TEHRAN, October 15 (MNA): Yemen’s armed forces spokesman Yahya Saree has renewed a warning to airlines, airport workers and passengers, declaring Saudi Arabia’s airspace and airports unsafe amid continuing regional tensions. Airports in Mecca and Medina have been excluded from the warning, according to the statement, according to Mehr News Agency. Saree said Saudi airports […]
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Austria’s far right Freedom Party has tabled a motion of no confidence against the government of Chancellor Christian Stocker, accusing it of paralysis, waste and an inability to govern. Party leader Herbert Kickl told parliament that the government should “clear the field” and leave the country in peace. It was accompanied by an urgent question: […]
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New Delhi, October 15: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated five major development initiatives worth around Rs 33.5 billion in Ladakh, focusing on air travel, strategic road connectivity, electricity, water conservation and the protection of ancient heritage. Ladakh, like Gilgit-Baltistan, formed part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir before […]
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A new charge will reach into the pockets of millions of older Austrians this November, as the annual fee for the electronic health insurance card is deducted from pensions for the first time. Until now, pensioners had generally been spared the service charge. From November 2026, however, more than two million people are expected to […]
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RIYADH: Airports are meant to be places of reunion and departure, of hurried goodbyes and joyful homecomings. In Riyadh, they have become targets, reported by the Arab News. The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said Thursday that Houthi forces have attacked King Khalid International Airport 20 times since the month began. At least […]
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At least 33 children and a teacher have been killed after the roof of a private school collapsed in north-western Pakistan, hospital officials said, in a tragedy that has renewed concern over unsafe school buildings. More than a dozen pupils were injured, several critically, while rescuers feared that others remained trapped beneath the rubble. The […]
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Fifty eight members of the European Parliament have urged the European Commission to protect the International Criminal Court from United States sanctions that could disrupt its work. In a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the lawmakers described the measures as “an attack by a foreign power on an entity on EU territory”. […]
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LONDON: Britain is facing a growing threat from far-right terrorism, online radicalisation and hostile foreign powers, MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum has warned, highlighting the changing nature of national security risks. Speaking at the intelligence agency’s headquarters in London on Tuesday, McCallum said cases involving extreme anti-immigration and anti-Muslim views were increasingly developing into terrorist […]
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have vowed to continue attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities after claiming responsibility for strikes on Saudi Aramco sites and the capital, Riyadh. The group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said its forces had carried out what he called a “high quality” operation against Aramco in Dhahran, as well as attacks on […]
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Austria’s National Parliament has approved a new package of legal reforms aimed at making the deportation of foreign offenders easier and reducing pressure on the country’s overcrowded prison system. The legislation is scheduled to take effect on 1 November and has sparked a political debate over public safety, rehabilitation and prison conditions. Justice Minister Anna […]
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