Author: News Desk

MOSCOW : Russia sent a pair of nuclear-capable long-range bombers to patrol the skies over Belarus on Saturday, a mission intended to underline close defense ties between the two allies amid tensions with the West. The Russian Defense Ministry said the two Tu-22M3 strategic strike bombers practiced “performing joint tasks with the Belarusian air force and air defense.” Su-30 fighter jets that Russia has supplied to Belarus escorted the bombers. Moscow has denied harboring plans to invade Ukraine and pressed the United States for security guarantees that would exclude NATO expanding into Ukraine or deploying weapons there. The U.S. and…

OSAKA :  Japanese police on Saturday searched the house of one of the patients at a mental clinic where a fire gutted an entire floor in an eight-story building, killing 24 people trapped inside. An Osaka police investigator told that the man is a possible suspect. A small fire broke out about half an hour before the building fire at the man’s house, where a patient registration card was found, the investigator said.   He is believed to be among the three people who survived and were in severe condition. Police have not arrested anyone, and it may take a…

Bahrain :  The Martyrs and Wounded Affairs Committee held an event marking the Commemoration Day, annually observed on December 17. The committee, which is affiliated with the office of Assistant Undersecretary for Human Resources at the Ministry of Interior, hosted the commemorative ceremony at the Public Security Club. Families and children of the martyrs of duty attended the event. Gifts and flags were distributed to the attendees who attended also a dinner banquet. Mohammed Yassine delivered a speech in which he paid homage to the martyrs who died in the line of duty in Bahrain and abroad, highlighting their lofty…

Bahrain : The Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) received a cash donation from the South Korean embassy. South Korean Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Hae Kwan Chung, presented the cash donation to RHF Assistant Secretary General, Yousef Al Yaqoob, in the presence of Consul Kim Eun-young and RHF affiliates. The South Korean ambassador attended a drawing event held by RHF,  with the participation of its affiliates, under the theme ‘The South Korean Culture”. The participants offered their drawings to the South Korean ambassador in expression of their happiness about the visit. The South Korean embassy invited the RHF affiliates to…

Karachi :  A powerful gas explosion in a sewage system in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, killed at least 12 people and injured 11 others Saturday, police and a health official said. Police spokesman Sohail Jokhio said the blast was apparently caused when something ignited gas that had accumulated in the sewer beneath a local bank building in the Shershah neighborhood of the port city. The powerful blast destroyed the HBL bank building. Video footage aired by local television stations showed the entire structure of the Shershah branch was damaged. Dr. Sabir Memon at Trauma Center Karachi said 10 people were…

Bahrain : Primary Healthcare Centers Chief Executive Officer Dr. Jalila Al Sayyed the Jau-Askar medical clinic, accompanied by MP Mohammed El Sisi and other officials. The lawmaker was updated about the healthcare services delivered to citizens in the areas as well as expansion plans to enhance the quality of Government-run services. Dr Al Sayyed also shed light on the self-management strategy at primary healthcare centres, adding that the scheme aims to ensure comprehensive and sustainable services run by the board of trustees and the Department of Primary Healthcare at the Ministry of Health. She praised the health teams’ efforts to…

Bahrain : Sanghamam Irinjalakuda celebrates 14th Anniversary & 5oth Bahrain National Day at Ban Sang Thai Restaurant on December 16th at 7pm. Chief Guest P. Unnikrishnan, Chairman of 4 pm news inaugurated the function with the presence of other honorable guests. During the anniversary of Sangham Irinjalakuda’s new Executive committee was formed with the nomination of  TRS Mohan (President), Mr. Vijayan (General Secretary), Dileep Padmanabhan (Vice President), Sasikumar N. (Joint Secretary), Asokan Achangadan,(Treasurer), Unnikrishnan P.B (Entertainment Secretary), Pradeep V. P. (Membership secretary) Vibin Chandran (Assistant Entertainment Secretary) Joshi Ainikal (Assistant Membership Secretary) Thanzeer Basheer (Assistant Treasurer) Haripraksh V. P (Service Secretary). The…

A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead, reversing a previous decision on a requirement that could affect some 84 million U.S workers. The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati overrules a decision by a federal judge in a separate court that had paused the mandate nationwide. The mandate from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration was to take effect Jan. 4. With Friday’s ruling, it’s not clear when the requirement might be put in place, but…

Pakistan :  Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian disaster while also cajoling the neighboring country’s new Taliban rulers to soften their image abroad. Several foreign ministers from the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation are meeting in Islamabad on Sunday to explore ways to aid Afghanistan while navigating the difficult political realities of its Taliban-run government, Pakistan’s top diplomat said Friday. The new Taliban administration in Kabul has been sanctioned by the international community, reeling from the collapse of the Afghan military and the Western-backed government in the face of the insurgents’ takeover in…

They are just three little words, but they have become nearly impossible for many Republicans to say: “Joe Biden won.” Eleven months after the Democrat’s inauguration, Republican lawmakers and candidates across the country are squirming and stumbling rather than acknowledging the fact of Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. In debates and interviews, they offer circular statements or vague answers when asked whether they believe Biden won. The hazy statements are one measure of election denialism within the Republican Party. Former President Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen election have so taken hold among GOP voters that many of the party’s…