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Nasser Bin Ghaith

UAE jails prominent academic for 10 years over tweets

Bin Ghaith's last tweets, dated August 2015, are widely critical of governments across the Arab world.

30 March 2017 12:51 PM IST

During the court of inquiry, the Commission found that 740 child labourers were rescued which included 610 from Bihar and the rest 130 from Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan. (Photo: PTI)

Indian migrant workers unable to leave Qatar despite labour reforms

Trade unionists and activists say migrant workers still require an exit permit from the government.

30 March 2017 8:28 AM IST

ISIS extremists smashed icons, toppled church bell towers and systematically chiselled out the crucifixes that once adorned each panel of the outer wall of the Mar Bahnam wa Sara church. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Iraq's Qaraqosh, freed from ISIS, yet to return to normalcy

Qaraqosh was ravaged by IS jihadists, who seized it in June 2014 as they rampaged across parts of northern Iraq.

29 March 2017 2:09 PM IST

Israel President Reuven Rivlin (Photo: AP)

Israel president refuses to pardon jailed former PM

Olmert, who was premier between 2006-2009, was convicted of graft and entered prison in February 2016.

27 March 2017 9:21 PM IST

Yemens President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi

Yemen President sentenced to death by rebel-run court for treason

The court found Hadi guilty of â€œusurping the title of president after the end of his term in officeâ€ in February...

27 March 2017 5:28 PM IST

The announcement of the sanctions also comes ahead of a May presidential election in which President Rouhani is expected to seek re-election. (Photo: AP)

Iran hits back at US with 'reciprocal' sanctions on 15 companies

The companies named did not immediately respond to requests for comments on Monday.

27 March 2017 3:32 PM IST

The building is now used to treat people wounded in the ongoing battle for the western side of the city. (Photo: AP)

In Iraq's Mosul, school used by ISIS becomes field hospital

Each day, the hospital looks after around 100 patients, both civilians and security personnel, often the victims of...

27 March 2017 10:34 AM IST

The unexpected discovery was made in an archaeological excavation of the Israel Antiquities Authority being conducted in Israel. (Pixabay)

Hundreds of liquor bottles from World War I discovered in Israel

The researchers also found flint tools that are 250,000 years old from the Middle Palaeolithic period.

26 March 2017 2:48 PM IST

Iraqi Federal police forces advance towards the western side of Mosul. (Photo: AP)

Over 200,000 displaced by west Mosul battle: Iraq ministry

Iraqi forces launched the operation to recapture Mosul in October, retaking the east of the city before setting their...

25 March 2017 6:48 PM IST

File photo of a laptop is used on a plane . (Photo: AP)

Laptop ban hits Dubai for 1.1 million weekend travellers

The US announced a ban on all electronics larger than a normal smartphone on board direct flights out of 8 countries...

25 March 2017 2:06 PM IST

Before he killed four people in Britains deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat. (Photo: AP)

Saudi embassy confirms UK attacker had been in Saudi Arabia

The embassy added that he wasn't tracked by Saudi security services and didn't have a criminal record there.

25 March 2017 1:46 PM IST

Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in 2012 in the case, but an appeals court ordered a retrial which dismissed the charges two years later. (Photo: AP)

Ousted Egypt president Mubarak freed from detention: lawyer

Egypt's top appeals court on March 2 acquitted him of involvement in the killings.

24 March 2017 4:51 PM IST