NEW DELHI — The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi is permanently closed, it announced Friday, due to challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic support. In a press release, it said the decision was already effective from Thursday and follows the embassy’s earlier move to cease operations starting Oct. 1 due to … Read more
TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of Iranians gathered on the streets Saturday to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” They condemned Washington’s support of Israel as it strikes the Gaza Strip in its war against Hamas. The rally — which was … Read more
Police in Cyprus have arrested four Syrians on suspicion of setting off a small explosive device that caused no damage not far from Israeli Embassy in the capital Nicosia ByThe Associated Press October 21, 2023, 5:58 AM NICOSIA, Cyprus — Police in Cyprus said Saturday they arrested four Syrians on suspicion of setting off a … Read more
BEIJING — A 50-year-old Israeli man who works at the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was stabbed Friday in front of a supermarket, Chinese police and the Israeli government said. Beijing police said they had arrested a suspect, a 53-year-old foreign man. They described the victim as a family member of an Israeli diplomat. No motive … Read more
The Afghan Embassy says it is closing in New Delhi from Sunday due to a lack of diplomatic support in India and the absence of a recognized government in Kabul ByASHOK SHARMA Associated Press October 1, 2023, 12:45 AM A cyclist pedals past the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. India’s … Read more
India’s External Affairs Ministry says it’s examining a letter from the Afghan Embassy that says it plans to cease all operations in the Indian capital by Saturday ByASHOK SHARMA Associated Press September 29, 2023, 10:06 AM People stand outside the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. India’s External Affairs Ministry is … Read more
BEIRUT — Lebanese police said Thursday that a food delivery driver who opened fire outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut last week allegedly did so because of a personal grudge against the guards at the compound. The police said they had arrested the suspected shooter on Monday, identifying him only by his initials M.K. and … Read more
BEIRUT — Lebanese security forces have detained a man suspected of being behind last week’s shooting outside the U.S.-embassy north of Beirut in which no one was hurt, police said Monday. The Internal Security Forces said in a statement that they have detained a Lebanese citizen born in 1997 in a suburb of Beirut. They … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment NEW DELHI — Canada’s embassy in India stated Thursday it will “briefly alter workers presence” to guard its diplomats from threats, as a dispute between the 2 nations escalates over the killing of a Sikh separatist chief in British Columbia. The Canadian Excessive Fee in India stated in an electronic mail … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment JERUSALEM — Greater than 150 Eritrean asylum seekers and dozens of police had been injured Saturday in Tel Aviv after demonstrations exterior an occasion sponsored by the Eritrean Embassy turned violent, Israeli officers stated. The melee was the most recent violence to interrupt out at a sequence of worldwide festivals supposed … Read more