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A burned public transportation bus in the Mariste neighborhood after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko detained, in Dakar, Senegal, July 31, 2023. (Photo/Reuters)

Violence erupts in Senegal after opposition leader Sonko detained, internet restricted

Aug 01, 2023

Following Ousmane Sonko, a prominent member of the opposition, who was detained on Friday and is charged with seven offences including criminal conspiracy and preparing an uprising, the decision to shut off the internet services was made.

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Iran's foreign minister Amirabdollahian. (File Photo/Reuters)

Insulting sanctities tantamount to crime: Iran Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian

Aug 01, 2023

According to IRNA, he emphasised that the recent tragic events in Sweden and Denmark require the Islamic world as a whole to exert pressure on the governments of Europe to immediately put an end to such provocative actions, hold the perpetrators accountable, and punish them in accordance with the law.
7th Al Dhaid Dates Festival (Image Source: Twitter/@UAE_Forsan)

Al Dhaid Dates Festival awards 130 winners, attracts thousands of visitors

Aug 01, 2023
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Israeli forces arrest two Hamas operatives in Jenin

Aug 01, 2023

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Christopher W Hodges. (File Photo/ANI)

Christopher W Hodges takes over as US Consul General in Chennai

Aug 01, 2023

Before taking over as the Consul General in Chennai, Hodges served as a Senior Advisor in the Office...
Candlelight vigil to mark 8th anniversary of landmark event of the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh. (Photo/ANI)

8th anniversary of India-Bangladesh land boundary agreement celebrated

Aug 01, 2023

Under the deal, signed in Dhaka in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart...
Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi (File Photo)

Aung San Suu Kyi gets partial pardon from Myanmar's military

Aug 01, 2023

The Myanmar military has announced clemency for imprisoned democratically elected civilian leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and President...
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UNESCO recommends delaying decision on placing Great Barrier Reef on list of "in danger" World Heritage sites

Aug 01, 2023
Abhay K launches his latest book ‘Monsoon’

Poet-Diplomat Abhay K launches latest book ‘Monsoon’

Aug 01, 2023
Decaying vessel FSO Safer is moored off Yemen's coast. (Photo/Reuters)

Red Sea: United Nations-led mission to offload decaying supertanker carrying million barrels of oil

Aug 01, 2023
Training programme on Green Government Procurement (Source: WAM)

Dubai's Department of Finance organises training programme on 'Green Government Procurement'

Aug 01, 2023
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US: Memphis police shoot man for firing shots at Jewish school

Aug 01, 2023
Smoke rises from Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon July 31, 2023.

Lebanon: Clashes in Palestinian refugee camps kill 11

Aug 01, 2023
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Chandigarh emerges as top solar power generator among all Union Territories in India

Aug 01, 2023
Sudanese in Darfur region use pieces of plastic to cover themselves from the rain at a refugee camp in Adre, Chad July 30, 2023. (Photo/Reuters)

Sudan: Rights groups call for investigation against war crimes

Aug 01, 2023
T20 Summit in Mysuru. (Photo Credit - Twitter/Amitabh Kant)

G20: Think20 begins in Mysuru with digital public infrastructure and environmental protection among eight focus areas

Aug 01, 2023
Planet’s atmosphere blasted away by energetic outbursts from star (Source: Twitter/@NASAHubble)

Hubble Space Telescope captures a planet’s atmosphere being blasted away by a star

Aug 01, 2023
Haiti's national flag, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (File Photo/Reuters)

Haiti: Journalists at risk from arson, kidnapping, attack

Aug 01, 2023
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Over 1000 people infected with tuberculosis in Afghanistan’s Kandahar in last six months

Aug 01, 2023