LONDON: Britain is considering minting a coin to commemorate India’s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, amid growing interest in recognizing the contributions of people from the black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities. British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak asked the Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC) in a letter to pursue recognition […]
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TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday (Aug 1) it has arrested the head of a US-based “terrorist group” accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing in the southern city of Shiraz and of other, abortive attacks. “Jamshid Sharmahd, who was leading armed and sabotage operations inside Iran, is now in […]
The US wants to shift away from the Middle East to focus on China but that move will not be so easy to achieve, say observers. WASHINGTON: Earlier this month, Iran announced that it is negotiating a 25-year agreement with China encompassing trade, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, and even military cooperation. […]
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant, a first for the Arab world, successfully started up Saturday (Aug 1) in a region grappling with conflicts. Here are some facts about the plant that consists of four nuclear reactors, designed to supplement the energy needs of a country which […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jul 31) he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday to ban fast-growing social media app TikTok in the United States, as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be a tool for Chinese intelligence. US officials and lawmakers […]
WASHINGTON: A 17-year-old Florida boy masterminded the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc, including those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, officials said on Friday (Jul 31). A 19-year-old British man and a 22-year-old man in Orlando, Florida were also charged under US […]
MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday (Jul 31) it would respond with reciprocal measures to European Union travel and financial sanctions against a department of Russia’s military intelligence service for alleged cyberattacks. “Of course this unfriendly action by the EU will not be left unanswered,” the ministry said in […]
The value of nuclear missiles to North Korea is very obvious, and it is surprising that US President Donald Trump offered so little for them, says Professor Robert E Kelly. BUSAN: This week, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un stated that nuclear deterrence insures there will never be another […]
LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday (Jul 29) agreed to a deal to defuse weeks of clashes in the US city of Portland with the withdrawal of federal forces whose presence enraged protesters, but the timing remained in dispute. Oregon Governor Kate Brown said the forces – whose […]
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Jul 28) said he fears US-China tensions could continue beyond the US presidential election this year, highlighting the “bipartisan consensus on treating China as a threat”. Mr Lee was speaking at a virtual dialogue organised by the Atlantic Council – an American […]