni civilians killed in air strike UN, witnesses
ADEN (TIP): An air strike on a group of displaced Yemenis has killed at least 20 civilians, mostly from the same family, a UN statement and witnesses said July 19. The attack on Tuesday afternoon hit a group […]
World
100,000 cholera cases, 789 deaths, in Yemen in past month: WHO
GENEVA (TIP): A cholera outbreak of more than 100,000 cases has erupted in war-ravaged Yemen, killing nearly 800 people, in just over a month, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on June 8. The UN health agency said […]
Americas
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump‘s administration on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to revive his ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by lower courts that found it was discriminatory. The administration filed two […]
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World
34 dead, 2,000 sick with suspected cholera in Yemen: WHO
34 dead, 2,000 sick with suspected cholera in Yemen: WHO SANAA (TIP): Thirty-four people have died of cholerarelated causes and more than 2,000 have been taken ill in less than two weeks in Yemen, the World Health Organization said on […]
Middle East
Hundreds of Yemenis with US visas stranded in Djibouti
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Hundreds of Yemenis with US visas are stranded in the tiny African state of Djibouti because of President Donald Trump‘s ban on entry for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, an American lawyer there […]
Middle East
Yemen’s Shiite rebels say they back US-brokered cease-fire
SANAA, YEMEN (TIP): Amid more clashes on Nov 17 in Yemen, the country’s Shiite rebels confirmed their endorsement a US-brokered cease-fire deal previously announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry. However, the backing of […]
Middle East
Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels fire missile toward Mecca
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (TIP): Siite rebels in Yemen fired a ballistic missile toward the holy Muslim city of Mecca overnight, Saudi Arabia said Friday, the insurgents’ deepest strike yet into the kingdom amid the […]
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India
Sushma Swaraj appeals to all Indians living in danger zones to return
NEW DELHI (TIP): In the wake of death of four Indian women in strife-torn Yemen’s Aden city, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on March 4 appealed to all Indians living in “danger zones” to return home.”I […]
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DEFENDING THE DIASPORA
Many people involved in the massive evacuation of Indian expatriates from Kuwait in 1990 are disappointed at the mischaracterization of the role of the politicians, diplomats and airline officials in Airlift, a new Hindi film based […]
Middle East
Saudi Arabia urged to make more of its human rights successes by foreign office minster Tobias Ellwood
RIYADH (TIP): A government minister has urged Saudi Arabia to do a “better job” of trumpeting its human rights successes during an official visit to the country, less than a month after it carried out […]
United States
14,000 Indians Overstayed In US In 2015
WASHINGTON: Over 14,000 of the 8.8 lakh Indians who travelled to the US on visitor or business visa in 2015 overstayed in the country, according to official figures. The data provided by the Department of Homeland […]
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Iran and Saudi Arabia: Islamic Intolerance or Oil Intolerance | In-depth Coverage & Analysis
Saudi Arabia has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Iran following Saturday’s (January 2) attack on its embassy in Tehran during protests against executions in the kingdom. Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, made […]
Business & Economics
Saudi Arabia in Recession | Cuts Spending to Shrink Deficit
A glut of oil, the demise of OPEC and weakening global demand combined to make 2015 the year of crashing oil prices. The cost of crude fell to levels not seen for 11 years – […]
Europe
UN AID CHIEF DEMANDS PROBE OF YEMEN WEDDING BOMBING
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The top United Nations aid official has called for a swift investigation of a suspected Saudi-led air strike that killed dozens of people at a wedding in Yemen. Stephen O’Brien, the UN […]
Europe
Bronze Age Britons mummified dead
LONDON (TIP): Ancient Britons may have mummified their dead during the Bronze Age, claims a study that is the first to show that mummification may have been a common funerary practise in the UK. Building […]