Saudi Arabia considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for s...
May 6, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow...
Myanmar’s shadow government College forms the People’s De...
May 6, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Some would-be members of the PDF undergo military training somewhere on the border.
Myanmar’s shadow government formed the People’s D...
G7 meet: 2 Indian delegation members test positive for Cov...
May 6, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Indian delegation led by external affairs minister S Jaishankar to the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in London was self-isolating on Wednesd...
Sri Lanka’s rate of infections now higher than India
May 6, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Sri Lanka’s rate of coronavirus infections is higher than that reported in India at present, Public Health Inspectors (PHI) said.
PHI Associati...
Bangladesh to give 10,000 vials of Remdesivir to India tom...
May 6, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh will hand over 10,000 vials of injectable anti-viral Remdesivir to India on Thursday, officials have said.
Bangladesh Deputy High Commissi...
Pakistan says 4 soldiers killed in ambush by Afghan milita...
May 6, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and six others were wounded along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Wednesday in an ambush by militants from Afgh...
Thousands of Afghans flee fighting as US begins pullout
May 5, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Thousands of Afghans started to flee their homes as fierce fighting erupted between government forces and the Taliban in Helmand province on Monday af...
BAJWA IN SAUDI ARABIA ON OFFICIAL VISIT
May 5, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa travelled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
In a brief statement, the ISPR said: “COAS has reached KSA (Kingdom of Saudi A...
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS KASHMIR STATUS SHOULD N...
May 5, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir has said that the status of Jammu and Kashmir should not be changed while acknowledging the 1972 Simla Agreem...
Death of Covid patients for non-supply of oxygen criminal...
May 5, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
In stern remarks, the Allahabad High Court Tuesday observed that the death of Covid-19 patients just for non-supply of oxygen to hospitals is a crimin...
Is the US economy recovering or overheating?
May 5, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The financial and economic news in the United States lately has been dominated by concerns about inflation. "Runaway inflation is the biggest risk fac...
Saudi Arabia, Iran unlikely to normalize ties soon
May 5, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is less likely to take place in the short term due to significant differences, according to...
Biden says US will disrupt any threat from Afghanistan
May 4, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
US President Joe Biden in a statement on 10th anniversary of raid that killed Osama bin Laden said that the United States will remain vigilant about t...
South China Sea heats up as Philippines drops the F-bomb o...
May 4, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Philippines has taken the gloves off in its dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea, with its top diplomat dropping the F-bomb as he demande...
Bill and Melinda Gates file for divorce, shaking philanthr...
May 4, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world's largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday...
At least 7 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on arm...
May 4, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Taliban insurgents attacked an army outpost in Afghanistan's southwestern Farah province killing at least seven soldiers, local officials said on Mond...
Former diplomats, generals caution on backchannel talks wi...
May 4, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Retired diplomats and generals have sounded a note of caution about Pakistan, India backchannel talks and emphasized ascertaining Indian intentions be...
Forex reserve hits $45.1b, a new record
May 4, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The country's foreign exchange reserves today hit a new record of $45.1 billion thanks to the upward trend of remittance and lower import payments.
T...
Australia bans, criminalises arrivals from COVID-hit India
May 4, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Australian residents and citizens who have been in India will be banned from entering Australia as of Monday and those who disobey will face fines and...
Mamata wrecks Modi’s facade in West Bengal
May 4, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
SILIGURI: Supporters of the All India Trinamool Congress celebrate the party’s lead in elections to West Bengal’s legislative assembly...
Eight reported killed as Myanmar protests aim to ‘shake th...
May 3, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
File Photo: A man uses a slingshot during the security force crack down on anti-coup protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringe...
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