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January 13, 2020 11:25 AM

India declares state mourning today for deceased Oman Sultan

India has declared state mourning today for deceased Oman Sultan Qaboos bin said Al Said. The decision comes as a mark of respect towards one of India's closest partners in the region. Throughout the country, the National Flag will fly at half-mast and there will be no official entertainment du...

January 13, 2020 8:31 AM

Rockets hit Iraq military base hosting US troops

A volley of rockets slammed into an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad where US forces have been based. Iraqi military said, eight Katyusha-type rockets landed on Al-Balad airbase yesterday, wounding two Iraqi officers and two airmen.<br />'' <br />'' &amp...

January 13, 2020 8:24 AM

World Future Energy Summit to begin today in Abu Dhabi

<span style="color: #222222;">The World Future Energy Summit will begin today in Abu Dhabi. 33,500 participants from 170 countries and 800 specialist exhibitors are expected to attend the four-day annual event. </span><br />'' &am...

January 12, 2020 9:09 PM

Prominent Sufi Singer arrested for hurting religious feelings in Bangladesh

<span style="color: #222222;">A prominent Sufi folk singer was arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday after protests erupted against him for allegedly making anti-Islam comments during a performance. News agency AFP reported that the Sufi folk singer Shariat Sarker was ar...

January 12, 2020 5:40 PM

Hong Kong rally seeks international support for movement

More than a thousand people attended a rally in Hong Kong today to urge people and governments abroad to support the city's pro-democracy movement and oppose China's ruling Communist Party.<br />''  <br />'' Representatives of al...

January 12, 2020 1:26 PM

Australian PM expresses regret over handling of bushfire crisis

<span style="color: #222222;">Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis ravaging the country. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style=&...

January 12, 2020 1:16 PM

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen secures second term in landslide victory

<span style="color: #222222;">Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen secured a landslide victory in presidential elections with voters resoundingly handing its first female leader a second term. Her main rival, Han Kuo-yu of the China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) party, ha...

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