Palestinians break with Saudi Eid date for first time in years
GAZA CITY: The Palestinians will celebrate Eid on a different day from Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1994 due to differences in the sighting of the moon, leading some to question why. A statement by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories carried on official media on Monday night confirmed the moon had ...
Seoul Deems 'Undesirable' To Strengthen US-Japan-South Korea Alliance - Lawmaker
VLADIVOSTOK (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) considers the possible strengthening of the US-Japan-South Korea to be undesirable, having no wish to see a "small " in the region, Song Young-gil, the country's lawmaker and the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation, said on Wednesday. Our country's administration, however, considers that the ...
Death Toll From Sit-In Dispersal In Sudan Rises To 60 - Medics
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The death toll the violent dispersal of the sit-in in has reached 60 people, the Central Committee of Doctors (CCSD) said on Wednesday. The TMC, however, maintains that the security forces' operation was not aimed against peaceful protesters but was instead targeting who infiltrated ...
Kiev To Host EU-Ukraine Summit On July 8 - Zelenskyy's Press Service
KIEV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The 21st edition of the EU-Ukraine summit will take place in on 8, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's press service said in a statement. "The parties expressed their interest in holding the 21st EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv on 8 this year," the statement, posted on the president's official ...
RPT - Russian Su-35 Intercepted US Jet Over Mediterranean Three Times On June 4 - US Military
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) A Su-35 fighter intercepted a US P-8A Poseidon military jet over the Mediterranean Sea three times on Tuesday, while one interaction was "unsafe" and put the US crew at risk, the US 6th Fleet said in a statement. "On 4, , a U.S. P-8A Poseidon aircraft flying in ...
Nepal looks to limit Everest access after deaths, but doubts linger
?A lot of people didn?t know how to put (on) crampons or (use) the fixed ropes,? he said, adding they relied on an army of sherpas or Nepali guides to help them accomplish such basic tasks.
Russian Su-35 Intercepts US Jet Over Mediterranean Sea Three Times On June 4 - US Military
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) A Su-35 fighter intercepted a US P-8A Poseidon military jet over the Mediterranean Sea three times on Tuesday, while one interaction was "unsafe" and put the US crew at risk, the US 6th Fleet said in a statement. "On 4, , a U.S. P-8A Poseidon aircraft flying in ...
Taliban detain Afghan peace marchers, supporters say
According to Abdul Malik Hamdard, a peace march supporter, the Taliban forced four members of the group to accompany them in vehicles Sunday night as they crossed into Taliban territory in the south of the country. ?We have had no news from them since then.? After refusing to comment about the marchers? plight for more than 36 hours, the Taliban ...
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Calls Cuba 'Pivotal' Ally, Pledges Support Amid US Sanctions
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) sees as its "pivotal" ally in Latin America and will make every effort to support amid US sanctions pressure, Deputy Yury Borisov said at a meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Ricardo Cabrisas. Borisov also noted the negative social and economic impact of US sanctions against ...
U.S. lawmakers to dissuade Trump from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Members of the U.S. Congress, including some of President Donald Trump?s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, are preparing legislation seeking to block his plan for $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, congressional aides and lawmakers said on Tuesday. In the House of Representatives, which is controlled by Democrats, lawmakers were ...
Xi Jinping worried about growing Iran-US tensions, suggests restraint
A rise in tensions in the Middle East owing to U.S. pressure on Iran is worrying and all parties need to exercise restraint, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian media ahead of a visit to the country. Xi told TASS news agency and Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper that because of the ?extreme pressure? Washington has put on Tehran and the ...
U.S, Saudi Arabia nuclear info sharing surged after Khashoggi murder
The Trump administration granted two authorizations to U.S. companies to share sensitive nuclear power information with Saudi Arabia shortly after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October, a U.S. senator who saw details of the approvals said on Tuesday. The timing of the approvals is likely to heap pressure on the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump from ...
U.S., Russia believe Russian support can help restrain Iran
The United States and believes Russia may be more amenable than in the past to address U.S. and Israeli concerns about Iran?s influence, including in Syria, when national security leaders meet in Jerusalem this month, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. But beyond discussions to prevent any unintended military escalation, the U.S. official said the goal of the talks ...
Iran leader says Trump presidency sign of US 'decline'
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran?s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Donald Trump?s presidency shows the United States is in "decline", as the Islamic republic marked 30 years since the death of its founder. The war of words intensified after Iran?s revolutionary guards were designated a "terrorist organisation", with Tehran hitting back by declaring the US a "state ...
China, Russia block UN action on Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - China, backed by Russia, blocked a bid at the UN Security Council on Tuesday to condemn the killing of civilians in Sudan and issue a pressing call from world powers for an immediate halt to the violence, diplomats said. During a closed-door council meeting, Britain and Germany circulated a press statement that would have called ...
Sudan protesters reject army election plan after deadly crackdown
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan?s protest movement called Tuesday for fresh rallies and rejected the military rulers? election plan after nearly 40 people were killed in what demonstrators called a "bloody massacre" by security forces. "The military council decides on the following: cancelling what was agreed on and stopping negotiating with the Alliance for Freedom and Change, and to call ...
Di Maio Believes Incumbent Italian Government Should Remain In Power For Entire Term
ROME (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The incumbent Italian should remain in power until its term expires, with the country needing a cohesive , a deputy and the leader of the Five Star Movement (M5S), Luigi Di Maio, said in light of rumors of the ruling coalition crisis.
Deputy Prime Minister Al Thani Will Head Qatari Delegation To SPIEF 2019 - Doha
DOHA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The Qatari deputy and foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, will head the country's delegation to the International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the Qatari 's Public Relations Department told Sputnik. "The Qatari Embassy in is awaiting a number of officials various Qatari agencies ...
US Charges Iranian National In Aircraft Part Export Scheme - Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) An Iranian citizen has been charged in a with a plot to evade US sanctions to send aircraft parts to , the Justice Department said in a press release.
Khartoum Governor Resigns In Protest Against Crackdown On Opposition Sit-In - Reports
The TMC, however, maintains that the security forces' operation was not aimed against peaceful protesters but was instead targeting who infiltrated the ranks of demonstrators. Following the crackdown, TMC head Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, in a televised address to the nation, called for holding in the country within nine months and announced the termination of talks with ...
