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September 16, 2017 8:12 PM

Indo-US commence joint exercise Yudh Abhyas – 2017 at Washington

Exercise Yudh Abhyas - 2017, a joint military exercise between Indian and US armies commenced this morning at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, USA with a brief and impressive opening ceremony. The US contingent was represented by Company of 5th Infantry Battalion from 20 Infantry Regiment of th...

September 16, 2017 8:08 PM

US and UAE to conduct joint military exercise in Abu Dhabi

The ground forces of the United Arab Emirate and the United States are holding a joint military exercise in Abu Dhabi starting today, as part of their efforts to consolidate their bilateral relations and exchange their training and military expertise, to raise the combat efficiency and readiness of ...

September 16, 2017 7:57 PM

Egyptian court confirms Morsi's life sentence

An Egyptian court today upheld the life sentence against ousted president Mohamed Morsi in what is known as the Qatar espionage case.<br/><br/>The Court of Cassation, Egypt's highest appeal court, rejected the former president's appeal and said the ruling is final and unappeala...

September 16, 2017 7:57 PM

Bangladesh announces plans to build shelters for Rohingya Muslims

The Bangladeshi government has announced plans to build shelters for up to 400,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing from neighbouring Myanmar. The army and aid agencies are due to erect 14,000 shelters, each housing six families, near the city of Cox's Bazar. Since late August over 400,000 Rohingya are...

September 16, 2017 7:54 PM

Singaporeans hold rare protest over presidential vote

Hundreds of Singaporeans angered by the walkover victory of their first female president held a silent sit-in in a park today in a rare political protest denouncing the lack of an election. <br/><br/>Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Malay Muslim minority, was sworn ...

September 16, 2017 7:54 PM

UAE condemns North Korea's firing of ballistic missile over Japan

The United Arab Emirates has condemned North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile that flew over Japan on Thursday, in a new provocative test for regional and international security and a continuation of Pyongyang&apos;s unacceptable escalation. <br/><br/>In its statement, the Mini...

September 16, 2017 6:30 PM

Significant arrest made in London Tube terror attack: Police

In the United Kingdom, an 18-year-old man was arrested today in connection with the terror attack on a packed London Tube train. <br/><br/>The Metropolitan calling it a significant development in the ongoing investigation said, the man was arrested by Kent Police in the port area of Dove...

September 16, 2017 3:54 PM

UAE, Saudi Arabia & Kuwait condemn terrorist explosion at London

UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have condemned the terrorist explosion at a London tube train station leaving a number of people injured. <br/><br/>In its statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation rejected all forms and practices of instigated violence and...

September 16, 2017 3:54 PM

Lebanon's army says it foils attacks after warnings from foreign embassies

Lebanon&apos;s army said it had arrested Islamist militants who were planning attacks in the country. Earlier, foreign embassies have warned their citizens to avoid public places.<br/><br/>The army said in a statement yesterday that Army intelligence carried out several raids arresting 1...

September 16, 2017 3:50 PM

Iraqi military starts operation against IS near Syrian border

Iraq today said, it has started a multi-pronged operation to capture a town near the Syrian border from the Islamic State group. <br/><br/>Iraqi military commander Lieutenant General Abdul-Amir Rasheed Yar Allah said the operation to liberate Akashat aims at securing part of the borders ...

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