Tuesday, May 26th, 2020
China welcomes release of Taliban prisoners
BEIJING, May 26 (DNA):China on Tuesday welcomed the release of Taliban prisoners and reduction of fighting and violence in Afghanistan and said it was conducive to promoting intra-Afghan dialogue and realizing peace and stability. “The Afghan people’s aim for peace and cessation of violence are more than anything,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said during his regular briefing while commenting on release of Taliban prisoners by Afghan government. He said the reduction in fighting and violence was also a shared aspiration of the regional countries and the internationalRead More
Saudi Arabia to ease COVID-19 restrictions on June 21 except for Makkah
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia announced that it will start easing restrictions on in the country, more than two months after stringent measures were introduced to stop spread of the coronavirus. Restrictions will be lifted in three phases, culminating in the curfew completely ending – with the exception of the holy city of Makkah— from June 21, the state news agency reported in a statement early on Tuesday. The Hajj and Umrah pilgrimmages — which attract millions of travelers from around the world — will remain suspended until further notice. The kingdomRead More
WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trial for COVID-19 treatment
The World Health Organization announced Monday it was suspending the clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for the COVID-19 after a study published in a medical journal last week claimed that the drug can increase the risk of death among coronavirus patients. A study published in The Lancet medical journal last week suggested the drug could increase the risk of death among COVID-19 patients, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference. Tedros said the executive group of the so-called Solidarity Trial, in which hundreds of hospitalsRead More
Airbus technical team arrives in Pakistan to assist in Karachi air crash probe
PARIS: The team of renowned plane manufacturing company, Airbus, arrived in Pakistan Tuesday to investigate the recent crash of one of its own manufactured aircraft in Karachi. The team of technical advisers left for Pakistan on board special flight AEB1888 of Airbus A330 from French city, Toulouse. The team members will inspect the runway of Karachi airport and the mishap site. The Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed into a narrow residential street in Karachi on Friday, damaging several houses in a densely-populated area in the vicinity of the airport. OfRead More