Sunday, January 24th, 2021
Israel allows US to deploy Iron Dome batteries in Gulf
JERUSALEM – Israel has allowed the US to install its Iron Dome missile defense system in the Gulf region, Haaretz daily reported on Sunday. “The United States is expected to soon begin deploying Iron Dome missile interceptor batteries, one of the jewels of Israel’s arms manufacturing industry, in its bases in the Gulf states,” Haaretz quoted an Israeli official as saying. The daily said Washington got Israeli approval “to begin deploying the missile defense systems on American military bases in a number of countries, including in the Middle East, Europe andRead More
Pakistan’s # 1 smartphone brand Infinix unveils latest Hot 10 play at PKR 16,999
Islamabad –: Infinix, Pakistan’s leading smartphone brand that has carved a niche for itself in the mid-range segment has finally launched much awaited Infinix Hot 10 Play.This new smartphone of 2021 is a successor to the Infinix best-selling Hot series which has already proved to be nation’s most favored series smartphone. Purely from a design and technology point of view, the HOT 10 play is a significant upgrade from its precursors in the HOT series.Infinix Hot 10 play comes packed with an array of top-notch features, latest design, powerful redefined chipset andRead More
Turkey expecting 6.5M CoronaVac doses on Monday
ANKARA – As many as 6.5 million doses of China’s CoronaVac vaccine will be delivered to Turkey on Monday, the country’s health minister has announced. “In line with our purchasing plan, the vaccine shipments to Turkey will continue smoothly,” Fahrettin Koca tweeted on Sunday. Mass vaccinations began in Turkey on Jan. 14 after the first batch of 3 million doses of the vaccine developed by China’s SinoVac Biotech arrived on Dec. 30. Later, a second consignment of 10 million doses was approved. Over 1.23 million people, mostly health workers andRead More
Pakistan will hold spectrum auction for 5G services in 2023 — PTA
KARACHI: Pakistan is gearing up to roll out 5G mobile phone services in the country by fiscal year 2022-2023 with an auction of unused telecom spectrum, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said last week in a report. The spectrum is in the 1800 and 2100 MHz bands typically used by operators for 4G LTE (long-term evolution) networks that offer faster video streaming and Internet downloads. “PTA is aiming for auctions of spectrum for proliferation of LTE and VoLTE (Voice over Long-Term Evolution) Services in FY 2021 and 5G services inRead More
Japan ‘privately’ agrees to cancel Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus – reports
The Japanese government “privately” concluded that the Tokyo Olympics, rescheduled from 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will have to be canceled altogether, The Times reported citing sources inside the ruling coalition. Tokyo is reportedly trying to find a “face-saving way” of announcing the cancelation that would leave open the possibility of hosting the Olympics in 2032 or some later date. “No one wants to be the first to say so but the consensus is that it’s too difficult,” Times quoted their unnamed source. “Personally, I don’t think it’s goingRead More
Kuwaiti ruler reappoints ex-premier to form new gov’t
Kuwait’s Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday reassigned the nation’s caretaker prime minister to form a new government. The reappointment came six days after Sabah Al-Khaled al-Sabah tendered his government’s resignation on Jan. 18 after a dispute with parliament. Several ministers in the previous government tendered their resignations en masse two weeks ago, after lawmakers sought to grill the premier over what they described as “constitutional violations.”