DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Researchers in Bangladesh detected two cases of a more infectious omicron subvariant of the coronavirus Tuesday amid a sharp rise in infections there of the deadly disease. A research team detected the subvariant called BA.4/5 in two men in the southwestern district of Jessore. The men, between 44 and 79 years [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel confirmed Tuesday that a planned visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to Türkiye will take place this week as scheduled. Lapid will be accompanied during the visit by the foreign ministry’s director general, Alon Ushpiz, according to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. Lapid’s visit comes amid a deep political cri...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran said Monday that it is “too early” to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia amid Iraqi mediation between the two regional arch-rivals. “It is too early to talk about the reopening of embassies by Tehran and Riyadh,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told a news briefing in Tehran. The spokesman was […]...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The UN refugee agency and the Liberation War Museum of Bangladesh jointly organized a photo exhibition on Monday in the capital Dhaka to highlight the plight of Rohingya refugees on the occasion of the World Refugee Day. The exhibition titled “We are Rohingya” presented the work of 10 Rohingya refugees, who […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday agreed to table a bill next week for the dissolution of the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament), and the latter will be appointed as prime minister, state media reported. As part of the agreement, a vote will be held in the Knesset […]
Beirut, Lebanon – (AFP) Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said that Lebanon is ready to expel Syrian refugees living in the country if the international community does not work to repatriate them. Lebanon, grappling with its worst ever economic crisis, has the world’s highest proportion of refugees in its population, with the governm...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 13 Syrian regime soldiers were killed when their bus came under attack on Monday, according to the state news agency SANA. SANA said the attack took place in the northern countryside of Raqqa province, which is controlled by the PKK. Two other soldiers were injured in the attack. Several buses […]
GENEVA (AA) – UN human rights experts on Monday praised an announcement by Malaysia’s government that it will abolish death penalty. The experts in a statement encouraged Malaysia’s parliament to take the legislative steps and pass a law to this effect. The policy shift will replace the mandatory death penalty with alternative sentences concer...
Eight million people have been affected by historic flooding in Bangladesh and India that has left 75 people dead. Trains have been flipped by landslides and a lack of telecommunication services has made it difficult to fully assess the extent of the damage. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society aims to help with resettlement efforts. The [&hell...
A 2018 report by investment bank Morgan Stanley found 23,000 Indian millionaires had left the country since 2014. A recent Global Wealth Migration Review report revealed nearly 5,000 millionaires, or 2% of all high net-worth people in India, left the country in 2020 alone. Bob Dhillon, Canadian-Indian real estate magnate and chief executive o...
