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SANAA, Egypt (AFP) – UN assistance flights into Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa have been suspended due to air attacks by the Saudi-led coalition backing the government, an airport spokesman said Tuesday. “The airport is no longer able to receive planes operated by the United Nations or international humanitarian organisations” asRead More →

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HONG KONG (AFP) – World powers slammed Hong Kong’s closely scrutinised legislature vote on Monday, saying Beijing-imposed procedures that cut directly elected seats and limited who could run had degraded democracy in the Chinese colony. In reaction to massive and frequently deadly democratic rallies two years ago, China oversaw aRead More →

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QUETTA – Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Chairman FBR/Secretary Revenue Division, paid a visit to Customs House in Chaman on the third and last day of his tour to Balochistan. Dr. Muhammad Saeed Khan Jadoon, FBR Member (Customs Policy), Mr. Muhammad Sadiq, Chief Collector Customs (Balochistan), and Mr. Rashid Habib Khan,Read More →

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(Reuters) – MOSCOW (Reuters) – According to the Interfax news agency, Facebook has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owing in Russia for failing to erase information deemed unlawful by Moscow, but the danger of a possibly higher charge looms. Facebook parent Meta, along with Alphabet’s Google, will faceRead More →

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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – The death toll from the fiercest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has risen to 208, making it one of the country’s worst storms in recent years, according to the national police. Typhoon Rai wreaked havoc on the archipelago’s southern and central areas, leaving atRead More →

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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – After earlier cameras were smashed in an incident Tehran blamed on Israel, Iran announced Sunday that technical assessment of new security cameras for the Karaj nuclear plant has begun. The new cameras were delivered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to replace ones damaged onRead More →