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Saudi Arabia and Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on Sunday in the fields of the circular carbon economy, carbon recycling, clean hydrogen and fuel ammonia, the Saudi Energy Ministry said on Twitter. The MoC was…

Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine…

Hong Kong-based digital asset company Amber Group announced the death of Tiantian Kullander on its website. He reportedly died unexpectedly in his sleep on November 23, 2022. "Tiantian (or "TT", as he was lovingly known) was…

Pakistan has been assured of $13 billion in funding from China and Saudi Arabia. This is following the nation's battle with the aftermath of catastrophic floods. Following the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent…

Iran poses a very real cybersecurity threat to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries and could target key industries such as telecoms, oil, and gas, experts explained. Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco was hacked in 2012 in one…

President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia has won the 2022 Imam Hasan bin Ali International Peace Prize presented by the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace. The award, under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan,…

On Thursday, the smog air pollution in New Delhi hit “hazardous” levels. Smoke from thousands of crop fires in northern India combined with other pollutants to create a noxious grey cocktail enveloping the megacity. According…

Russia and China have agreed to deepen cooperation on defense issues with a focus on holding joint exercises, Moscow’s powerful Security Council said on Monday. “The sides agreed on further military cooperation with a focus on…

Japan’s government is planning to waive tourist visa requirements from some countries as part of a further easing of border controls enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19, Fuji News Network reported on Monday. Prime Minister…

The minority Muslims in India have condemned the release of 11 convicts serving life sentences for rape and murder in the rape case of Bilkis Bano. According to a report, Bilkis Bano was gang-raped and saw 14 members of her family being…

Imprisoned Muslim cleric, Rizieq Shihab, has been released on parole Wednesday in Indonesia. This is coming just over a year after being sentenced and earlier than expected, a government official confirmed. The extremist cleric…

Official data has shown that the Indian government’s COVID-19 vaccinations have hit 2 billion on Sunday. Booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit a four-month high. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extolled…

As Muslims around the world started Ramadan, a lot of people, Muslims and non-Muslims, especially in the West, have been asking why Fasting is made compulsory for Muslims in the lunar month of Ramadan and how important is this month to…

A court in Hong Kong has sentenced seven men to prison for attacking pro-democracy protesters, reporters and bystanders. According to a report on Thursday July 22, 2021, the attack had taken place in Yuen Long district. The attack was…

India has recorded more than 45,000 cases of the deadly “black fungus” over the last two months, the health ministry said, as a nationwide outbreak sweeps through Covid-19 patients. The country’s junior health minister Bharati Pravin Pawar…

Bangladesh has extended the ongoing ‘strict’ nationwide lockdown until July 14 in order to control the spread of COVID-19. In a notification on Monday July 5, 2021, the Cabinet Division said that the ongoing restrictions will remain…

By Robert Golomb            The famed China historian, award-winning author and essayist, frequent broadcast media commentator and correspondent and Harvard PhD and professor, Ross Terrill, 82, received his first taste of living history…

Hong Kong police have arrested the editor-in-chief of Apple Daily, a daily known for its critical coverage of China and Hong Kong. According to a report on Thursday June 17 2021, those arrested included five senior officials and Ryan Law,…

The Taj Mahal has reopened to visitors after Indian authorities relaxed pandemic restrictions in the country. Infections and deaths soared to record levels in April and May, overwhelming health services in some places and prompting…

No less than 8 children have reportedly died after a Mumbai residential building collapsed on top of another building. Local officials said on Wednesday June 9, 2021, occurred close to midnight in a northern suburb of Mumbai. The…

The Chhattisgarh Board Of Secondary Education (CGBSE) has released a series of instructions related to the conduct of class 12 board/professional/Dped examinations in the state. As per the notification, the exam centres have been directed…

Delhi Police has slammed Twitter over the "mendacious" statements in the 'toolkit' case". The police said on Thursday May 27 that the statements from the social media giant were "designed to impede a lawful inquiry". An official statement…

Hong Kong has initiated moves to effect some changes to electoral laws on Wednesday to drastically reduce the public's ability to elect lawmakers and increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city. It was…

A cyclone, classified as "extremely severe" has shattered India's western state of Gujarat with wind speeds of up to 160km/h (100mph). Cyclone Tauktae roared up India's western coast, killed at least 12 people as thousands of people are…

Indonesia has condemned the use of force against the Palestinians, soliciting international leaders' support to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, in a statement on Sunday May 16, 2021, strongly…

The Kano State government has inaugurated a committee to enforce the 25% school fees reduction in schools across the state. This was announced to newsmen by the state’s Commissioner of Education, Malam Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru on Friday…

A prominent Kashmiri politician, Mehbooba Mufti, who was detained by Indian authorities for nearly 14 months following the revocation of the region’s autonomy last year has been released. Mehbooba Mufti, 61, a former chief minister in Jammu…

The Indian Central Bank has projected that the economy would contract by 9.5% this fiscal year as the Covid-19 cases near seven million mark. This was stated by the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, after a meeting of…

India has crossed the six million mark for coronavirus. This was disclosed on Monday September, 2020, after it reported 82,170 new infections in the last 24 hours. While disclosing this in a statement, the country’s Ministry of Health…

The official data released by the Indian Health Ministry have revealed that the country registered a total of 86,052 fresh cases of coronavirus and 1,141 virus-related fatalities in the last 24 hours. The data released on Friday September…