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Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances segregated by sex, the authorities said on Sunday, further eroding some of the worlds strictest social rules as sweeping reforms take hold. (Photo: File)World
As part of sweeping reforms, Saudi ends gender-segregated entrances...

Segregation has quietly eased over past year or so, as eateries, cafes, conference centres and concert halls stopped...

9 Dec 2019 1:59 PM IST

Islamic Jihad fired around 450 rockets at Israel, many of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome defence system. Israel has fought three wars with Hamas and allied armed groups in Gaza since 2008. (Photo: ANI | Representational)World
Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack

Hamas has controlled Gaza since 2007, Israel holds the Islamist movement responsible for all rocket fire coming from the...

8 Dec 2019 1:03 PM IST

In September, the United States and the Taliban had appeared on the verge of signing a deal that would have seen Washington begin withdrawing thousands of troops in return for security guarantees. (Representational Image, Photo: AP)World
US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source

During a surprise visit to a US military base in Afghanistan last week, Trump said the Taliban -'wants to make a deal.-'

7 Dec 2019 3:14 PM IST

Pervez Musharraf can be heard saying, \Kashmiris who came to Pakistan received a hero reception here. We used to train them and support them. (Photo: File)World
Pervez Musharraf treason case verdict on December 17: Special Court

During the hearing, the special court clarified that the no extension will be given after this time.

6 Dec 2019 1:05 AM IST

Some of the missing may be in the list of dead which we are still to receive as identification is not possible because of the bodies being burnt, the Indian Embassy said in a release on Wednesday. (Photo: Twitter | @ indemb)World
-'Most victims of Sudan fire tragedy belonged to Tamil Nadu, Bihar-':...

The Indian Embassy has issued a detailed list of the Indians who were hospitalised, went missing or survived the...

5 Dec 2019 3:42 PM IST

A few dozen unidentified people on Monday staged a protest outside Dawn offices in Islamabad over publication of a news report regarding the ethnicity of the London Bridge attacker of last week, the paper reported on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter)World
Dawn newspaper said London attacker of -'Pak origin-', mob attacks...

They were apparently angered by the headline of newspaper last week in which it identified Khan as a man of Pakistani...

3 Dec 2019 2:28 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.World
Israeli survivor of 26/11 receives -'moving-' message from PM Modi

Moshe Tzvi Holtzberg was a two-year-old toddler when his parents were killed in the terror attacks at Nariman House.

2 Dec 2019 6:06 PM IST

Anti-government protesters set fire while security forces close Rasheed Street during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: AP)World
40 Iraqi protesters slain in 24 hrs

Heavy response against demonstrators by a Iran-backed govt. escalates tensions.

30 Nov 2019 1:39 AM IST

Another 100 protesters suffered injuries in two days of rallies in Hillah, just south of Baghdad, when security forces used tear gas against them. (Photo: AP)World
-'Victory to Iraq!-': Anti-govt demonstrators torch Iran consulate...

Iraq-'s capital have been gripped by the largest grassroots protests since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam...

28 Nov 2019 3:19 PM IST

Sources say the IAEA took samples from the site in the Turquzabad district of Tehran in the spring and that Iran has been slow in providing answers to explain the test results.(Representational Image)World
Time to take out our swords: Inside Iran-'s plot to attack Saudi...

Hard-liners in the meeting talked of attacking high-value targets, including American military bases.

26 Nov 2019 2:15 PM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of planning attacks against the Jewish state and said everything possible would be done to prevent them. (Photo: File)World
-'Iran-'s aggression in our region, against us, continues-': Israeli...

Speaking on Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, Netanyahu said: -'we are taking necessary actions to prevent Iran from...

25 Nov 2019 9:19 AM IST

Two Iraqi protesters shot dead as unrest intensifiesWorld
Two Iraqi protesters shot dead as unrest intensifies

At least 47 other people were wounded in clashes with security forces.

24 Nov 2019 1:54 PM IST

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