Egyptian authorities have seized the Ever Given cargo ship that was lodged in the Suez Canal for several days last month, ordering the ship’s owner to pay $900 million in compensation. CNN reports; that Egyptian authorities have ordered Ever Given’s owner, Japanese chartering company Shoei Kisen Kaisha, to foot the hefty bill for losses inflicted […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. Dubbed the “forever war,” the US military onslaught in Afghanistan began in response to September 11, 2001. Terrorist attacks against […]
The US, EU, and South Africa have decided to suspend the use of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Coronavirus vaccine as a precautionary measure after many recipients in the US suffered rare blood clots in the days that followed. According to details, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that 6 out of 6.8 […]
BROOKLYN CENTER: The police chief of a Minneapolis suburb where a young Black man was shot to death by police during a traffic stop; sparking two nights of civil unrest, said on Monday the officer in question apparently drew her gun instead of her Taser by mistake when she opened fire. Judging from an initial […]
For years, the world’s loneliest elephant, Kaavan has entertained crowds from his small; barren spot of land in a Pakistani zoo. Now, after being rescued by American pop icon Cher; Kaavan’s journey from isolation and loneliness in Pakistan to freedom and wellbeing in a sanctuary in Cambodia is going to be released on April 22. […]
The story of Prince Philip of Greece and Princess Elizabeth sprang out of a summer encounter at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in the year of 1939. Both of them were distant cousins, had been at the same gatherings on a number of occasions. When Philip was 13 and the Princess was eight, they […]
A man in the Philippines has died after being forced to do 300 squats for breaching Covid curfews; making him the latest victim of the country’s often brutal approach to enforcing restrictions. Darren Manaog Peñaredondo, 28, was apprehended by village watchmen on April 1 in General Trias City, south of Manila, while he was buying […]
Qatar announced the reimposition of strict lockdown measures on Wednesday, banning most indoor activities except retail and work in an effort to contain surging coronavirus cases. Restaurants, cafes, hairdressers, beauty salons, museums, libraries, and cinemas will be forced to close from Friday; according to minutes of a cabinet meeting published by official media. “We are […]
Jordan’s King has broken his silence about a royal family fallout that rattled the country, calling the episode the “most painful” of his 22-year reign. In an open letter addressed to the Jordanian people that was read by a newscaster on television, King Abdullah wrote that Prince Hamzah had committed “to put Jordan’s interest, Constitution, […]
Only pilgrims and worshippers; who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recovered from coronavirus will be allowed into the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Monday. Umrah permits and visit permits for the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will increase operational capacity during the […]
