Section: United Arab Emirates
Hundreds protest in Bangkok in defiance of crackdown
Hundreds of Thais chanted at protests that popped up across Bangkok on Saturday in defiance of a crackdown on three months of demonstrations aimed at the government and the powerful monarchy.: Thai PM vows to stay on, warns protesters as they defy his banAfter police used water cannon for the first time against a protest by thousands of people in...
Turkey’s Erdogan and Ukraine’s Zelenskiy sign military agreements
Turkey and Ukraine signed military cooperation agreements in Istanbul on Friday, deepening a defense partnership seen as an effort to counterbalance Russia’s dominance in the Black Sea region.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan oversaw the signing of a “goodwill” agreement concerning the defense...
Twitter CEO to be subpoenaed for US election interference after Biden story censored
US Senators said Thursday they would subpoena the CEO of Twitter for : : US elections: Twitter, Facebook lock accounts, censor links to article on Biden- With AFP …read more Source:: Al...
Alleging bias, Russia withdraws from MH17 talks with Netherlands and Australia
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it was withdrawing from talks with the Netherlands and Australia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, accusing both countries of not wanting to establish what really happened.MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down by a missile fired from territory held by...
US elections: Twitter, Facebook lock accounts, censor links to article on Biden
Twitter and Facebook were heavily criticized Wednesday after locking individuals’ accounts, including a senior White House official, for posting an article with leaked emails allegedly linking Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to a Ukrainian energy firm.An article from the New York Post titled, “Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter...
US elections: Leaked emails over links to Ukraine land Biden in hot water
Leaked emails published Wednesday linking former Vice President Joe Biden to a : : US elections: Group of 33 former ambassadors to Middle East endorse Biden over Trump- With Reuters …read more Source:: Al...
Norway says Russia behind cyber attack on parliament
Norway’s government on Tuesday said that it believes Russia was behind an August cyber attack targeting the email system of the country’s parliament. The attack was detected in August, when Norway announced hackers had attacked the parliament’s email system, gaining access to some lawmakers’ messages. “Based on the...
Spike in Covid-19 cases
The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) yesterday reported that there has been an increase in the Covid-19 positivity ratio across Pakistan, which is causing policymakers some concern. In an update shared with the media after the meeting, the NCOC said a detailed review of the emerging coronavirus situation in the country was undertaken...
Russia’s Putin sends a mixed message on US election, hedging his bets
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday decried what he called Joe Biden’s “sharp anti-Russian rhetoric” but praised the Democratic presidential nominee’s comments on arms control.In his first detailed statements on the US presidential campaign, Putin also lamented President Donald Trump’s failure to improve relations...
Napoli fail to turn up for Juve game after coronavirus row
Napoli failed to turn up for their Serie A clash against Juventus yesterday after a coronavirus row involving both clubs and health and football authorities. Gennaro Gattuso’s side were not present at Juve’s Allianz Stadium for the game’s 1845 GMT kick-off. They were in isolation on the instructions of the regional health...
