WELLINGTON: By his own admission, Devon Conway was struggling in South Africa before a bold move to New Zealand turned around his cricketing fortunes in spectacular fashion. The left-handed batsman now finds himself a key part of a Black Caps squad intent on continuing their winning ways at the T20 World Cup starting this week after … Read more
KABUL: The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) has urged the Taliban’s caretaker government to resume children’s vaccination amid fear of spreading polio and measles in war-affected Afghanistan. “The health system is about to collapse, we have weeks, not months or years. We will have humanitarian catastrophe,” UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi was quoted as … Read more
KABUL: The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Monday to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The Taliban, which seized power in August and declared an emirate, are seeking international recognition and assistance to avoid a humanitarian disaster … Read more
RIYADH: Ten people received injuries at an airport in Saudi Arabia in a Houthi drone attack on Friday evening. According to a Saudi Press Agency report, the Houthi militia deployed a bomb-laden drone to attack the King Abdullah Airport in Jazan. The 10 injured were travellers and airport staff, with six of them being Saudi … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director Commercial Babar Hamid has resigned from his position. According to sources, he sent his resignation to the PCB chairman Ramiz Raja, which he is yet to confirm. Sources also said that he was behind the New Zealand DRS mishap. it further added that the PCB chairman has ordered an inquiry, … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: In exercising the right of reply at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, a Chinese envoy on Monday rejected false US accusations against China’s human rights situation and called for solidarity and cooperation. The United States used all sorts of trumped-up charges and fabricated lies to … Read more
SYDNEY: More than 100 music students and teachers have fled Afghanistan in a nail-biting flight from Kabul following the Taliban’s takeover of the country, their institute’s founder and the principal told AFP. Fearing a crackdown on music by the country’s new leaders, a total 101 members of Afghanistan’s top musical institute landed in Doha on … Read more
PORT LOUIS: Mauritius fully opened its doors to international visitors on Friday, hoping to rebuild its vital tourism industry after long months of isolation because of the Covid pandemic. The move was greeted with a mixture of optimism, relief and some caution in the Indian Ocean paradise. “This reopening is inevitable because 100,000 families depend … Read more
MANAMA: Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid began a landmark visit Thursday to Bahrain where he will open the Israeli embassy one year after the US-brokered normalisation of ties. The Israeli top diplomat touched down at Manama airport, where a Gulf Air plane was due to take off for the first commercial flight between the two countries … Read more
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar prayed for the speedy recovery of the former Pakistan batting legend Inzamam-ul-Haq after suffering from a heart attack. On his official Twitter account, Sachin wrote, “You’ve always been calm yet competitive, and a fighter on the field.” “I hope and pray that you’ll come out stronger from this situation as … Read more
The British High Commission in Islamabad did not advise against England’s tour to Pakistan, British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner. “This was a decision made by the ECB, which is independent of the British government, based on concerns for player welfare,” Turner said in a video message a day after England had abandoned their … Read more
The Afghan Taliban have sacked Hamid Shinwari, the Executive Director of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and has been replaced with a member of the Haqqani network, say reports. Shinwari put up a post on Facebook Monday in which he said he had been asked by Anas Haqqani, a senior member of the Taliban, that … Read more
WASHINGTON – The US stated on Monday that COVID-19 limitations for fully vaccinated flying travelers from 33 nations, including China, India, Brazil, and most of Europe, will be lifted in November. As the virus spreads, the unprecedented restrictions have kept relatives, friends, and business travelers isolated for months. President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response coordinator, Jeffrey … Read more
According to the leaders of international trade associations from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean appearing on a virtual panel arranged by the American Society of Travel Advisors, the return of international travel is critical to the industry’s recovery (ASTA). The panelists all agreed that the uncertainty around laws and regulations, … Read more
To help shape up for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a bumper 2021-22 women’s cricket season. In the coming season, Pakistan’s top women players will be competing in 33 matches, domestic and international. The season will commence from September 9 in Karachi where Pakistan Cup Women’s One … Read more
BEIJING: Torrential rains are again expected to sweep across the western regions of China from Saturday and then move eastward, said the National Meteorological Center on Friday. Torrential rains are expected to lash parts of the Gansu, Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces, as well as the Sichuan Basin on Saturday. On August 22, the rain belt … Read more
YINCHUAN: A total of 277 deals worth approximately 156.7 billion yuan ($24 billion) have been signed at the ongoing fifth China-Arab States Expo in northwest China‘s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The deals cover various fields including electronic information, clean energy, new materials, green food, and tourism cooperation. Among them, investment of nearly 154 billion yuan … Read more
KABUL: The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according to an intelligence document for the UN that deepened fears on Friday. The Taliban have been conducting “targeted door-to-door visits” of people who worked with US and NATO forces, according to a confidential document by the UN’s threat assessment consultants seen by … Read more
BEIJING: China encourages the Afghan Taliban to pursue a moderate religious policy and hopes that the new Afghan regime can make a clean break with all kinds of international terrorist forces, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. China hopes the Taliban can work with all parties in setting up an open and inclusive political framework, … Read more
BEIJING: China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Tuesday that astronauts currently in China’s space station core module Tianhe will carry out extravehicular activities for a second time within the next few days. The three Chinese astronauts have been working and living in orbit for two months. They were sent into space on board the … Read more
ISTANBUL: Floods caused by unusually heavy rainfall struck Turkey’s northern coast on Wednesday, tearing down a bridge and leaving villages without power, after some of the biggest wildfires in the country’s history ravaged its southwest, agencies report. State broadcaster TRT Haber quoted as saying one person died from a heart attack in the northern province … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bipartisan infrastructure bill after months of strenuous negotiations, though analysts are concerned that this legislation falls short of its promise to be fully paid for. In a rare stroke of bipartisanship, more than a dozen Republicans joined Democrats to back the legislation. The final vote was … Read more
ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities detained 76 suspects and seized 4,122 historical artifacts in large-scale anti-smuggling operations conducted in Turkey and abroad, local media reported on Tuesday. According to the state-run TRT broadcaster, simultaneous operations have been carried out at 108 addresses in 30 provinces across Turkey to capture 92 suspected smugglers, including collectors. It said so … Read more
LONDON: China is leading the world in transitioning to a clean energy future and its manufacturing of green technology is why, said an article published Monday by the BBC. China generates more solar power than any other country, which is “a sign of where the country is heading,” and its wind power installations were more … Read more
BEIJING: China saw a surge in sales of new-energy passenger vehicles in July, industry data showed. The retail sales of new-energy passenger cars reached 222,000 units, up 169.4 per cent year on year, according to the China Passenger Car Association. The wholesale volume of new-energy passenger vehicles grew 202.9 per cent year on year to … Read more
NAIROBI: Kenya is seeking to increase its horticulture exports to China in order to boost its revenues, the industry said on Monday. Ojepat Okisegere, CEO of Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya told journalists in Nairobi that China, which has a huge consumer market, can give better revenues as compared to traditional markets in Europe. According … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s economy grew 1.5 per cent in the second quarter, year-on-year, first expansion since the pandemic, fuelled by a 10.1 per cent growth in the non-oil sector, Khaleej Times quoted the flash government estimates on Monday. Seasonally-adjusted real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.1 per cent in the second quarter, compared with the first quarter, … Read more
NEW YORK: Over one million US children did not enroll in local schools, with the sharpest drop in kindergarten — more than 340,000 students, as the Covid-19 pandemic is sweeping the country, the New York Times quoted official data as reporting on Saturday. The report said that the kids who had been expected to enroll … Read more
