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Cutting ties with Qatar ‘a sovereign decision’ says UAE’s UN envoy

utvnewsenglishSep 14, 20180

(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt’s decision to cut ties with Qatar was “a sovereign decision”, the UAE’s representative to the UN

Saudi Arabia may dig canal to turn Qatar into an island

utvnewsenglishSep 3, 20180

(UTV|COLOMBO) A Saudi official hinted on Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring Qatari

Air strikes target Yemen’s Houthis at Sanaa International Airport

utvnewsenglishAug 28, 20180

(UTV|COLOMBO) Heavy air strikes hit Houthi targets at Sanaa International Airport and Al Delmi air base north of the Yemeni capital, Yemen national military website

Iran’s Rouhani asks Europe for guarantees on banking channels and oil sales

utvnewsenglishAug 28, 20180

(UTV|COLOMBO) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday urged the remaining signatories to its 2015 nuclear agreement to act to save the pact, although France’s leader

Indian oil tanker suffers explosion off Oman

utvnewsenglishAug 16, 20180

(UTV|COLOMBO) The Shipping Corporation of India says the explosion struck the MT Desh Vaibhav on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman while it was en

Arms Depot Blast in Syria’s Idlib Province Cost 39 Lives

utvnewsenglishAug 13, 20180

At least 39 people – including 12 children – have been killed in a blast that brought down a building in Syria’s mainly rebel-held north-western

Blast in northern Syria kills at least 18

utvnewsenglishAug 12, 20180

Syrian opposition activists said an explosion in the country’s north has killed at least 18 people and wounded many others. The cause of the blast

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet appointed as new UN Human Rights Chief

Staff WriterAug 11, 20180

(UTV|COLOMBO) – After a vote on Friday (10), by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, former two-time President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet,

Saudi doctors get brief grace period to remain in Canada

utvnewsenglishAug 9, 20180

(UTV|COLOMBO) Canadian health authorities said on Wednesday that hundreds of Saudi doctors and residents who make up the largest segment of foreign medical trainees in

Madras HC grants permission to bury M Karunanidhi on Marina beach (UPDATE)

utvnewsenglishAug 8, 20180

(UTV|COLOMBO) Madras HC grants permission to bury M Karunanidhi behind Anna Samadhi on Marina beach ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++(UPDATE) Karunanidhi funeral: Madras HC resumes hearing DMK plea for