Damascus : The US, UK and France launched coordinated strikes against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Donald Trump sought to “punish” his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack that killed over 70 people, media reports said. The strikes on Friday night was intended to show Western resolve in the face […]
Dubai : An Indian man has been jailed here for three months for sending pornographic video content over e-mail to his Indian family friends 13-year-old daughter and molesting her during his visits to their home. The mother of the girl had found several porn clips sent to the latter in August 2017. The teenager told […]
Dubai : Two friends from India, Pinto Paul Thommana and Francis Sebastian, staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have won $1 million in Dubai’s Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw. The ticket purchased by the duo was picked as the winner during the draw at Dubai International Airport on Tuesday, Gulf News reported. Thommana, 36, […]
Dubai : An Indian nurse has committed suicide by jumping off a hospital’s rooftop in Al Ain city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the media reported. The woman, identified as Suja Singh, was in her early 40s and hailed from Kerala. She jumped from the hospital’s building on Sunday afternoon, the Gulf News reported […]
Sharjah : A 42-year-old Indian man’s body was found floating in Khalid Lagoon here, police said. According to police officials, they received a call on Sunday night from a passerby who found the body, the Khaleej Times reported on Tuesday. The body was fished out and sent for autopsy. The police said they could not […]
Damascus : An airbase in Syria’s Homs province was hit by “several missiles” in a “likely attack by the US” on Monday, according to state media reports. The Tayfur airbase, also known as T4, is located in a strategic position between the cities of Homs and Palmyra, reports CNN. Citing a military source, the state-run […]
Damascus : At least 70 people were killed in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta in a suspected chemical attack, medics and rescuers said on Sunday. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in basements following the attack on Saturday, reports the BBC. It said the death toll […]
Abu Dhabi : A Dubai-based Indian driver has hit a jackpot by winning 12 million dirhams in a raffle in Abu Dhabi. John Varughese, who hails from Kerala, has been working as a driver for a private company since he came to Dubai in 2016. He won the amount at the Big Ticket raffle held […]
Riyadh : An Indian woman has died after being bitten by a poisonous ant in the Saudi Arabian capital. Soosy Jeffy, 36, who was from Adoor in Kerala, was bitten on March 19 at her residence and was undergoing treatment, the Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday citing her relatives. She died on Tuesday. According to […]
Gaza : At least seven Palestinians were killed and over 500 injured in violent clashes between hundreds of Palestinians and Israeli soldiers during a march close to the border between Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death toll and according to reports 550 Palestinians were injured as they launched […]
