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The ministry says a delegation led by its Directorate of Defense Research and Development will travel to India in the coming weeks to experiment with different tests that use voice recordings, breathalyzers, isothermal technology and analysis of polyamino acids.(AFP)World
Israel to send research team to India to test out diagnostic...

The delegation will also bring ‘cutting-edge equipment’ donated by Israel government and private firms, including...

23 July 2020 7:23 PM IST

Kuwaits ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah (center). (AP)World
Kuwait-'s emir travels to US for medical treatment

The emir, who has ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006, had been in hospital since the weekend

23 July 2020 1:12 PM IST

In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo provided by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran. (AP)World
Iran executes man convicted of spying for CIA, Mossad

The former translator also helped to locate a top Iranian general Soleimani, killed later by the Americans, the...

20 July 2020 4:17 PM IST

King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who has ruled the worlds largest oil exporter and close U.S. ally since 2015, was undergoing medical checks. (AFP)World
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz admitted to hospital

The de facto ruler and next in line to the throne is the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who is more popular among...

20 July 2020 12:12 PM IST

An H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe known as \Al-Amal\ in Arabic, developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore Mars, blasts off from Tanegashima Space Centre in southwestern Japan. (Handout photograph released by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries via AFP)World
In a first for the Arab world, UAE-'s Mars probe takes off...

Named Al-Amal, or Hope, this is Arab world’s first space mission, a major step for the oil-dependent economy seeking a...

20 July 2020 8:53 AM IST

Sarah Amiri, deputy project manager of the United Arab Emirates Mars mission, talks about the project named Hope, or al-Amal in Arabic, which is scheduled for launch in 2020, during a ceremony in Dubai, UAE.(AP)World
UAE’s Mars mission delayed again due to bad weather

Named Al-Amal or ‘Hope’, the probe is the first-ever Arab space mission now set to be launched on coming Friday

15 July 2020 3:22 PM IST

Pope Francis. (AP)World
Pope -'very pained-' by decision to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque

The decision to turn the former cathedral to a place of muslim worship has sparked deep dismay among Orthodox Christians

13 July 2020 12:16 PM IST

Muslims offer their evening prayers outside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, following Turkeys Council of States decision. (AP)World
World Council of Churches ‘dismayed’ at Hagia Sophia shift

US State Department said it was ‘disappointed’ by the decision and looks forward to seeing how Turkey plans to keep...

12 July 2020 10:07 AM IST

People visit the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, an UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Friday, July 10, 2020. (AP)World
Turkey-'s Hagia Sophia converts into mosque after court ruling

The decision to turn the former cathedral to a place of muslim worship has sparked deep dismay among country-'s Orthodox...

11 July 2020 1:13 PM IST

A mask-clad Israeli soldier stands on guard at a checkpoint at the main entrance of al-Fawwar camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)World
France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plans

Macron emphasised that annexation would contravene international law and jeopardise possibility of peace between...

10 July 2020 3:57 PM IST

A general view shows al-Zahraa neighbourhood of Aleppo destroyed following years of conflict in Syria. (AFP)World
UN rejects Russia-'s bid to reduce delivery of humanitarian aid to...

The resolution needed a minimum of nine -'yes-' votes in the 15-member council, but Russia got only support from China,...

9 July 2020 10:52 AM IST

Doctor Giselle Sanchez wears her protective suit at the Intensive Care Unit of the Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid Hospital Complex, in Panama City on July 04, 2020. (AFP)World
Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 12 million

Many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns, while others, such as China and Australia, implement another round in...

9 July 2020 9:02 AM IST

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