Cutting ties with Qatar ‘a sovereign decision’ says UAE’s UN envoy
(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...
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Saudi Arabia may dig canal to turn Qatar into an island
(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
(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
(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
(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
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
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
(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
(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)
(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...